Pushmonkey
US musical group
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::summary US musical group ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pushmonkey |
| background | group_or_band |
| alias | Mad Hatter, Hatter, Billy Pilgrim |
| origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| genre | Hard rock |
| years_active | 1994–2005 |
| label | Sector 2 Records |
| Arista Records | |
| Trespass Records | |
| associated_acts | Toy Subs |
| current_members | Tony Park |
| Darwin Keys | |
| Will Hoffman | |
| Pat Fogarty | |
| Howie Behrens | |
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| name = Pushmonkey | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = Mad Hatter, Hatter, Billy Pilgrim | origin = Austin, Texas, U.S. | instrument = | genre = Hard rock | occupation = | years_active = 1994–2005 | label = Sector 2 Records Arista Records Trespass Records | associated_acts = Toy Subs | website = | current_members = Tony Park Darwin Keys Will Hoffman Pat Fogarty Howie Behrens | past_members =
Pushmonkey is an American hard rock band from Austin, Texas, 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 Melrose Place. They appeared on Ozzfest in 1999 in support of the album, as well as Woodstock '99. In 2007, the band won the first FameCast.com Battle of the Bands contest. Music video “Caught My Mind” featured in season 2 episode 7 of Sopranos, “D-girl.”
Members
Current
- Tony Park – lead vocals/trumpet
- Darwin Keys – drums/vocal (1994–present)
- Will Hoffman – guitar/vocals
- Pat Fogarty – bass/vocals
- Howie Behrens – guitar/vocals
Former
Discography
Studio albums
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| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Maize | Sector 2 |
| 1998 | Pushmonkey | Arista |
| 2001 | El Bitché | Trespass |
| 2005 | Year of the Monkey | Trespass |
| :: |
EPs/singles/promos
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| Year | Title | Tracks | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pushmonkey EP | 1. "Loner" (Pushmonkey) – 4:22 * | Lone Wolf |
| 2. "Caught My Mind" (Pushmonkey) – 3:57 * | |||
| 3. "No Dumb Wrong" (Pushmonkey) – 3:52 | |||
| 4. "Sweet Caribbean Bungalow" live (Pushmonkey) – 6:13 * | |||
| 5. "Crush It" (Pushmonkey) – 4:59 | |||
| 1999 | Lefty promo single | 1. "Lefty" remix (Pushmonkey) – 3:15 * | Arista |
| 2. Call Out Hook – 0:10 | |||
| 1999 | Caught My Mind promo single | 1. "Caught My Mind" (Pushmonkey) – 3:43 | Arista |
| 1999 | Handslide promo single | 1. "Handslide" (Pushmonkey) – 3:24 | Arista |
| 1999 | Professional Nympho Music promo EP | 1. "Caught My Mind" edit (Pushmonkey) – 3:44 * | Arista |
| 2. "No Dumb Wrong" live (Pushmonkey) – 4:03 * | |||
| 3. "I Ate Up a Diamond" Arista version (Pushmonkey) – 4:09 * | |||
| 4. "Handslide" acoustic version (Pushmonkey) – 3:16 * | |||
| 5. "Now" live (Pushmonkey) – 5:23 * | |||
| :: |
Non-album tracks
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| Year | Track | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Sweet Caribbean Bungalow" live (Behrens, Fogarty, Ybarra, Hoffman, Park) – 6:02 * | From the KLBJ Local Licks Live '95 album |
(Same as on Pushmonkey EP on Lone Wolf above) | | 1999 | "Now" live (Behrens, Fogarty, Keys, Hoffman, Park) – 5:19 * | From the KLBJ Local Licks Live '98 album | | 1999 | "Auld Lang Syne" (Traditional) – 2:58 * | From the KLBJ Local Licks: Yule Rock! album | | 2001 | "Lefty" live (Pushmonkey) – 3:10 | From KLBJ's Dudley & Bob Show's Damn It's Early album | | 2002 | "Myself" live (Behrens, Fogarty, Keys, Hoffman, Park) – 4:07 | From the KLBJ Local Licks Live 13 album | | | "High Society" (The Judy's) – 1:58 * | From The Judy's tribute album, unreleased | ::
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) – 4:54
Live tracks
- "Ashtray Red" live at The Steamboat, Austin, Texas (Pushmonkey) – 3:34
- "Falling Out of Place" live at The Steamboat, Austin, Texas (Pushmonkey) – 3:29
- "Limitless" live at The Steamboat, Austin, Texas, September 2002 (Pushmonkey) – 6:58
- "Sorry" live at The Steamboat, Austin, Texas (Pushmonkey) – 3:12
References
References
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