Member Since: 25/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.newmonkeystudio.com/
Band Members: Music-makers so far: Joel Graves (fingersnaps, guitar, bass, voice, keys, perc, noise, words, myspace), Gene Trautmann (drums, perc, piano, voice, words & so much more), Jeremy + Miles Aaron Toback (bass, voices, & Legos), David Latter (drums, bass, perc, voice?), Robert Cappadona (keyboards, perc), Dave Catching (acoustic slide gtr), Mike Terry (loops, fingersnaps, noise, tape manipulation, guitar, perc, engineering, production), Russell Pollard (drums, bass), Dominic DiSaia (bass, camera, lights + video, soul), Blake McClure (lights, camera, action), Jason Yates (piano, organ, bass), Johnny Graves (saxamaphone), Shayna Peveler (graphic design, good ideas) and Michael Miller (voice and whatever else he wants to do)... Plus just about anyone else who wants to come down and record songs with us.
Influences: Elliott Smith, Vetiver, Two Sheds, June Ryan, Hike Club, AA Bondy, Spoon, Foster Timms, Terry Callier, the MMJs, Phosphorescent, Tacos Por Favor, Through The Sparks, exploring the outdoors, super 8 film, Earlimart, Chairlift, the ocean and its deep blues, New Monkey Studio, foolishness, Brasil, Jem Toback, All Smiles, Liam Finn, Dominic DiSaia Photography and friendship, monkeywrenching, I Duo, the sound of NY ringing the bell on my bike, grandpa John Kormos (who drove himself to the hospital to die & liked to destroy his paintings too), PJ Harvey, Dev, Noe, Greg, Luckey, Pete, & Andy, Son Volt, John Vanderslice, Silversun Pickups, Butch & Sundance, the Walkmen fellas, Autumn deWilde, Velvet Underground, X (The Unheard Music is one of the most beautiful movies ever, yep), Superdrag's "Head Trip in Every Key", Acetone, good people, John/ Paul/ George/ Ringo, Heatmiser, self medication, Neil Young, Massive Attack, Quasi, Richard Swift & the Sons of National Freedom, Headphones, PJ, Carole King, The Soft Drugs, Pedro The Lion, Loose Fur, The Aliens, Supergrass!, Mssr. Brion, Audrey Hepburn, Kirby James Fairchild, Sean Penn, Casa don Antonio's, Fugazi, Elbow, Wire, Hayden, Danny Whitten is the one the one the one, fresh sprinkled Sparklehorse, Negra Modelo, Lynd Ward, mountain air, The Band, Jason Farrell's words, music, and art, Charles Mingus Mingus Mingus, Grandaddy (all the boys!), Wilco, PT, the great outdoors, Great Northern, Irving, & the entire Ship Collective, pineapple, Sonik Tooth, John Parish, Sleater-Kinney, Brad, Joseph Cornell(!!!), Phil Ochs(!!!!), "No Matter What" by Badfinger, anyone named Gaz, Bright Eyes, Charles Thompson, giving away happiness(!!!!), David Lynch(!!!!), the desert, Graham Coxon, Chandra and Leigh Watson (yr mom rawks too), Cat Power, Los Beta Banditos, Dylan, The Clash, going with your gut, "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty, Sea Wolf, Radiohead, canyon drives, Led Zeppelin, The Pretty Things "Parachutes" listening party in my car, and The Well of Ideas.
Sounds Like: Boi-yoi-yoi-yoi-yoinggggg....
Record Label: Never!