ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, mɑːɹtʃˈɛloʊ ænd sˈʌnz dʒˈiːn mɑːɹtʃˈɛloʊ ænd stˈɛfən mɑːɹtʃˈɛloʊ bɪɡˈæn plˈeɪɪŋ ˈaʊt lˈoʊkəli ˈʌndɚ “ðə ɡˈʊd ɹˈæts” nˈeɪm.
In the mid-1990s, Marchello and sons Gene Marchello and Stefan Marchello began playing out locally under “The Good Rats” name.