100 monkeys
100 Monkeys was an American funk rock band that formed in 2008 in Los Angeles , California. The band members were Ben Graupner, Ben Johnson, Jackson Rathbone, Jerad Anderson and Lawrence Abrams. The band split up in summer 2012, but the former members are still very good friends. While three of you take a musical break, Ben Graupner and Ben Johnson make music with two new members under the name Pink Fuzzy Animals .
history
The band formed in 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The first single Ugly Girl was released in July 2009, along with the songs Smoke and Wasteland Too . They then released the completely improvised album Monster de Lux . Her first studio album, Grape , was released that same year . In 2010 the band toured across the United States on a 100 City Tour , which greatly increased their audience. In July 2010 the album Live and Kickin (Part one) was released and in November 2010 the second part Live and Kickin (Part too) was released on DVD. In April 2011 they published their book Every Monkey Dookies , which was written by themselves (with pictures, painted by Jerad Anderson). On June 28, 2011, their new album Liquid Zoo was released .
From the end of June 2011 to the end of December 2011, the 100 Monkeys toured first through the United States and then through Europe. Among other things, they gave four concerts in Germany. Currently the band is separated for various reasons.
Members
Ben Graupner was born on February 7th in Dallas, Texas. He played trumpet, guitar, drums, keyboard, bass and sang for the band.
Jackson Rathbone was born on December 14, 1984 in Singapore City, Singapore. He is a successful actor and made famous through the films in the Twilight Saga in the role of Jasper Hale. He played guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, mandolin, trumpet, harmonica and sang.
Jerad Anderson was born on June 4, 1981 in San Diego, California. He is a budding actor. He played guitar and was the band's backing vocalist.
Ben Johnson was born on May 4, 1984 in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. He played bass, guitar, drums, keyboards and sang for the band.
Lawrence "Uncle Larry" Abrams was born on July 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. He played the flute, bongos, keyboard and sang occasionally.
style
Their style of music is described by Spin magazine as funk rock.
The 100 Monkeys themselves see several styles in their music: rock 'n' roll, blues, funk and country.
In each of their shows, they improvise a song. The ideas on the subject of the song come from the audience and the best subject is then chosen by Jerad Anderson. The lyrics are mostly sung by Jackson Rathbone and varied instrumentally. These songs have never been rehearsed before.
Discography
Albums
- 2009: Monster de Lux
- 2009: Creative Control Live
- 2009: Grape
- 2010: Live and Kickin (Part one)
- 2011: Liquid Zoo
Singles
- 2009: Smoke
- 2009: Wasteland Too
- 2009: Ugly Girl
- 2009: Keep Awake
- 2010: Kolpix
- 2010: Future Radio
- 2010: Wandering Mind
- 2012: City Of Bones
DVDs
- 2010: Live and Kickin (Part too)
Books
- 2011: Every Monkey Dookies
Improvised songs
In each of their shows, they improvise a song. The ideas on the subject of the song come from the audience and the best subject is then chosen by Jerad Anderson. The lyrics are mostly sung by Jackson Rathbone and the instruments are varied. These songs have never been rehearsed before.
Title of some improvised songs from the 100 Monkeys:
- Feb 25, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - "Jello"
- Apr 19, 2009 - Vancouver, BC - "Lumberjack"
- May 23, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA - "That's What She Said" and "Cake" and "Apple Juice"
- Jun 07, 2009 - New York, NY - "Peacock" and "Chicken"
- June 15, 2009 - Philadelphia - "Philly Girl!" and "Paper Towels" and "Coconuts"
- Jun 18, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA - "Blue Eyes"
- Sep 20, 2009 - Vancouver, BC - "David Bowie"
- Nov 15, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - "Flying Squirrel"
- Dec 27, 2009 - Hollywood, CA - "Jerad"
- Jan 1, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV - "Wayne Newton"
- Jan 4, 2010 - Albuquerque, NM - "Spandex Banana Hammocks"
- Jan 5, 2010 - Dallas, TX - "Marshmallow"
- Jan 8, 2010 - McAllen, TX - "Happy Birthday, Monica"
- Jan 13, 2010 - Denver, CO - "Cherries"
- Jan 18, 2010 - Seattle, WA - "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?"
- Jan 19, 2010 - Portland, OR - "Kung Pao Chicken"
- Jan 30, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV - "Strangers With My Baby" and "Lipstick On My Collar"
- Feb 5, 2010 - Hermosa Beach, CA - "Brownies"
- Feb 12, 2010 - Pomona, CA - "Tighty Whities"
- February 2, 2010 - Des Moines, IA - "Juicebox"
- Mar 4, 2010 - Madison, WI - "Awesome Sauce" and "Bananas"
- Mar 7, 2010 - St. Louis, MO - "Best Friend"
- Mar 8, 2010 - Louisville, KY - "Puppet"
- Mar 26, 2010 - New Orleans, LA - "Bourbon"
- Apr 07, 2010 - Washington, DC - "Little Black Book"
- Apr 11, 2010 - Cambridge, MA - "Grind"
- Apr 13, 2010 - Hartford, CT - "Annoying People"
- Apr 14, 2010 - Lancaster, PA - "Drinking"
- Apr 15, 2010 - Allentown, PA - "Hot Nurses"
- Apr 19, 2010 - Nashville, TN - "Nerf Guns"
- April 20, 2010 - Birmingham, AL - "I Hacked Into Your Email"
- Apr 23, 2010 - Dallas, TX - "Paper Airplanes"
- Apr 24, 2010 - Dallas, TX - "Ellen Degeneres" and "Everything's Bigger In Texas"
- Apr 28, 2010 - Pittsburgh, PA - "Hats"
- Apr 29, 2010 - Providence, RI - "Beef Jerky"
- July 21, 2010 - Scottsdale, AZ - "There's A Camera In My Face"
- July 22, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV - "Zombie Dinner Party"
- July 23, 2010 - San Diego CA - "Come Get LEID At Our Table" and "Spilt Beer"
- July 25, 2010 - San Francisco, CA - "Duck-billed Platypus"
- Jul 29, 2010 - Seattle, WA - "Road Trip"
- Aug 4, 2010 - Sacramento, CA - "Tickets to the Gun Show"
- Aug 6, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - "Drunk Dialing"
- Aug 07, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - "Restaining Order"
- Aug 18, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - "Walk of Shame"
- Aug 28, 2010 - Auburn Hills, MI - "Handcuffs" and "Joygasm"
- September 11, 2010 - Toronto, ON, Canada - "Batman"
- Oct 10, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - "Slap Me Silly & Call Me Susan" (with Jackson interpreted as 'slap me and call me stupid')
- October 31, 2010 - Baton Rouge, LA - "Chicken on a Stick"
- December 3, 2010 - Baton Rouge, LA - "Baby Alligators"
- Dec 26, 2010 - Atlanta, GA - "Ho Ho Ho"
- Dec 27, 2010 - Birmingham, AL - "Dirty South"
- Dec 28, 2010 - New Orleans, LA - "Show Me Your Beads" and "Fake It Until You Make It"
- Dec 29, 2010 - Houston, TX - "Pillow Talk", "Apple Juice"
- Dec 31, 2010 - Austin, TX - "I'm A Little Freaked Out" and "One Night Stand"
- Jan 1, 2010 - Mission, TX - "No Bueno"
- Jan 2, 2011 - San Antonio, TX - "Beer"
- Feb 19, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA - "Bullies"
- May 7, 2011 - New York, NY - "Keep Your Boots On"
- May 9, 2011 - New York, NY - "Stalker"
- November 29, 2011 - Copenhagen - "Denmark Girl"
- November 30, 2011 - Berlin - "Sex in the Jungle"
- December 1, 2011 - Hamburg - "Chio"
- December 2, 2011 - Frankfurt - "Red Light District"
- December 8, 2011 - Cologne - "Are you looking at my bum?"
