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Matt Attack
- Website: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-rodent-hour/
- Email: RodentHour@Gmail.com
- Since: 2010
- DJ Calendar
The Rodent Hour plays independent rock ‘n’ roll from Brooklyn & beyond every Monday evening at 8PM on Radio Free Brooklyn. We curate our playlists with an ear towards our featured artist performing at a local venue with the out-of-town artists included on the show's playlist.
I like to think that my love of music is bred in bone from the nights spent watching the emergence of the Canadian independent music scene in the northern city of Edmonton, Alberta. Many nights were spent in the middle of a thundering local music scene supporting local independent bands like SNFU, Troc ’59, Route 66, Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra and The Thieves, while the university radio station – CJSR – brought in emerging acts still on the bus to the big time: The Shakin’ Pyramids, D.O.A., NoMeansNo, The Blasters, X, The Hoodoo Gurus, Teenage Head, Rank and File to name just a few.
More than 10 years after the launch of The Rodent Hour I’m still inspired by the amazing music being created by independent musicians that play with the ferocity and intensity that I grew up listening to.
Matt Attack's previous playlists
Feb 6, 2022 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
InCircles - Live In The Studio
InCircles (1 word) Alternative high energy rock'n'roll from NYC.
At some point during the show we're going to hear "Long Island", perhaps my favorite track by the band. I love the sound of the song but I also find myself relating to some of the lyrics, specifically:
"that's the end of my story
but it can't stop here
I'm still a dumb, naive fucking teenager
still more to come
so don't touch that dial"
Next concert 2/12 Our Wicked Lady (Brooklyn).
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Jan 31, 2022 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
InCircles - Live In The Studio
InCircles (1 word) Alternative high energy rock'n'roll from NYC.
At some point during the show we're going to hear "Long Island", perhaps my favorite track by the band. I love the sound of the song but I also find myself relating to some of the lyrics, specifically:
"that's the end of my story
but it can't stop here
I'm still a dumb, naive fucking teenager
still more to come
so don't touch that dial"
Next concert 2/12 Our Wicked Lady (Brooklyn).
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 30, 2022 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Kristin Flammio & the Pretty Bitchin'
✨✨✨ Kristin Flammio & the Pretty Bitchin✨✨✨
NEXT SHOW Saturday 2/19 at Mercury Lounge 🔥🔥 Debut Album “If You Want to Leave” out NOW!!!
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 24, 2022 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Kristin Flammio & the Pretty Bitchin'
✨✨✨ Kristin Flammio & the Pretty Bitchin✨✨✨
NEXT SHOW Saturday 2/19 at Mercury Lounge 🔥🔥 Debut Album “If You Want to Leave” out NOW!!!
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 23, 2022 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Monte
MONTE is a Brooklyn-based power rock trio that was formed by front-woman and guitarist, Caitlin Montclare. She teamed up with drummer, drum builder and engineer, Ismael Baiz early in 2018. Meghan Rose joined the band a year later adding harmonies and melodic bass-lines. Blending rock, punk, and pop, MONTE delivers a signature sound that is original, surprising, and relatable. MONTE's in-your-face lyrics and shredding guitar riffs are cleverly balanced by musical harmonies and catchy hooks.
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 17, 2022 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Monte
MONTE is a Brooklyn-based power rock trio that was formed by front-woman and guitarist, Caitlin Montclare. She teamed up with drummer, drum builder and engineer, Ismael Baiz early in 2018. Meghan Rose joined the band a year later adding harmonies and melodic bass-lines. Blending rock, punk, and pop, MONTE delivers a signature sound that is original, surprising, and relatable. MONTE's in-your-face lyrics and shredding guitar riffs are cleverly balanced by musical harmonies and catchy hooks.
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 16, 2022 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
It's Time
After 10+ years, including over 5 five years at Radio Free Brooklyn, it's time for me to wrap up The Rodent Hour. This isn't our final show, that will be January 31st, but I didn't want to distract from the music of any of my upcoming guests. Please make sure that you tune in to hear the music of the following independent artists:
January 17th - MONTE
January 24th - Kristin Flammio & the Pretty Bitchin'
January 31st - InCircles
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 10, 2022 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
It's Time
After 10+ years, including over 5 five years at Radio Free Brooklyn, it's time for me to wrap up The Rodent Hour. This isn't our final show, that will be January 31st, but I didn't want to distract from the music of any of my upcoming guests. Please make sure that you tune in to hear the music of the following independent artists:
January 17th - MONTE
January 24th - Kristin Flammio & the Pretty Bitchin'
January 31st - InCircles
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 9, 2022 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Happy New Year 2022!
With a cloud of uncertainty still in the air I decided to postpone my visit with Kristin Flammio & The Pretty Btchin' until next month.
That means more time for awesome music by independent artists from Brooklyn and beyond! We've got new music from Wolverhampton, Toronto, Tulsa, France, Northern California, Spain, Glasgow, Ireland, New Jersey, Hay on Wye and, of course, Brooklyn.
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 3, 2022 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Happy New Year 2022!
With a cloud of uncertainty still in the air I decided to postpone my visit with Kristin Flammio & The Pretty Btchin' until next month.
That means more time for awesome music by independent artists from Brooklyn and beyond! We've got new music from Wolverhampton, Toronto, Tulsa, France, Northern California, Spain, Glasgow, Ireland, New Jersey, Hay on Wye and, of course, Brooklyn.
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Jan 2, 2022 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Killdeer
All female guitar-driven rock and roll.
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Dec 27, 2021 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Killdeer
All female guitar-driven rock and roll.
Support Radio Free Brooklyn
- Please be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest news about new programming and upcoming RFB events. You can sign up here.
- If you're an Amazon shopper and would like to donate in a way that costs nothing to you, register RFB as your Amazon Smile charity. Every time you shop, a portion of every purchase benefits Radio Free Brooklyn.
Dec 26, 2021 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
A Merry MONTE Christmas
Welcome to A Merry MONTE Christmas. We love the Holiday season, and thought that we would share some of our favorite holiday tunes with you. We recorded this five song EP in our drummer and creator of Maelo Drums' (Ismael Baiz) studio with his record company Latin Experimental Records.
We wanted to translate the experience of our energetic live show as much as possible on this record, so we tracked all of the rhythm sections live. We hope you enjoy this record as much as we do. Happy Holidays and enjoy this FREE X-mas cheer.
Dec 20, 2021 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
A Merry MONTE Christmas
Welcome to A Merry MONTE Christmas. We love the Holiday season, and thought that we would share some of our favorite holiday tunes with you. We recorded this five song EP in our drummer and creator of Maelo Drums' (Ismael Baiz) studio with his record company Latin Experimental Records.
We wanted to translate the experience of our energetic live show as much as possible on this record, so we tracked all of the rhythm sections live. We hope you enjoy this record as much as we do. Happy Holidays and enjoy this FREE X-mas cheer.
Dec 19, 2021 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Nihiloceros
With a shared penchant for loud guitars, cool rhythms, and sad pop melodies, Nihiloceros writes music together about the imminent evolutionary unraveling of the human condition and the absurdity of the end of the world. They also play a lot of shows.
Dec 13, 2021 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Nihiloceros
With a shared penchant for loud guitars, cool rhythms, and sad pop melodies, Nihiloceros writes music together about the imminent evolutionary unraveling of the human condition and the absurdity of the end of the world. They also play a lot of shows.
Dec 12, 2021 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Ellen Foley
She’s been a vocalist on some of the biggest-selling rock albums of all time, including Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, has been making music ever since—and will be a guest on the December 6 broadcast of The Rodent Hour with host Matt Attack in advance of her December 21 appearance at NYC’s Cutting Room.
Foley released her fifth solo album, Fighting Words, in August 2021. The album has garnered some of the best notices of her career, with accolades from music sites such as Classic Rock Magazine and Songfacts. In addition to Foley’s extensive musical discography, she enjoyed a dual career as an actress throughout the 1980s-90s, including roles in Hair, Tootsie, Fatal Attraction, Married to the Mob and Cocktail, along with TV roles on Night Court, Ghostwriter, and Law & Order.
Ellen Foley will perform at The Cutting Room on Tuesday, December 21 with her band The Worried Men. Doors will open at 6:00 PM; show at 7:00 PM. Fighting Words is available now on CD and download, with autographed copies of the CD for sale at Bandcamp.
For tickets and info: http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/
Dec 6, 2021 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Ellen Foley
She’s been a vocalist on some of the biggest-selling rock albums of all time, including Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, has been making music ever since—and will be a guest on the December 6 broadcast of The Rodent Hour with host Matt Attack in advance of her December 21 appearance at NYC’s Cutting Room.
Foley released her fifth solo album, Fighting Words, in August 2021. The album has garnered some of the best notices of her career, with accolades from music sites such as Classic Rock Magazine and Songfacts. In addition to Foley’s extensive musical discography, she enjoyed a dual career as an actress throughout the 1980s-90s, including roles in Hair, Tootsie, Fatal Attraction, Married to the Mob and Cocktail, along with TV roles on Night Court, Ghostwriter, and Law & Order.
Ellen Foley will perform at The Cutting Room on Tuesday, December 21 with her band The Worried Men. Doors will open at 6:00 PM; show at 7:00 PM. Fighting Words is available now on CD and download, with autographed copies of the CD for sale at Bandcamp.
For tickets and info: http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/
Dec 5, 2021 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Mary Shelley
The Clash went to a Devo dance party and Jack White threw up all over the dance floor.
Mary Shelley started as an authentic ‘70s punk revival but has quickly progressed to incorporate elements of dance/disco beats, shoegaze and hip-hop, while under the guise of that classic messy three-piece punk sound. Originally a two piece with college buddies Jackson Dockery (guitar + vocals) and Charlie Hull (drums), after meeting Sam Pinson (bass + vocals) the group turned trio and quickly began gigging at any venue that would have them. Cut short after only a few months of playing when the pandemic hit, they filled their time in the rehearsal room, writing new material and developing their sound.
Named for the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley means to look deeper into what you see. To not miss the human being inside the monster.
Mary Shelley is a highly collaborative group that isn’t afraid to push genre aside in the name of following their creative impulse. Don’t be surprised when their next song sounds nothing like their last.
Nov 29, 2021 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Rodent Hour
Music
With Matt Attack
Mary Shelley
The Clash went to a Devo dance party and Jack White threw up all over the dance floor.
Mary Shelley started as an authentic ‘70s punk revival but has quickly progressed to incorporate elements of dance/disco beats, shoegaze and hip-hop, while under the guise of that classic messy three-piece punk sound. Originally a two piece with college buddies Jackson Dockery (guitar + vocals) and Charlie Hull (drums), after meeting Sam Pinson (bass + vocals) the group turned trio and quickly began gigging at any venue that would have them. Cut short after only a few months of playing when the pandemic hit, they filled their time in the rehearsal room, writing new material and developing their sound.
Named for the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley means to look deeper into what you see. To not miss the human being inside the monster.
Mary Shelley is a highly collaborative group that isn’t afraid to push genre aside in the name of following their creative impulse. Don’t be surprised when their next song sounds nothing like their last.