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Gallery Link: Saint Rocke 02/05/2010

Hard Rock Café Afternoon Show, the boys put on a badass little set and then did a signing.

My girls and I strolled down Las Vegas Blvd to the Hard Rock Café to check out the 100 Monkeys. We walked in the front door that led to the store. The nice man standing there asked if we were there to eat lunch. We told him no, we were there to see a show. He pointed to the elevators and told us “third floor”. So we stepped into the elevator and pushed the ‘3’. Away we went.

The doors opened to reveal two ladies sitting at bar tables with a stamp pad and a mac checking tickets and stamping “SLOTS” on our wrists.

The guys were on stage still doing sound checks and what not. We got stamped and walked to the bar. After ordering a beer, I decided, since I hadn’t let any of them know I was coming out to the show, to stroll over to the stage to see how long it would take them to notice. About half way across the floor Ben J noticed it was me and I got hugs and a quick chat with the guys before they opened the actual doors.

After they finished their sound check, they went backstage for about twenty minutes.

They came out and hopped on stage. A short set followed, about seven songs long. They opened with Shy Water followed by Clippity Clop, Junkie, The Monkey Song, Gus and they played an improv titled Strangers With My Baby, in which Jackson belted out a nice tune about how he and his girl had drifted apart. It was kinda cute. They finished out the set with Sleeping Giants then informed the crowd that they would be doing a signing for a little while.

The evening show, however, was not as smooth.

The show opened up with a local band from Vegas called The Rooks. They rocked a nice little set that is a little fuzzy to me. After they did their thing, the second band, Imagine Dragons, took the stage. Due to some…technical difficulties, they spent, literally, about fifteen or twenty minutes sound checking and failing. Not at all the fault of the band, as there seemed to be some problems with the monitors and mics.

They finally said screw it and jammed out a nice set, forgive me for not knowing their song titles, as I hadn’t really listened to them before this show. They have a nice sound sort of reminiscent of The Killers.

After they finished their set, the guys came out on stage and started their sound check. They decided to suck up the technical problems and after a brief sound check told us they would be back in about fifteen minutes.

They exited the stage and about ten or so minutes later, a banana clad Marty came out to welcome everyone to the last show of the first leg of the tour. The boys came from the backstage area and took the stage again.

They opened with a nice bluesy beat I haven’t heard before then followed it up with a nice set. I remember hearing some Wings On Fire, Orson Brawl, Sweet Face, Looker, Poison Oak, Ugly Girl, Keep Awake and probably four or five more. By this late time in the set, the guys have requested more vocal or less bass drum, and a couple times requested a switch in mics. Nothing. The evening improv was Lipstick on My Collar, a very…emotion filled piece. During this song the mic stand got broken as everyone knows. After they finished this song, they played Invisable Monsters and then said they were going to take a break and they would be back shortly.

The rest is pretty much history.

For all the problems they had, they put on an AMAZING show. A nice large set, even if it was cut short, that was well worth going to see.

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How would you describe 100 Monkeys to someone who has never heard of you? Ben G.: We’ve been asking on our website and someone described us as “rockapaloozical,” which I thought was pretty accurate.

What experience would you like people to come away from a 100 Monkeys show with? Ben G.: An extremely good time. If we can inspire someone to create their own artwork, that’s probably the greatest thing we could ever have someone leave a show with: inspiration.

What is your favorite part of a live performance? Ben G.: Just being able to interact with fans. We make up a song or a few songs every show. Getting a suggestion from the audience and making something right in front of people like that is one of the best parts because it’s always fresh and always new. It’s always great to play a song that people have been wanting to hear all day long. When you play it, everyone has such a great time. The giant dancing banana is also a perk.

Well, I can’t imagine that not being anybody’s favorite part. Ben G.: Yeah, it’s not often that you get to dance with a gigantic banana.

No, not every day. What is your favorite part of touring? Ben G.: All the parts of touring are kind of my favorite parts of life. I like driving, I like playing rock and roll, and I like traveling and seeing new places– it’s kind of a mixture of all those wonderful things. I don’t know if I could pick a favorite.

Is there anywhere in particular that you’re looking forward to seeing? Ben G.: Well, definitely places we haven’t been. Like Tulsa. None of us had ever been to Tulsa, Oklahoma before. We just had a great time there. I know I’ve been to Denver and Denver’s awesome, so I’m looking forward to going there. All these new cities and new places are what I’m looking forward to the most.

What’s next musically for you guys? Ben G.: We’re working on a project in February that we’ll be announcing pretty soon. Then we’re starting a tour again in March. We’re all going to head up to the Spencer Bell benefit on April 24th.

To read the rest of the interview, head over to:

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Make sure to check out the Photos from the show too here:

100 Monkeys photos from Marquis Theater

Here a few of his photos from the show. The full set of photos can be see at: Photopyle.com

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