Mono Men

About two hours from Seattle, in the seaside town of Bellingham, WA, the Mono Men pursued their campy retreat to ’60s rock revivalism via the Sonics, the Wailers, and plenty of teen exploitation flicks, but avoid being fooled — their music is loud, fast, and aggressive. The Mono Guys doubled as indie label experts, forming and working garage rock and roll asylum Estrus Information; they also web host the annual Garage area Shock music celebration in upstate Washington. Their lineup included Dave Crider on electric guitar and vocals, Ledge Morrisette on bass, Aaron Roeder on drums, and John Mortensen (ex-Game of Vultures), who changed first guitarist Marx Wright after 1990’s End Draggin’ Me Down.