Artist description Three band members rock in a droning, otherworldly way unlike anyone else we know (truly)

Music Style ecclectic, very (world music meets acid jazz & skiffle)

Musical Influences American blues- bluegrass- folk- roots, World music, African drums, psychedelia, electronic sound collage

Similar Artists Have been likened to the far out instrumental bits Led Zeppelin used to wander into

Artist History Monkey Shine hails from Portland, Maine where they began as a quickly thrown together unit called Imp Stew which opened for Tammy Schatz & her band Rude Toys (see www.rudetoys.com) at a gig at Geno's, on Jan. 12, 2002. Jody & Tammy (see www.mp3.com/TammyLynn) had been friends for some time when she invited him to pull together a group to open that gig. Jody had been part of a Porland based band called Lost In Boston (see www.mp3.com/LostInBoston) in the 1980s and Tammy enjoyed the vibe on old LIB recordings, but never saw him perform live. Thus the invitation. The gig was fun (we survived). The Meyer brothers, Matt & Nathaniel, had a life-long raport which Jody was able to embellish upon and Monkey Shine was hatched. Matt & Nathaniel Meyer and Jody Dube are all high school Art teachers and serious visual artists as well as musicians. (see www.meyerstudiogallery.com)

Group Members Matt Meyer: vocals, guitars, bass, banjo, harmonica, mandolin Nathaniel Meyer: harmonica, washboard, djembe & congas, occasional vocal & guitar Jody Dube: bass, guitar, djembe & occasional vocal

Instruments many/varied

Location Portland, Maine - USA

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