Pat The Bunny

Pat The Bunny; born Patrick Schneeweis in 1987, is a retired American musician. He has been the front man of notable anarcho-punk groups Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains, Wingnut Dishwashers Union, and Ramshackle Glory. Originally based out of Brattleboro, Vermont, he lived in Tucson, Arizona during his years with Ramshackle Glory and has retired from the anarcho-punk community as of 2016.

Biography

Schneeweis was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. He has been playing music with his younger brother, Michael, for a long time. In 2009 he checked himself into rehab for drug addiction, he stated on his website that he was not sure if he would continue with music after rehab. Once out of rehab, he moved to Tucson, Arizona and formed a new band. In February 2016 he announced that he was at least temporarily retiring from music, stating that the ideologies of punk rock and anarchism no longer matched his own. He will eventually be donating the proceeds of his solo work and band's releases through social media music platform Bandcamp to charitable organizations supporting music education.^[1]

Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains

Pat's first major recording project. The first demo was primarily solo, being just acoustic guitar played atop of programmed drums. The group quickly expanded and became entirely acoustic. Johnny Hobo toured extensively during their career, often Pat would be the only touring member. Alcohol, drug use, homelessness, politics, suicide, and the punk scene were common themes in Johnny Hobo songs.^[2] They released four EPs, two splits, a live album, and two compilations before disbanding.

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Split Albums

Live

Compilation

Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass

Michael Jordan Touchdown Pass is a solo recording project of Pat's younger brother, Michael, which began when he was 15 or 16. Pat played bass and back-up vocals during live shows.^[3][4] Michael has played with Ramshackle Glory live on at least one occasion.

Wingnut Dishwashers Union

With the ending of Johnny Hobo, Pat continued writing songs in a similar vein and formed Wingnut Dishwashers Union. Similar to Johnny Hobo, Wingnut Dishwashers Union toured constantly, often just with Pat. In contrast to Johnny Hobo, many songs used electric rather than acoustic guitar. They released three full-length albums, two splits, and a compilation during their two-year career, in addition to a solo rendition of their debut album by Pat. Wingnut Dishwashers Union broke up when Pat entered rehab at the end of 2009.^[5]

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Playtime Posse

"The Green Mountain State's second-best rap crew, shattering all preconceptions and slanderous chatter, a hot buttery corn muffin of rhyme". A humorous hip-hop side-project formed by Pat and several friends.^[7]

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Solo

Shortly after leaving rehab, Pat moved to Tucson, Arizona and began writing new material about political agitation and his battles with drug addiction. Most of these songs were used with the band Ramshackle Glory. However, during Ramshackle Glory's hiatus, Pat began focusing on a solo path. In 2012 he started releasing new solo music. Since the beginning of 2014 Pat had been touring frequently as a solo act. After his South Eastern United States tour in October 2015, Pat announced that he would be taking a long break from shows and touring though he would be releasing a final album with Ramshackle Glory. In February 2016, Pat announced that he would be ending his music career altogether, stating a recent drastic change in political views and identity in contrast to his former persona as "Pat the Bunny", as well as general disaffiliation with the punk community as the primary factors. He has, however, taken to learning new instruments and stated he may one day produce music "significantly different" than previous releases.

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Demos/EPs

Live

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Ramshackle Glory

After graduating from rehab, Pat moved to Tucson, Arizona, began writing new music about the politics of drug addiction, and formed the full electric band Ramshackle Glory. They released two full-length albums and toured the country twice and then took a hiatus from 2012 to 2013. The group got back together and released a split album with Ghost Mice in 2013 and have gone on another cross-country tour. They broke up in 2016 following a farewell show at Plan-It-X Fest in Spencer, Indiana and the release of their third and final album.^[8]

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One Man Romance

One Man Romance is a pop band originally from Tucson, AZ and the lead songwriter Wyndham Maxwell now resides in Worcester, MA.^[9]

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Big Swamp Gospel

Big Swamp Gospel is a fictional narrative album about god and the devil, set in a spooky small town.^[10]

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References

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