The Dinosaurs Are Mating.

Raptorians, we've been hard at work in the lab. We've been teaching our newest recruit about our top secret dinosaur cloning research. His name is Patrick Bradley and he's not only one dinosaur loving son of a bitch, he's OUR NEW DRUMMER!!!! This guy crushes the drum set with his rip roaring skills and he's coming to a venue near you.

Peat and I are extremely happy to welcome him into the Raptor family. He has done an incredible job of learning the You Bred Raptors? canon (can I be any more pretentious?) and has been nothing but positive energy the whole way through. After our gig today, he noticed his hand was bleeding. That means he's already given this band his sweat and blood. I'm sure after a couple more rehearsals of hearing me sing, "lick my balls" to every song in our line up, Patrick will definitely have given tears to this band.

I have a very special gift.

He wants you to come out and see how he helps make You Bred Raptors? the sickest band in the US of A. Come out to Arlene's Grocery on October 5th where we'll be playing with our good friends, Two Seconds to Midnight. 

Until next time, my Raptor Friends. Come say hi to Patrick and remember to spay and neuter your pets.

-Bryan and YBR?

The Mercury Lounge BECKONS YOU!!

Raptor Squad, listen up!! We are going to be CRUSHING it at the Mercury Lounge on Tuesday May 28th at 9 pm. Stick it to the man and extend your Memorial Day weekend and come see us light up the stage with our friends, Two Seconds to Midnight. And guess what? You know that sick new custom 8 string bass that Conklin Guitars has been making for Peat? Well it's finally here and this is your first opportunity to let those magic strings rumble your nether regions. 

This show will also be our video release party! Back in March we shot a music video for our single, Pickpocket, with the help of PVAFfilms. Let me tell you, I froze my balls off filming that thing! And OMG, there was like no craft services! How is a girl supposed to get in character? Whatevvvsss...

I'm sorry, punch me in the face if I ever talk like that in real life. 

But on a serious note, we really want to see you guys at this show. We've been working on new tunes, which are pretty fucking cool. If you wondering about the process of writing music, let me give you the quick Bryan Wilson run through of composition:

1) Get blank manuscript paper

2) Cry

3) Focus on why you hate yourself

4) Masturbate

5) Sing sad melodies only using the words, "suck my balls"

6) Cry again

7) Call Peat and ask for validation

8) Masturbate

There you have it. Follow that recipe and you too can be a composer. Come on out and see us on the 28th! 

You're gonna like the way you look. I guarantee it. 

~Bryan and YBR?

SANTOS PARTY HOUSE!!

Holy Shnikees! The Raptors have done it again! We have a MEGA show coming up that you have got to get your tookuses to. Why is it MEGA? Because You Bred Raptors? is playing with none other than the Protomen, the world's only Mega Man inspired rock opera super group. The show is Wednesday March 20th at 7:30 PM and is ages 16 and up. Grab your tickets HERE!! because this baby will sell out! You can RSVP on the Mark Zuckerberg webpage HERE!

Okay, I'm sorry for all the exclamation points, there's no need to yell at you. All you want is love and affection. I care about you, I really do.

Everyone needs love, so do something nice for yourself and grab the SICKEST, most AWESOME, JAW DROPPINGLY SEXY new You Bred Raptors? t-shirt!!!! (I'm yelling again, sorry).

This new print is absolutely gorgeous and I personally haven't stopped wearing it for 3 days straight (not recommended). Check out our Merch section and grab one for only $15. Trust me, every T-Rex in the neighborhood is gonna want one.

Be nice to yourself, come to our show, and snag a shirt while you're at it. These are 3 simple things that we can work on together.

But let's not get too close because I still haven't changed my t-shirt.


~Bryan and YBR?

Dino Lovin'

Grab our awesome album for only $5! You have until February 14th, so get your dino smooches in now! Go to THIS-HERE-LINK and at checkout enter in the code: DINOLOVE

Man, have we been busy! A 10 gallon barrel of Brontosaurus spermatozoa accidentally caught fire at our laboratory, so we've been vigorously trying to get out of that sticky situation. Amirite?...Anyone?... I’m so sorry.

The good news is that we’ve been playing shows right and left. Our Mercury Lounge show in January was a smash, we were recently on Pratt Radio, we destroyed The Cake Shop this week, and we’ll be on tour next week in Philly and Montclair, NJ. Check out our upcoming dates for more info: http://www.reverbnation.com/youbredraptors.

Here’s a fun trivia game for all you YBR? fans. Which member of the band had cornrows in his high school yearbook photo and was crowned, “Most Scholarly?”
A) Peat
B)  Zach
C) Bryan
D) You didn't know any of our names and you don't care

On that note, have a sexy ValenDINOtine Day and grab our album for only $5 while you hold your loved one in your arms, caress them softly, and slowly let tears of misery and enlightenment be summoned from that black pit inside of you.

Bryan of YBR?

Hunky Firemen and Kittens in Teacups

Welcome Raptorians to 2013, the year dinosaur cloning is finally realized! We're here to kick off this riotous year with an EPIC show that you need to go to: You Bred Raptors? at the Mercury Lounge on Wed. January 9th at 9pm. We'll be playing with our friends, Reserved for Rondee, and can guarantee you'll want to take a break from baking brownies in your Easy Bake Oven to come watch us blow your minds on stage. Grab your tickets quick because this event will SELL OUT! For tickets click here: http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/191147

Did we mention we are releasing our brand new Hammond cassette at this show? That's right, you can get your favorite album, plus AN UNRELEASED BONUS TRACK, on this limited edition cassette. These are collector's edition tapes, so if you need everything YBR? come out to the show and snag one! Seriously, there's only about 50 of these suckers.

Unfortunately, Walkmans are sold separately.

We Raptors have been working like mad men (well, let's be honest, we "ARE" mad men) on new songs for your listening pleasure. There are so many different styles that we are experimenting with and tons of new influences, you're definitely going to enjoy these newly crafted sounds at our upcoming shows. 

The most important thing we find in creating music is to make sure we are well fed, which is why we always order food from our favorite Greek restaurant while we're writing. Often times, Bryan (I) will eat too much, question why he (I) just ate so much, and precipitously fall into a post food coma. Zach and Peat are then forced to carry him (me) downstairs, thrust the cello in his (my) hands, and yell at him (me) and tell him (me) to 'be a person' before he (I) starts playing again. 

Stay tuned for more news from your favorite dinosaur scientist musicians. We've got loads of great stuff coming at you this year!

Speaking of which, check out our new song "Moonshine". Ding dong dang. 

~Bryan and the rest of You Bred Raptors?