Current (and permanent) Staggerin' Monks Line up is:
Alan "Tons of Fun" Fileccia -- Guitar and Vocals
Nick "We Gotta Give Nick a Nickname" Jackson -- Bass
Geoff "Dressed to Thrill" Miller -- Drums and Back Up Vocals
Influences
Tons Of Fun Says:Dinosaur Jr./J. Mascis, Guns N' Roses, Ac/Dc, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Old Metallica (ala ride the lightning and such), Anthrax, Queen, Queensryche, Aerosmith, Tenacious D (thank god for Jack Black hehe), Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath/Zakk Wylde, Lynyrd F***IN Skynyrd, Sublime, The Eagles, The Police, Elliott Smith, Rob Zombie, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., System of a Down, Mindless Self Indulgence (I'm wierd, I know), KISS, Rush, Primus, Les Claypool, holy shit, there are too many to name, oh 2 more off the top of my head; ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughn (I love Texas blues!), And of course, My Friends and Life.
Nickname: Johnny Hollow, Tool, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, Machinae Supremacy, A Perfect Circle, Apocalyptica, Massive Attack, Mindless Self Indulgence, Opeth, Rammstein, Static-X, Deftones, Mudvayne, System of a Down, The Birthday Massacre, Turmion Ktilt, Rob Zombie, Dimmu Borgir, Lacuna Coil, Android Lust, Switchblade Symphony, In Flames, KMFDM, Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson, Kidneythieves, the many soundtracks of Danny Elfman, video game music, movie soundtracks and scores, classical music.
Dressed to Thrill Says: Avenged Sevenfold, A.F.I., Slipknot, Joey Jordison, The Misfits, Michael Graves, Letterkills, Rufio, Black Sabbath, Rise Against, Atreyu, Saosin, Remenission, Kiss, Motley Crue, From First to Last, From Autumn to Ashes, Ramones, UnderOATH, Senses Fail, Silverstein, NOFX, Blink 182, Box Car Racer.
Sounds Like
You tell me. You can either try to label the band, which has songs of just about every style of rock known to man, or you can use the label we use for ourselves: "PunchYouInTheCrotch Rock".
Ever eatin' a peanut butter and bologna sandwich? Ever sit under the stars and watch life pass you by? Ever done both at the same time? Neither have we, but it sounds like real fun!
Staggerin' Monks was formed on a late Texas afternoon in 2001 by three guys and a drum machine. Little did they know what an awesome thing they were about to create. Alan "Tons of Fun" Fileccia (Guitar and Vox), Nick "We Gotta Give Nick a Nickname" Jackson (Bass), and Hunter "Pocano" Barnett (Drums) sat down, with a very cheap microphone hanging from the dining room chandelier of Nick's home, and a very low end digital drum set in hunter's lap, and recorded whatever happened in the room. They played a couple of song intro's, made quite a few jokes, and realized just what kind of chemistry they had together. It was this chemistry that had their friends laughing their asses off when these three decided to pass copies of this tape around to whomever would listen.
Jump ahead quite a few years to 2006. It had been five years since that mighty demo tape, and the boys had been refining their skills, but had yet to acquire the means or money to get a real drum set. They'd cut a few songs using drum machines, and had really started getting into songwriting, and knew that the final piece was a live drum kit so that they could start playing shows and building a following. In stepped a good friend of Alan's, Allen Vai, who willingly (I.E. no threats of violence) loaned the band money to buy a used set from another friend. After receiving this great gift, the band finally had a full line-up of instruments to use, and that summer they played their first show ever. To a crowd of thirty (mostly friends and family), they played 15 minutes of unprepared material, and up to this point, it was the best 15 minutes of their lives.
When at your peak, tragedy strikes unmercifully. August of 2006 Hunter quit the band to get ready for college. Senior year of high school and it was nearing that time where you decide where you plan to be the rest of your life. As quickly as he left though, the boys found a replacement in the form of Geoff "Dressed To Thrill" Miller, a whole new element to the band, and one that would bring this trio to the top of their game. Geoff and Alan had been friends for quite some time, and when Geoff heard there was an opening in the band, he was more then willing to jump on in and give it a try. Soon enough they found a fourth member by the name of Austin "Wiggles" Stratton, who wanted to play keys in the band. And after getting this line-up down pat, Hunter made a triumphant return on lead vocals, and brought this band up to a five piece monstrosity of rock. In 2 months they put out their first album, 15 Dollars Down The Drain. With ripping guitars, rocking bass, fantastic drums, off key vocals, and off key keys, this first endeavor into a full length album helped the boys learn a lot about the music, and about themselves.
Finishing it off here in 2007/2008. Austin and Hunter have both gone separate ways with the band, and will always be honorary Monks. Now down to 3 members, Alan, Nick, and Geoff have put their creative minds together and are working on their 2nd studio album, Mr. Unicorn Loves Puppies. This album promises to be the hardest hitter of all their endeavors; and as they have played more and more of these songs live, they have realized that they have put together the perfect formula for the perfect rock music: hard riffs, loud drums, thoughtful bass, and vocals only a mother could truly love. The CD is set to be released on February 29th, 2008, and with it the boys are going to start touring the state (and the surrounding ones) to help spread their good name all across the land. Hopefully they'll see you out there from the crowd, perhaps singing along, or maybe even flashing some boobies. We'll see when the time comes.
HEY GUYS I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A BAND TOGETHER AND WE HAVE NO NAME YET, I HAVE ALREADY WROTE OUR FIRST SONG JUST NOT SURE WAT WE ARE GONNA BE CALLED JUST YET... HELP!!!
and i was youtubing jack black and saw the title of the song and played it, someone must have been bored to make the vid but the song was awesome i wish i could download it, i want to put it on my myspace but it's unavailable on your page. :0(
Hey man, I am always looking for people to jam with!
Check out The Invented (in my top friends). It's the thing Mark D and I are working on these days. If you're into that and feel like being a drummer along those lines, let us know.
Sorry about that bro, don't have a phone at the moment but i'm always down to jam. Actually just got through with a session. I'll let the monks know when my phone is back in order. Rock on
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