100 Monkeys Concert in Albuquerque On 1/4/10

Thanks go to Iris for sharing her review of the 100 Monkeys show at The Launch Pad in Albuquerque!

The opening band, Asper Kourt, was absolutely amazing. They played amazingly well, and I would go as far as saying that they sound better live than they do on their CD. After they finished performing their song, “Don’t Forget,” the drummer quickly sung, “Don’t forget about my Jasper.” The lead singer went on to add that the drummer had “seen the movie 14 times.”

The boys put on an amazing show! They did all their usual songs. A group of girls asked them to play “Ugly Girl” and Graupner went on to ask them what the song was about. When they couldn’t answer, he laughed it off and they went on to play it. Jackson and Graupner told jokes all throughout the show. One joke prompted an audience member to inform them of the difference between red and green chile. The improv song was “Spandex Banana Hammocks.” It originally started out as just “spandex,” but one of the audience members also threw out “banana hammocks” and Jerad really seemed to like the idea. Jackson did want those who posted YouTube videos of the song to include a warning and apology to his mother for the subject matter he’s singing about. The audience chanted for an encore and they obliged with two more songs. Afterward, Jackson invited the audience to join them in Dallas for the concert the following night.

Personally, I have NEVER had so much fun at a concert before. The guys were great about interacting with the audience, they played their hearts out, and seemed to be having a blast while doing so. As they were leaving, I handed a pair of cute/kiddie monkey glasses to Uncle Larry and a pair to Jackson as a belated birthday present. LOL

“It’s not new and it’s not Mexico, but gaw dang it, I like it here!” – Jackson

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