Pushmonkey

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Pushmonkey
Also known asMad Hatter, Hatter, Billy Pilgrim
Origin Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres Rock
Years active1994–2005
LabelsSector 2 Records
Arista Records
Trespass Records
MembersTony Park
Darwin Keys
Will Hoffman
Pat Fogarty
Howie Behrens

Pushmonkey is an American 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.

Contents

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleLabel
1994 Maize Sector 2
1998 Pushmonkey Arista
2001 El Bitché Trespass
2005 Year of the Monkey Trespass

EPs/singles/promos

YearTitleTracksLabel
1996Pushmonkey EP1. "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
1999Lefty promo single1. "Lefty" remix (Pushmonkey) 3:15 * Arista
2. Call Out Hook 0:10
1999Caught My Mind promo single1. "Caught My Mind" (Pushmonkey) 3:43 Arista
1999Handslide promo single1. "Handslide" (Pushmonkey) 3:24 Arista
1999Professional Nympho Music promo EP1. "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

YearTrackSource
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) – 3:10From KLBJ's Dudley & Bob Show's Damn It's Early album
2002"Myself" live (Behrens, Fogarty, Keys, Hoffman, Park) – 4:07From the KLBJ Local Licks Live 13 album
"High Society" (The Judy's) 1:58 *From The Judy's tribute album, unreleased as of 2006

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

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