Fruit Bats Perform Acoustic Tracks at Winery -- Exclusive Video

Fruit BatsAlthough they are herbivores by nature, real fruit bats would only crush grapes to get at the juice. These Fruit Bats from Portland, Ore., however, went for the more refined version in the cellars of Gundlach-Bunschu winery in California's Sonoma county, a region known more for wine than for bats.

As the band began to drink, their cavernous inclinations began to show. "We should record in here," frontman Eric Johnson told his fellow Bats. And so, well into their wine tasting, the band performed acoustic, makeshift takes of 'The Hobo Girl' and 'Flamingo,' both from their latest release, 'The Ruminant Band'. Captured on this video, the natural acoustics from the cellar sound great here, even if you're sober.

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