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