The Monolators

Led from the husband-and-wife group of Eli Chartkoff on guitar and vocals and Mary Chartkoff on drums, the Monolators certainly are a pop combo who perform a revved-up mixture of first-generation punk and vintage rock and roll & move with smart, witty, and heartfelt lyrics to go with their abundant melodic hooks. Located in LA, the Chartkoffs shaped the Monolators in 2002, with Eli on bass, Michael Dennis on acoustic guitar, and Mary on drums; the three fulfilled while jamming having a music group known as the Heinous Brothers, who rehearsed a whole lot but hardly ever played out, as well as the Monolators (originally the Monolators from Lonely 451) had been created so they might expose their function to some wider target audience. The Monolators documented their first recording, 2003’s Rejection Arranged Me Free, like a trio, but Dennis remaining the group in 2005, as well as the music group soldiered on like a duo, with Eli shifting to acoustic guitar. This streamlined lineup documented the band’s second LP, 2006’s Our Tears Possess Wings, but in a short time the music group expanded to some quartet with the help of Ray Gurrola on acoustic guitar and Ashley Jex on bass. The four-piece Monolators became a attract around the L.A. golf club circuit, known for his or her high-energy shows and wise songcraft, in addition to earning airplay on several leading indie radio stores in Southern California. The name track from your 2007 EP You Appear Good around the Teach was named among the Best 25 tunes of the entire year by LA Regular, which also called the Monolators among the area’s “Hype Bands.” Once the group cut its third full-length recording, 2008’s Don’t Dance, it experienced expanded to some five-piece with the help of Jillinda Palmer on keyboards.