The band's members are Ryan Lukas (the main songwriter, lead vocals, upright bass), Sean Williams (electric guitar) and Brian Huston (percussion).
In 2009, The Real Nasty was signed to Ninth Street Opus, an independent record label out of Berkeley, CA.
[2] October 2011 saw the release of their third studio album, Dirty Dollars, which incorporates elements of rock, country, blues, funk, and soul.
Ryan Lukas attended the Crane School of Music and has played bass professionally since 1996.
His involvement in other projects include Persephone’s Bees, Alex Torres and His Latin Orchestra and the Brian Patneaude Quartet.