About The Brat

The Brat: A Very Short Bio
Formed in 1979, The Brat is often cited as one of the central creative forces of what was sometimes referred to as the East L.A. Renaissance of the early '80s. They played their first gig at the opening of The Vex, housed in the now defunct Self Help Graphics and instrumental in providing access to many local bands at the time. Their unique style of aggressive pop, highlighted by intelligent lyrics and passionate stage performances, engaged audiences and won them critical acclaim as well as the covers of Lowrider Magazine and the L.A. Weekly.

The Brat have shared the stage with many bands of note including R.E.M. and X. They recorded an EP called Attitudes, which was produced by Tito Larriva, of The Plugz and released independently by Fatima. The E.P. was cited as one of the five best independent releases in 1980 by BAM Magazine. Their contributions to Chicano music have been documented in several books including Barrio Rhythms by Steven Loza, Land of a 1000 Dances by David Reyes and most recently Loca Motion by Michelle Habel-Pallan.

Currently the founding members, Teresa Covarrubias and Rudy Medina are compiling a collection of previously unreleased material, including several songs by former Doors producer Paul Rothchild, a digitally remastered CD of their Attitudes EP, and a DVD of live performance clips from the early '80s.