Ian Rafalak- vocals, trumpet Brendan McLaughlin- guitar, vocals Kate Penn- trombone, vocals Jason Rafalak- bass, vocals Jeff Pierce- keys, vocals Jesse Winchester- drums Arya Chowdhury- guitar, vocals Adam "Number 2" Siegel- alto/tenor sax Dean Keller- tenor/bari sax, bass clarinet
Influences
Perfect Thyroid, Sly and the Family Stone, The Specials, Jaco Pastorius, Conehead Buddha, Mos Def, The Slackers, Dizzy Gillespie, Goldfinger, Frank Zappa, Living Colour, Stevie Wonder, Operation Ivy, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, John Coltrane, Westbound Train, Talib Kweli, The Beatles, Hepcat, Ozomatli
Sounds Like
Bim Skala Bim, Catch 22, Conehead Buddha, Dancehall Crashers, Fishbone, Goldfinger, The Hippos, Less Than Jake, Mad Caddies, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mustard Plug, NOFX, Operation Ivy, Ozomatli, Parliament/Funkadelic, Perfect Thyroid, Planet Smashers, Rancid, Reel Big Fish, The Roots, Rustic Overtones, The Slackers, The Schematics, Sly & The Family Stone, Sublime, Suicide Machines, 311, The Toasters, Tsunami Bomb, Westbound Train, Stevie Wonder
Monkey Gone Mad is upstate New York’s hidden secret of ska/funk/punk/hiphop about to be revealed. Comprised of members of other projects such as The Renowned Army, Westbound Train, One Sweet World, Pocket Protector and See Girl Run, MGM has been developing their unique style for 7 years, influenced by the tastes of all 9 members. From Fishbone, to NOFX, to the Roots, a little bit of everything gets thrown in, but what comes out is purely original. The live show is high energy to say the least. They love what they do and so will you.
More songs available at: www.monkeygonemad.com
About leaving us comments: please don't leave us comments that just say "Thanks For The Add". Don't get us wrong... we LOVE the comments. They rev our engine. But they don't belong in the newsroom! What we're trying to say is, one of the great things about MGM's list of friends, is that 95% come from people adding us (where a lot of bands just go on adding sprees). You're more than welcome to say "Thanks for the add" if you'd like, just make sure that's not all you say. Otherwise we feel cheap and used, like an emo band. Thanks! Our fans rock!
i love your music. it sucks though because last time you guys played a show i wasnt that into reggae and ska and i only live 20 minutes away and now im so mad at myself for not seeing you guys
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COME CHECK OUT THE BIG NYC SHOW... IT IS GONNA BE CRAZY!!!! LIVE BAND... FREE CD'S FOR THE FIRST 10 POEPLE... AND AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO HELP BADI MAKE WAVES IN NYC.
I am proud to announce the release of Any Other Thursday, a collection of original music written and performed by singer/songwriter Jeff Lewis and Dean Keller with many special guests.
Hear excerpts from the tunes at cdbaby.com/cd/lewiskeller or on Dean's Myspace page www.myspace.com/deankellersax
You can visit www.cdbaby.com/cd/lewiskeller to buy your copy today or you can just see me any time and get the disc for just $10!
Any Other Thursday, the new release by Lewis and Keller, is a warm acoustic journey through intimate Damien Rice/David Grey influenced songs sung by Jeff Lewis' Nick Drake baritone and supported by Dean Keller's jazz informed instrumental performances.
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