Ben Kweller, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Barenaked Ladies, Nirvana, The Way The Wind Blows, Ben Harper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sleater-Kinney, Too Much Fast Food, Gomez, Neil Young, Magnetic Fields, Henry Rollins, Ryan Adams, B.R.M.C, Bill Paying, Jon Spencer, Over Protective Mothers, The Who, Pearl Jam, Local H, Social Distortion, Blur, The Oscar Meyer Song, The Black Keys, The Clash, The Pixies, Spoon, Wilco
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Monsters are not Myths wants you to play cowbell with them.
The California indie band combines rock, folk, and an insatiable appetite for the ridiculous. Featuring dancing bears, inflatable guitar solos, and audience cowbell competitions, a Monsters are not Myths show is more than great music...it's an experience that is never quite the same.
The band formed in 2005 in Santa Cruz, California, after finding each other on Craigslist. After several drummers and some questionable hairstyles, the band now resides in the Bay Area, combining acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards, organs, bass, guitar and glockenspiel.
While aurally similar to Wilco, Spoon and the Old 97's, the band is just as quick to cite comedic influences like Andy Kaufman, The Dana Carvey Show, and the legendary live shows of the Barenaked Ladies. Monsters are not Myths shows feel “more like they're in your living room than they are on the stage looking down on you”, said a review from the American Songwriter Show.
With their new album, Corporate Grown, the band captures the humor, fun, and raw emotion of their live show on disc. From the sometimes comic travails of a desk job in Silicon Valley (LED, IV) to the seething plea for nostalgia in OldSoul, the band keeps you on your toes. "Republican Girls" recounts the tragic story liberal boy meets conservative girl, while "Burrito in my Heart", the final song on the album, is a drinking song for the ages.
Corporate Grown, will be released on October 9, 2009 and will be available to buy on iTunes and CD Baby as well as independent retailers throughout California. Tour and showcase gigs are planned for fall 2009.
You guys really, really, rocked the house last night. It was great. I also heard a lot of nice comments from random people that I don't think any of us know (someone literally was like "I was walking down the street and heard your music coming out of the bar and decided to come to your show, and I'm glad I did cause it was awesome!") Anyway, in summary, you guys were rad and your show was a blast. -T
