Saturday, September 22, 2012
The Monolators have been our favorite L.A. band of the last 10 years. In other words, we have seen, hosted, and/or enjoyed more Monolators shows than any other local band in the last 10 years. We have also documented more Monolators shows than any other band ever as seen in our tribute video below. But we'll get to that.
The Monolators are the epitome of who we love to root for -- the underdog. A band that has persevered through 10 years of ups and downs to find an audience in a city filled with thousands of other bands trying to do the same and have done so without an ounce of unkindness. You see, if you ask anybody that knows the band they'll tell you that Mary and Eli Monolator are the two nicest people in music scene history. Just ask the bands they've shared the stage with over the years. Who else has played with everybody from The Airborne Toxic Event to Captain Ahab and has done so seamlessly without a shred of scene politico eye-rolling. Because the truth of it all is that The Monolators are loved. So loved, in fact, that tonight at pehrspace is going to be one of the biggest fan/band orgies of the millennium.
And to celebrate the occasion we pay tribute to the band with a video featuring the cult favorite "Let's Be Best Friends in Space." It contains footage from shows that we had to capture off effing VHS-C tape -- which is a good indication of not only how old we are but also how cheap we are. The band is also celebrating the release of a Vanity Projects retrospective limited edition cassette release containing 17 greatest hits from their 12+ releases plus 2 new songs ("Covering Up" and "Driving In the City" -- "5001" is from their Mechanookie radio play earlier this year which, by the way, was brilliant).
We love you, Monolators. You have no idea how much.
The Monolators vinyl/CDs are available at Origami and Bandcamp.
September 22, 2012
THE MONOLATORS
KISSING COUSINS
GEOFF GEIS
pehrspace
325 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
All Ages/$5/9pm
FACEBOOK EVENT
Labels: 10 years of tears, the monolators
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such an inspiration. thanks for introducing us, and so many other bands, to their music. wish i could have been at the show where they took their shirts off.
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