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Mona Lisa Overdrive
Psychedelic / Garage



South Australia
Australia

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   Mona Lisa Overdrive: General Info
Member Since11/30/2007
Band MembersLuke - Fender Esquire/Telecaster

David - Fender Stratocaster

Jess - Organ

Alex - Vocals/Drums
InfluencesThe Velvet Underground, Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, Dean Wareham, Television, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Luna, The Feelies, Galaxie 500, The White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Lyres, The 13th Floor Elevators, Chocolate Watchband, Soft Machine, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Kaleidoscope UK, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Psychedelic Furs, Modern Lovers, Wire, The Fall, The Seeds, The Doors, Spiritualized, Jefferson Airplane, Tomorrow, The Rolling Stones, Echo & the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, Died Pretty, Jesus & Mary Chain, The Vines, Julian Cope, The Dream Syndicate, The Small Faces, The Pretty Things, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Lovetones, The Dandy Warhols, Drop City, My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3, Grinderman, The Zombies, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Sonics, Lou Reed, The Strokes, Unspoken Things, Underground Lovers, Blue Cheer, House of Love
Record LabelSmashed Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 17 2008 8:00P
Bootleg at Producers Adelaide, South Australia
Jun 13 2008 8:00P
Vinyl Launch at Jive w/The Amcats Adelaide, South Australia

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   About Mona Lisa Overdrive
Visit us on triple j Unearthed!

"To any other untrained ear this band would be nothing more shrieking noise and unintelligible 60's hippy garage thrashing. Thankfully however, at this exact moment, those four beers I've had in the last hour have just chosen to kick in and quite like going cross eyed at one of those magic eye puzzles, BANG! I'm hearing psychedelic sailboats and fucking dolphins everywhere! They're every Vietnam soundtrack cliché played at once whilst Andy Warhol pisses on your twitching corpse screen printed to repetition. They're Velvet Underground's "Waiting For My Man", Van Morrison's "Gloria" and The Who's "My Generation" swirling into a psychedelic swirl. They're a rambling diatribe of distorted vocals from the backlines, hellfire guitar candy, leering and lurching keyboards and loose as fuck rubberband drumming that always appears two steps behind before snapping back into focus. Derailed, discordant and deranged as fuck but somehow it all works. Whoaaa!"

Spoz


"13th Floor Elevators, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The Sonics, Velvets, you like those? You'll dig this..."

Richard Kingsmill, Triple J


"fucking EXCELLENT!"

Kramer (Galaxie 500 producer, founder of Shimmy-Disc)


"Great cover of "Sideshow by the Seashore", you have made it your own with the added speed and fuzz and organ, I really like it. And I like your Chocolate Watchband cover too... and interesting to see you like some of my own favorite bands, from the Feelies to the Spacemen 3 to Richard Hell to the Kaleidoscope U.K."

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean & Britta)


"Mona Lisa Overdrive are puling off a most delicate of balancing acts. They're channeling the spirit of White Light/White Heat-era Velvets and still maintaining an individualistic stamp and stomp."

Matthew Buzzell (film director - Tell Me Do You Miss Me, member of Night People)


"Great sound"

Bob Torsello (Bass player in ex-Feelies member, Glenn Mercer's live band)





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May 13 2008 1:52 AM

Hey! Cheers 4 le addo.
keeponrockinginthefreeworld!! ;)
Cory kennedy fans





May 12 2008 7:59 PM

hey wahts up amazing music

i like its just too much
Sadie Phelps





May 12 2008 8:47 AM

Cheers for the add guys!
quite old school sounding. good stuff.
xxx!
Behind The Switch





May 11 2008 3:18 AM

Thanks 4 being our friend!
-Behind The Switch
ames


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May 11 2008 12:02 AM

I am really looking forward to the bootleg gig. Sorry, that I scuttered away on Friday - duty called - but I'll see you guys soon.
x
Craig





May 9 2008 6:44 PM

Great gig last night it's a pity nearly everyone walked out when you played oh well they dont know what real music is.
jesse;





May 8 2008 9:46 PM

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ehhh bit of shameless self promotion yeah???
edcastle





May 7 2008 10:35 PM

SHIT HOT! You guys are one our best exports this year!
Craig





May 7 2008 6:04 PM

Has tomorrow night's gig being cancelled?
Transmission





May 7 2008 5:57 AM

Transmission is on again Friday 9th May @ Bull & Bear (89 King William St. City) - with your resident DJ's Ross Ross Ross and Naomy with Rotating Resident DJ Kraig Black (Revolver) playing tunes from 10.00pm and kickin until way late.

Sounds like:

Bloc Party : Joy Division : Presets : The Strokes : Interpol : Pulp : The Libertines : Arctic Monkeys : Phoenix : Muse : The Smiths : Klaxons : Arcade Fire : Iggy Pop : Maximo Park : Kings of Leon : Yeah Yeah Yeah’s : New Order : Killers : New Young Pony Club : Rolling Stones : The Wombats : Kaiser Chiefs : Blur : Cut Copy : The Kooks : The Editors : CSS : Buzzcocks : Hard Fi : Modest Mouse : Justice : The Gossip : Franz Ferdinand : TV on the Radio : Datarock : Devo : The Hives : Kasabian : David Bowie : The Shins : Tom Vek : Wolfmother : The Knife : Happy Mondays : Moving Units : The Roots : Hot Hot Heat : Mstrkrft : Echo and the Bunnymen : Razorlight : Walkmen : Doves : Oasis : The Grates : Babyshambles : Blondie : Midnight Juggernauts : We Are Scientists : Dandy Warhols : Pixies : Gerling : Style Council : Supergrass : Stone Roses : Suede : The Rapture….and much more

And don't forget the drink specials! $6 Coopers Imperial pints, $5.50 Smirnoff premix & $4 champagne all nite!

So come join us on Friday, get the word out and pass this bulletin on to all your friends - everyone's welcome @ the Transmission party!

See you there!

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May 7 2008 2:23 AM

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May 6 2008 4:51 PM

What time are you on stage Friday night?
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May 5 2008 10:52 AM

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Craig





May 5 2008 3:28 AM

How was the supermild gig?
MIRK’O and thee Mushgoons


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May 4 2008 2:23 AM


SUNPROBE





May 4 2008 1:41 AM

Nice One Mona Lisa Overdrive

Sunprobe
ames


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May 4 2008 12:06 AM

hey.
what time is tonight on? i've got a few friends that want to come :) x
jamie





May 3 2008 7:11 PM

good luck with your gig tonight.
ROCKSTRALIA





May 3 2008 5:28 AM

Thanks for the add. Have a look at the cool videos of some great Australian Rock bands that I have compiled. I have early AC/DC,INXS,Midnight Oil,Divinyls,Cold Chisel and some real classics from the 60's like The Easybeats,Masters Apprentices,Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and a rare clip of Bon Scott (ACDC) in a folk band as well as some amazing indie legends like the Lime Spiders,Birthday Party (Nick Caves old band),Hard Ons,Stems,Died Pretty and much much more. Have a look at them and I would love to know your thoughts.Lets Stay in touch ok.
Rock On!!
Frank





May 1 2008 9:10 PM

Hi Guys, cool new video, i love that song. and also the new recordings sound great.
did you use any of the organs from matts studio or only the one you use live?
The Peaves





Apr 30 2008 11:44 PM

Hey Guys!

Well done the other night at the ed thought it was probably the best i'd seen you play!

hope to catch you all out and about sometime, we're playing at fowlers next week if you feel like stopping by
xx

love jess
The Peaves



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Apr 30 2008 7:58 AM

hey!! ever a pleasure to come here and hear your great sound!! thanx!
Spoz


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Apr 29 2008 11:45 PM

oh crap! he's looking right at me! fleee! FLEEEEEEEE! AUAUAUAGGHHH!!

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