The Kats has been played on NTS in shows including Live From The 108 w/ Onra , featured first on 26 November 2019. Songs played include Funny.

The Kats first came to Los Angeles in 1976, from Minneapolis, as the band Skogie. In 1978 they formed The Kats by adding guitar hero Pete McRae to the band, debuting at the Troubadour's Hoot Night in late September 1978 after sweltering through myriad gigs at The Rock Corporation. Opening dates with The Police, The Knack, The Motels, Oingo Boingo… followed. Then, later, attendance records at The Starwood, Whisky, The Troubadour and Madame Wongs.

The Kats recorded an LP with Tom Petty's producers Noah Shark and Max Reese at Shelter Studio, Hollywood, for Infinity Records 1979, and contributed the 1st track to the Rhino Records LP "L.A. In".

The Kats were renamed The Nu Kats, just before Pete McRae departed.

The Nu Kats continued as a 4-piece unit and went on to record and release 'Plastic Facts' and 'Yes Nukes' on Rhino Records in 1980. The "It's Not A Rumor" video (shot by Jan de Bont, starring Freddy's wfie Demi Moore) was in rotation on MTV. The Nu Kats also contributed several new songs to various film soundtracks.

The band split in 1980. Other members of the band are:

Freddy Moore (Rick 'Skogie' Moore): Composer, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar. Bobbyzio Moore (Robert Moore): Tenor Sax, Percussion, Rhythm Guitar, Composer. Pete McRae (Robert F. McRae: Lead Guitar, Composer. Dennis Peters (Dennis Peterson): Bass Guitar, Vocals. Al Galles: Drums, Vocals.