Mono Men

Mono Men

Mono Men performing at West Seattle Summer Fest, 2013
Background information
Origin Bellingham, WA, USA
Genres Garage punk, grunge, surf rock
Years active 19871998, 2006, 2013
Labels Sub Pop
Estrus
Impossible
Scat
1+2 Records
Past members Dave Crider
Ledge Morrisette
Aaron Roeder
John Mortensen
Marx Wright

The Mono Men were an American garage punk band, based in Bellingham, Washington. Their sound contained elements of grunge (distortion-heavy guitars, sneering vocals), but the Mono Men filtered these through a mimicry of 1960s Washington proto-punk, garage rock bands such as The Sonics.

History

The Mono Men rose up from the ashes of another Washington band, the Roofdogs. John Mortensen came from the Dehumanizers and Game for Vultures before joining the Mono Men. The band came together in late 1987. They played shows in Europe, Mexico, Japan, Canada, and the United States. They were featured in the Northwest Rock & Roll documentary Hype!. Their albums all received generally positive reviews. The band split in 1998, though in 2006, the Mono Men reunited to play a series of concerts called the "Spanish Attack." They also reunited to play a reunion show in Bellingham at the Wild Buffalo House of Music on July 13, 2013.

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Members

Discography

Albums and EPs

Split Singles

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