FM Bats

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Name = Fm Bats


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Origin = Long Beach, California
USA
Genre = Punk rock
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = TKO
Vinyl Dog Records
Sound Virus
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Current_members = Todd Jacobs
Leonard Salas
Tony Matarazzo

Past_members = Orlando Sanchez
Brett Cutts 1977-2006
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FM Bats is a four piece punk band from Long Beach, California that formed in 2004, consisting of singer Todd Jacobs (aka Hot Rod Todd or Nancy Manhands), formerly of the Distraction, Le Shok, and Neon King Kong; bassist Leonardo Salas of Parades End and I'm Gonna Stab You; drummer Tony Matarazzo of Grand Elegance and Some Days; Brett Cutts; and Orlando Sanchez formerly of I'm Gonna Stab You and Parades End.

Releases

"Everybody Out... Shark in the Water" LP (Vinyl Dog Records)
"FM Bats Are Out To Harm" LP (Sound Virus)

History

After recording "Everybody Out... Shark in the Water" Orlando Sanchez left the band for a two year sentence in a Nevada state prison. He was replaced by Brett Cutts who performed on "Bats Are Out To Harm" and for ZM radio on KUCI, but the death of Cutts in March 2006 has left the future of FM Bats in limbo.

Reviews

*"the last dangerous band in L.A." "L.A.Record"
*“The FM Bats pack in more action into their ten-minute EP, "Everybody Out... Shark in the Water", than most bands pack into an entire album” "Space City Rock" (zine)
*"FM Bats don't have much time to spare" "Splendid" magazine

Related bands

*Le Shok
*Neon King Kong
*The Distraction
*I'm Gonna Stab You
*Parades End
*Some Days
*heavy
*Deadly Finns