Pushmonkey is an American
rock
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band from
Austin, Texas
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, United States. Originally known as Billy Pilgrim, they first changed their name to Mad Hatter and later to just Hatter. The band experienced minor radio success with the song "Handslide" from their
self-titled album. They were featured in season 7 of ''
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''. They appeared on
Ozzfest
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in 1999 in support of the album, as well as
Woodstock '99
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. In 2007, the band won the first FameCast.com Battle of the Bands contest.
Members
Current
*Tony Park –
lead vocals
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/
trumpet
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*Darwin Keys –
drums
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/
vocal
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(1994–present)
*Will Hoffman –
guitar
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/
vocals
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*Pat Fogarty –
bass
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/
vocals
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*Howie Behrens –
guitar
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/
vocals
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Former
*Rico Ybarra –
drums
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/
vocals
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(formation - 1994)
Discography
Studio albums
EPs/singles/promos
Non-album tracks
Yellow demo ("older than dirt")
*"Maize" (Pushmonkey) – 5:01
*"Neiderwald" (Pushmonkey) – 3:17
''El Bitché'' sessions
*"Chained Man" demo (Pushmonkey) – 3:01
*"Sunny Days" demo (Pushmonkey) – 3:30
Other studio tracks
*"Falling Out of Place" demo (Pushmonkey) – 3:30
*"Lefty" acoustic version (Pushmonkey) – 3:08
*"Number One" heavy demo version (Pushmonkey) – 4:33
*"Pat's a M.F." (Pushmonkey) – 1:03 (No longer available)
*"Sorry" demo (Pushmonkey) – 3:20
*"When You Were Mine" (
Prince
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) – 4:54
Live tracks
*"Ashtray Red" live at The Steamboat,
Austin, Texas
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(Pushmonkey) – 3:34
*"Falling Out of Place" live at The Steamboat,
Austin, Texas
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(Pushmonkey) – 3:29
*"Limitless" live at The Steamboat,
Austin, Texas
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, September 2002 (Pushmonkey) – 6:58
*"Sorry" live at The Steamboat,
Austin, Texas
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(Pushmonkey) – 3:12
See also
*
Music of Austin
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Rock music groups from Texas
Arista Records artists
Musical groups from Austin, Texas