Formed in Chapel Hill, NC, The Rattletraps are a band of songwriters who create a culmination of Southern Sleaze Rock; a danceable blend of roots rock, country and blues, with the added flavors of steel guitar, harmonica and saxophone.
With songs about bar fights, working dead end jobs, and the streets of New Orleans, The Rattletraps find ways to create anthems that are bitter, cynical, and just the right amount of pissed off.
Debut EP, Natural Crawl, released January 2026
Produced and mastered by the incomparable Paul Blackwell at Nightsound Studios in Carrboro, NC
Debut LP, Tar Water, out Summer 2026
The Rattletraps features eight musicians:
Nick Parker (Vocal, Guitar)
Paco Marvelli (Vocal, Steel Guitar, Guitar)
David Moore (Drums)
Cole Cook (Harmonica,Vocal, Tamborine)
Bradley Robowski (Guitar)
Daniel Lehman (Guitar, Aux. Percussion)
Elijah Hasskamp (Bass)
Mitchell Barnett (Guitar)
Sam Thorn (Saxophone)
New Year's Eve @ Cat's Cradle
46th Annual Enofest
"The Rattletraps... had the crowd throwing down" -
Harris Teeter (Chapel Hill) Grand ReOpening
"I was just makin' my way down the Miss' shoppin list, when all of a sudden I hear a godd*m steel guitar, harmonica... I came runnin' towards the beer fridge!"
- Local Grocery Shopper
Carrboro Music Fest 2026
Rubie's at Five Points
"that crazy thing Emery said"
- Emery
Past gigs
- Sonark Bar(n)Fri, Feb 20Hillsborough
- Locals Only @ The Pinhook w/ John Rodney & The $3 Bills + Severed FingersThu, Jan 15The Pinhook
- NYE @ Cat's Cradle w/ Kit McKay + delia-hWed, Dec 31Carrboro
- Yonder w/ Knockout ArtistSat, Dec 20Yonder Southern Cocktails
- Philstock'25 w/ More Cowbell, Honey Pumpkins, Wyatt EasterlingSat, Nov 29Carrboro
- Halloween @ SidetrackFri, Oct 31Chapel Hill
- Gizmo Brew Works: Oktoberfest w/ Knockout ArtistSun, Oct 05Raleigh
- Rattletraps @ Carrboro Music FestivalSun, Sep 28Carrboro
- Pluck FarmSat, Sep 206901 NC-54, Mebane, NC
- Nash Street TavernSat, Sep 13250 S Nash St, Hillsborough, NC 27278, U
