Hey, Hipsters! Win Tickets To Ratatat, Tuesday Night at Club Nokia
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — The electronic-synth-alt duo known as Ratatat will make the Los Angeles stop of their world tour Tuesday night at Club Nokia, and we have tickets. Five pairs to be exact. And we're giving them away!
Want some? Here's all you have to do:
Read over the following list of mind bending factoids about them that we discovered by painstakingly researching their Wikipedia page, and then in the comments tell us something we don't already know about Ratatat. Even if it's completely made up.
- Band members Mike Stroud and Evan Mast met at Skidmore College.
- Ratatat has toured with Ratatat has toured with Björk, Daft Punk, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, and The Killers.
- In 2006 they became the first band to perform inside New York's Guggenheim Museum.
- There is debate whether their sound classifies as industrial, post-rock, or indietronica.
- According to one Wikipedian, you pronounce their name "rat-uh-tat."
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Ryan S on September 20, 2010, at 03:45PM – #1
You don't already know (but can easily verify!) that the 2nd-best song ("Seventeen Years") on their first album (Ratatat, 2004) has the best 15 seconds of the album starting at 1:20. The song isn't even half over at that point but it's all downhill from there.
Even if I don't win a pair of tickets, I will be buying my way into Nokia tomorrow night just to hear those 15 seconds live.
Nomad on September 20, 2010, at 04:31PM – #2
Ratatat self-released 2 hip-hop remix albums, Vol. 1 & 2 in 2004 & 2007. Good listening.
Dan on September 20, 2010, at 05:04PM – #3
Well known fact about ratatat:
They've been rapping for about seventeen years ok? They don't even write my shit anymore, they just kick it from their head you know what I'm sayin? They can do that.
No disrespect but that's how Ratatat does.
[EPIC GUITAR LICK]
but seriously they have performed live with video projection of sasquatch behind them
David B (@brackeen) on September 20, 2010, at 05:38PM – #4
Unbeknownst to many fans, the name "Ratatat" is an onomatopoeia of the vocal mating ritual of the swallow-tailed finch-pecker, a rare species of bird found only on the Galapagos islands. Mike and Evan met in Skidmore Bird Lovers' Club, the premiere bird-watching community of Skidmore College. They hit it off right away, and soon began working together to combine electronic imitations of bird songs with modern, mid-tempo beats.
Christopher Kevranian on September 20, 2010, at 06:05PM – #5
LP4 is based on unused songs from their previous album, LP3.
KosherPorkRine (@KosherPorkRine) on September 20, 2010, at 06:35PM – #6
Mike Stroud often goes barefoot as he’s proud of his well pedicured long dagger-like toe nails that feature images of band members faces on each toe including faces of his family.
mr843 on September 20, 2010, at 06:46PM – #7
Most people don't know this, but Ratatat secretly despises the so-called "hipsters" that follow them. They just laugh and laugh and laugh as the money piles in.
jesse_f (@jesse_f) on September 20, 2010, at 07:13PM – #8
Ratatat always preforms better shows when they know I'm in the audience. It's the truth.
Jeremy Favis (@jermasaurusrex) on September 20, 2010, at 07:52PM – #9
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Ratatat.
swizzykrissy on September 20, 2010, at 09:17PM – #10
They were formerly known as "Cherry".
melanie on September 20, 2010, at 09:44PM – #11
their favorite food / disney movie - ratatouille favorite toy- rat a tat cat favorite rap song - Rat a tat tat by Dr. Dre
Jenji Tea (@EsaVicha) on September 20, 2010, at 10:10PM – #12
Ratatat's single "Loudpipes" was featured in a female sexuality documentary for Cal State Univ. Los Angeles titled "Sex With Somebody You Love" and I was the director :)
Mercedesshreds on September 21, 2010, at 07:33AM – #13
Ratatat's touring keyboard player left the group to take a missionary position in Bangkok.