The Monroes emerged from the Dutch Rock & Roll-capitol Groningen. But they’re not just another garageband, they make good popsongs which give you the same desolate melancholic feeling you get from a David Lynch-movie.
They make popmusic inspired by fifties R&B and sixties’ soul, fuelled up with fuzzguitar, garage and surf wich they reproduce with their vintage Fender-gear.
Front woman is beautiful singer Josje. With her characteristeric singing she seduces every crowd-member. Listen and get lost in the musical cultmovie called the Monroes...
The Monroes played at various festivals such as Eurosonic, Metropolis, Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen and at VPRO's Club3voor12.
They played a lot of clubs in Holland including De Melkweg in Amsterdam and supported some of their own heroes like Dan Auerbach, The Detroit Cobra’s and Claw Boys Claw. Nowadays they are a returning sensation in clubs as The Dirty Water Club in London and La Fleche d'Or in Paris.
The long-awaited debut-album, mixed by garage-guru Olaf Veenstra from Green Hornet is out now! Buy it at your local store or order it here
past shows:
07-11-'09: Ekko, Utrecht, (w/the Madd)
31-10-'09: Patronaat, Haarlem (w/the Drones)
29-10-'09: Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (w/Pony Pack)
10-10-'09: Exit, Rotterdam
09-10-'09: Vera, Groningen (w/The Gravediggers)
24-05-'09: Melkweg Amsterdam (w/Dan Auerbach)
23-05-'09: Vera Groningen (w/Dan Auerbach)
09-05-'09: Viadukt Groningen
05-05-'09: Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen
23-04-'09: Luxor Live, Arnhem (w/Claw Boys Claw)
06-03-'09: Exit, Rotterdam
14-02-'09: Simplon, Groningen (with Suicidal Birds)
16-01-'09: De Zolder, Groningen (with Ponypack)
13-01-'09: De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam
19-04-'08: Le 1929 - Rennes, France
18-04-'08: Le Carnyx - La Chapelle Chaussee, France
17-04-'08: El Inca - Bordeaux, France
16-04-'08: La Fleche D'or - Paris, France
15-04-'08: La Malterie, Lille, France
27-03-'08: Simplon, Groningen (w/Hospital Bombers)
22-01-'08: W2 - Den Bosch
29-01-'08: De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam (w/Ellen ten Damme)
10-01-'08: Bar Pacific - Eurosonic Festival, Groningen
31-12-'07: Maloe Melo, Amsterdam (with The Madd)
18-12-'07: Cafe Stiels, Haarlem
06-09-’07: 100%NL, Acoustic Radio Session, Hilversum (Josje/Arnold)
28-07-’07: Club Cavaral, Manchester, England
27-07-’07: Roxx Bar, Accrington, England
26-07-’07: The Grapes, Manchester England
25-07-’07: Trash, Leeds, England
22-07-’07: The Voodoo Lounge, Plymouth, England
21-07-’07: The Lava Lounge, Leicester , England
20-07-’07: Dirty Water Club, London, England (w/ The Ettes)
19-07-’07: The Hub, Exeter, England
13-04-’07: Winston, Amsterdam (with Low Point Drains)
03-03-’07: La Flèche d’Or, Paris, France
02-03-’07: La Flèche d’Or, Paris, France
24-02-’07: Pacific Parc, Amsterdam
20-12-’06: Vera, Groningen (with Green Hornet))
25-11-’06: Atak, Enschede (with Malle Pietje & The Bimbo's)
29-07-’06: La Flèche d’Or, Paris, France
28-07-’06: La Flèche d’Or, Paris, France
17-07-’06: Maloe Melo, Amsterdam (with The Shocker)
05-05-’06: Bevrijdingsfestival, Groningen (with The Gravediggers)
30-10-’05: Simplon, Groningen (with The Gravediggers)
22-09-’05: Vera, Groningen (with The Drones en E.T. explore Me)
02-09-’05: Get Trashed Festival, Hardenberg (Green Hornet, 69 Charger)
03-07-’05: Nighttown, Rotterdam (with the Dears & the Rogers Sisters)
03-07-’05: Metropolis Festival, Rotterdam
29-04-’05: Simplon, Groningen (with OD Babe)
23-04-’05: Druckluft, Oberhausen, Germany (with Fury 161)
25-03-’05: de Gloppe, Leeuwarden
16-03-’05: Club 3voor12, studio de Smet, Amsterdam (w/Raymzter)
13-01-’05: Eurosonic, Shadrak, Groningen
07-01-’05: ACU, Utrecht
28-11-’04: Vera, Groningen (with the Detroit Cobras)
30-10-’04: Vera downstage, Groningen (with the Drugs)
23-09-’04: Orkz, Groningen (with Vox von Braun)
31-10-’03: de Walrus, Groningen (Rock & Roll Nite)
Djs: Judy Jetson / The grausige Fund / Miss Mal So Mal So und als besonderen Gast haben wir die Soulmutti (Beatz und Kekse ) eingeladen
22.00 Uhr / 4 Euro
DJÄZZ - Börsenstr.11 Duisburg / Stadtmitte (5 Min. Fußweg vom HBF)
Und hier schon ne Vorschau für Dezember. Die party findet diesmal ausnahmsweise an einem Samstag statt!!!
Samstag 26.12.09 Jolly Roger Party mit Long Tall Shorty und Beatrevolver!!!
Long Tall Shorty und Beatrevolver spielen auf unserer Weihnachtsparty am 26.12.(Samstag)! Wir haben also den Termin um einen Tag von Freitag auf Samstag verlegt - Long Tall Shorty sind ja immerhin ne alte Mod-Legende ( Mitglieder spielten übrigens auch bei den Angelic Upstarts) und Beatrevolver rocken das Haus ja auch wie keine anderen. Danach ist Party angesagt:
Es bedienen die Plattenteller: Miss Mal So Mal So, Judy Jetson, The grausige Fund und es gibt jede Menge Northern Soul, Beat, Ska, Early Reggae zum Abtanzen
Eintritt 8 Euro / 21.00 Uhr
Djäzz - Duisburg ( Börsenstr. 11. ca. 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom HBF entfernt)
Dank je wel voor de toevoeging! Dit zijn drie hele goeie songs van Cherry Van Gelder-Smith. Vooral het derde nummer. Zij bracht bij hetzelfde label platen uit als Shocking Blue: Pink Elephant Records......Veel luisterplezier!