Month: July 2026

BAND OF THE WEEK: CATRAT

Putting on live shows has its perks. Getting to see a plethora of great live bands is the best, especially when you see one of them that really grabs your attention. The other night at The Cobalt Presents and Audioeclectica June Showcase at Hotel Ziggy in Hollywood, we had 6 really great up and coming bands. One of which not only grabbed our attention but the entire venue itself.

CatRat is a name you should take note of. At only twelve and thirteen years old, Molly (drums/vocals) and Frances Macias (guitar/vocals), are roaring into venues and straight up slaying audiences. CatRat’s an alternative punk band that mixes garage rock, surf rock and a tinge of metal into their very infectious songs. Their live performance is controlled chaos at its best. Another great aspect is the amount of fun that is had not just on stage but in the crowd as well. Danger and fun have been missing from music and yet, these two sisters get it!

The two singles released “Running Over Kids” and “Lemons” could have easily been released in the mid 90’s. There’s a recognizable feeling that hits back but, feels fresh.

More bands like CatRat please! Be sure to see CatRat when you see their name on a show. You won’t regret it!

By: Brian Lacy

CatRat Online HERE

CatRat- Lemons/Running Over Kids:

https://catratband.bandcamp.com/album/lemons

CatRat- Live at Hotel Ziggy:

COLLABORATIONS: LIMP BIZKIT & SCOTT WEILAND- HOLD ON

Some bands have songs that your least expect to come from them. For many years when asked about Limp Bizkit, I’ve said, when they actually sat down to write a song, you know a real song, they have the ability to write really good deep cuts. Their first four albums have some tremendous songs that if you heard you’d scratch your head, second guessing that it was Limp Bizkit.

On Limp Bizkit’s third album, 2000’s Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water (one of the dumbest album titles ever), there’s one particular song amongst the singles we all know like “My Generation,” “Rollin,” “My Way” and “Boiler.” That song is found at track thirteen and it’s called “Hold On.” This song was lyrically written by both Fred Durst and Scott Weiland. When you hear this song it will definitely make you think, “wait, this is Limp Bizkit?!” This isn’t the first time Scott has helped out on a Limp Bizkit album. On their previous album Significant Other, you can hear Scott sing on the song “Nobody Like You.”

Give five minutes of your time to check out “Hold On.”

Limp Bizkit with Scott Weiland- Hold On: