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The Monroes komen voort uit Neêrlands Rock&Roll-city Groningen. Ze zijn echter niet de zoveelste garageband, ze maken goede popsongs die je hetzelfde desolate melancholische gevoel geven als een David Lynch film. Ze maken popmuziek geïnspireerd door fifties-R&B en sixties’ soul, die is doordrenkt met fuzz, garagerock en surf, die ze reproduceren met hun vintage Fender-gitaren en amps. Frontvrouw is de beeldschone zangeres Josje. Met haar karakteristieke zang verleidt ze ieder in het publiek. Laat je meevoeren in de muzikale cultfilm die The Monroes heet…
Ze speelden reeds op festivals als Eurosonic, Metropolis, Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen en bij VPRO's Club3voor12.
Ze speelden al in veel clubs in Nederland waaronder de Melkweg in Amsterdam en ze openden voor hun eigen helden Dan Auerbach, The Detroit Cobra’s en Claw Boys Claw. Tegenwoordig zijn ze ook een terugkerende sensatie in clubs als The Dirty Water Club in Londen en La Flèche d'Or in Parijs.
Het langverwachte debuutalbum, gemixt door garage-guru Olaf Veenstra van Green Hornet, komt In oktober 2009 uit. Tot die tijd zullen The Monroes hun trashy soulful garagepop blijven spelen van Groningen tot Parijs...
English:
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 will be released in oktober 2009. Until that time The Monroes will continue to play their trashy soulful garagepop all over Europe...
The Monroes are:
Josje Kobès: zang, gitaar
Arnold Nieborg: gitaar, zang
Harry Kingma: bas
Lielian Tan: drums
bookings:
themonroes@gmail.com
T: +31(0)6-45578205
Tocado Bookings:
Meleny Spits
T: +31(0)6-42642433
Mike Michels
T: +31(0)6-644448174
MikeMeleny@tocado.com
record label:
Tocado Records
www.tocado.com
Leen Steen
leen@tocado.com
synch agent:
SOLID as a rock
Neeltje Mooring
T: +31(0)651596934
n.mooring@solidasarock.eu
www.solidasarock.eu
websites:
www.myspace.com/themonroes
www.themonroes.nl
www.tocado.com
discography:
the monroes - roulette – tocado records (’09) toc 0067
tocado records – sampler (’09) track: misery
the monroes - something coming, uk-promo cd-r (‘07)
the monroes - not tonight/send me a postcard - 7", high maintenance (‘05)
the monroes - sad & blue - cybersingle - platexrecords.nl (‘05)
schaamte en woede - various artists - pias (‘05) track: sad & blue
de slag van groverpop - various artists (‘05) track: not tonight
the monroes - come on out! demo cd-r (‘04)
past shows:
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 The 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)
28-02-08: Comedytheater in de Nes, Amsterdam
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
28-10-07: Maloe Melo with Osni (Fr), Amsterdam
27-10-07: Orkz-bar with Osni (Fr), Groningen
06-09-’07: 100%NL, Acoustic Radio Session, Hilversum
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 (with 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
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)
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