Terror Fest Review: Daikaiju, Lightning Bolt

Four-alarm dose of masked mayhem

"...a totally novel signature move – Israeli destructo-rock trio Monotonix previously used human limbs as a drum riser –..."

June 9, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Does Size Matter at SXSW?

A smaller SXSW Music week still satisfies

"...Israeli guitarist Yonatan Gat, formerly of Monotonix, was joined by Native American drummers/vocalists Eastern Medicine Singers..."

March 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tenth and Final SXSW Artist List

Action Bronson, Talib Kweli, a Blaze Foley tribute, and 196 more

"...Golden Messenger, H-town hip-hop favorite Trae Tha Truth, must-see ex-Monotonix guitarist and Chronicle day party headliner Yonatan Gat, and..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chronicle SXSW Day Party Announced

RSVP now!

"...Yonatan Gat (4:20-5pm): “Guitarist for Israeli wild men Monotonix, Yonatan Gat now leads a trio that plays spazzy,..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

SXSW Music: Yonatan Gat

Israeli guitar comet shoots the stars

"...the Tel Aviv native and former axe god for Monotonix, which played legendary SXSW sets, wasn’t being off-putting...."

March 19, 2016 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Thursday Night SXSW Showcases

"...Fellow countryman known for his famed guitar work with Monotonix, Yonatan Gat bends genres with restless and disorienting full-length..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Music News: Tuesday/Wednesday

First night climaxes and 5 Next Big Things

"...Yonatan Gat Years ago, Israeli destruction unit Monotonix gleefully terrorized SXSW audiences, playing eight chaotic shows a..."

March 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List No. 4

179 acts added to the spring music convergence

"...Yonatan Gat, who’s stormed many South By’s with destructo-rockers Monotonix, but now leads a fierce international/instrumental trio that blew..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Black Metal, Gray Skies, Red-Hot Love

Sex, love, and nostalgia – recapping Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015

"...interior. The Israeli axe man, formerly of noise punks Monotonix, positioned his Middle Eastern spazz trio on the floor..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Chaos in Tejas

"...band's infectious, buzz-saw abandon – Broken Social Scene gone Monotonix? – equals hardcore heaven in Abraham's shamaniac appeal and..."

June 10, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A

"...NOLA bounce queen Big Freedia, the death-defying stunts of Monotonix and Peelander-Z, the monolithic bludgeoning of Florida's reunited Floor,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

I Don't Want to Grow Up

Another Fun Fun Fun Fest in the can

"...Monotonix: I have no idea what Ami Shalev was singing..."

Nov. 8, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Saturday Preview

"...some sweet 1970s psych-pop-funk jams. – Audra Schroeder Monotonix..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature

Comedy

"...dumb, overplayed relic of the last century. Except for Monotonix."..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...and an Air Sex Contest. "When you mix wrestling, Monotonix, and Mariachi el Bronx," surmises Transmission principal James Moody,..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Pulling back the (iron) curtain on Fun Fun Fun Fest and the Flying Balalaika Brothers in time for the 40th anniversary of the Armadillo World Headquarters

"...competition, a multimedia show from Brooklyn's Cold Cave, and Monotonix, no-holds-barred, in the ring of Anarchy Championship Wrestling. "It's..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Something for Everybody

The lineup for the 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Wrestling and will host, along with Cold Cave and Monotonix, a grab bag of entertainment options including a veggie..."

Aug. 4, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Monotonix

"...MonotonixWhere Were You When It Happened? (Drag City)..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

The Lineup

Recommended music from the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1

"...Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Experimental Dental School, Monotonix, Jolie Holland, and Sonic Chicken 4...."

Sept. 24, 2009 Music Post

Off the Record

Nothing's shocking: reveling in the aftermath and glow of South by Southwest 09

"...at Ballet Austin during the second annual KVRXplosion, when Monotonix's pro-wrestling-style false-count-anywhere punk freak-out "left 10 dead and five..."

March 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...Loyalty, is expected later this year. – Chase Hoffberger Monotonix..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW Panels

"...as long as bands ask, including pyrotechnics. Israeli spaz-rockers Monotonix doused their equipment with lighter fluid and set it..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...Jay, Justin Townes Earle, Lake, Malajube, Mayyors, Mika Miko, Monotonix, Daniel Martin Moore, Nomo, Notekillers, Ra Ra Riot, Raveonettes,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Critics Poll

"...HERNANDEZ Monotonix, Mohawk; Nas, Emo's..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

No Metal

Monotonix sprayed us all down with their love hose

"...but it didn't last long, because the throng surrounding Monotonix last night began pouring beer on him. A lot..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Monotonix

Saturday

"...MonotonixBourbon Rocks Patio, Saturday, March 15..."

March 21, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...Does It Offend You, Yeah?; Shining; the Ting Tings; Monotonix Random Play..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks

"...& Garfunkel with an ethereal falsetto. – Austin Powell Monotonix..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Day Party Crawl

"...Kinks and the Modern Lovers. Tel Aviv power trio Monotonix was a little hairier. Mustachioed singer Ami Shalev ran..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...Reatard (4:15), the Night Marchers (3:30), Fucked Up (2:45), Monotonix (2), Howlin' Rain (1:15pm) SATURDAY 15 Gallery Lombardi: Friend..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

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