Happy Monday! It is a very special day in Monk world as we are thrilled to announce our limited edition 7″ red vinyl and release show. Included on the album are two brand new songs recorded by Narwhal Audio for your listening pleasure.  The “Hiding Places” album comes with an exclusive 7 scene photo series entitled “Domestica Monk” brought to you by IshootRockstars and features a day in the life of The Loneliest Monk set in the 1950′s.  Think Rosie the Riveter, pink houses, gummi bears, and domesticated style! You have never seen us like this before.

You can pre-order the album starting today which will also include a ticket to our release party.  While you wait for the physical copy you will receive a digital download of the two tracks.

Please join us in the celebration and official release party at Reggie’s Rock Club on July 8, 2011 with special guests Stephen Paul Smoker and Flying Cars (Brooklyn, NY).  All advanced ticket purchases include the 7″ Vinyl plus a bonus photo booklet that will be available to pick up at the party.

Vinyl Preorder & Ticket Purchase Link

REGGIES ROCK CLUB | JUL 8TH
The Loneliest Monk
Stephen Paul Smoker
Flying Cars
8pm | 18+ | $10 adv / $12 day of
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Love.

The Loneliest Monk

This past Winter we headed out to the land of Daytrotter.  For those not familiar with it, Daytrotter hosts about 7-14 bands per week and releases four to five songs per day from each band.  The band will record their songs live in about one to two takes, and each band gets a character drawing of themselves upon their released session.  As an added bonus, listeners and fans can download the music for free!

We had an amazing time at our session.  During the drive from Chicago to Rock Island, we spent the time listening to other band’s sessions to get inspired and we wrote the rest of our lyrics to the new songs we were debuting at the recording session that day.  Mike Gentry, the engineer, was patient, cool, and a super nice guy.  Once we entered the room we couldn’t help but feel the energy of all the music that had been recorded in the same room through the years. Yes, we were geeking out a bit   Some of our favorite Daytrotter sessions even take precedence over the artist’s albums themselves; its raw, unique, organic, and the beauty is in the little mistakes and raw delivery.  Ohh, and everything is recorded to analog tape (so if you mess up, you feel a little bad for wasting the tape).

We are Daytrotter'd!

Listen to our session! It includes 2 new unreleased songs: We Remember When & Hiding Places

We came away from our session that day feeling accomplished, thankful, and overwhelmed with joy that we were able to experience Daytrotter like so many of our favorite bands.  To celebrate, we had a yummy pizza.

Angelo's Pizza

Daytrotter is a true gem.

Love.

The Loneliest Monk

Three weeks of touring and memories galore.  We totaled over 6,120 miles during this span, and were able to expose our music to all sorts of new and beautiful people.  It’s pretty amazing to experience the music, locals, and incredible food in every city.  It was encouraging to observe music communities throughout the Midwest, West and Southwest.  Artists are thriving and thankfully listeners are craving unique sounds! We went into this tour with a notion of what it would be like and came out of it with so much more.  From the small coffee shop/gallery in Oakland to the incredible SXSW stage in Austin, we gave our all to every ear that would listen.  With Mighty Mitchell by our side, it is safe to say that we set out on a journey and fulfilled it ten times over.

Lady Cello @ Chrononaut Club, San Diego

Be sure to check out Narwhal Audio for an insightful blog of photos and an introspective look into our road travels by Mitchell Cepaitis. The blog will be updated in the next couple of weeks.  Also, check out our Facebook page, we’ll have some tour photos up soon that will make you smile.

Road Warrior Mitchell

Mitchell, you ARE the best friend that anybody could have, Team Monk sure does love you.

Miles in Ralph's Warehouse, Denver

Thanks to our hometown Chicago crew for the encouragement.  Muchas gracias to Brian & Kato, Ralph Brown, Elizabeth & Sean Meltzer, Ingred Chamberlin & Eric, Frank & Lucy Morales, and Jessica & Elijah Deleskey for the hospitality and offering a roof over our heads while on the road.

San Francisco Boats

Here’s lookin’ at you Record Bar, Meadowlark, The Modbo, Aubergine After Dark, Mama Buzz, Chrononaut Club, Ruby Room, Bootleg Theater, Rogue Bar, and Midcoast Takeover. Much love to the bands we were able to connect with.

La Jolla

Super thanks to our friends and family that we were able to hang with on tour and cheers to the awesome new aquintances and lovely fans.

Chicago, we’ll see you at our homecoming show as we celebrate our friends, Scattered Trees’ album release @ Schubas w/ Chaperone.

4.30.11 @ Schubas 10PM 18+

Meadowlark by Glenn Ross

So Much Love!

The Loneliest Monk

The day has finally arrived! We are going to miss you Chicago.  We are also ready to visit the sun and warmth out West so don’t worry, you will be in our thoughts.  Tonight we hit up Kansas City at RecordBar with Late Night Callers.  Friday will take us to Denver as we return to our favorite Rocky Mountain bar, The Meadowlark.  On Saturday we venture to a lovely gallery space in Colorado Springs, The Modbo and add some TLM compositions to their evening:

3.3.11
RecordBar
w/ Late Night Callers
10pm

3.4.11
Meadowlark Bar
w/ Science Partner, Harpoontang
9pm

3.5.11
The Modbo Gallery
w/ Constellations of Cars
8:30pm

Here we go.

Wish us luck!

Love.

The Loneliest Monk

UPDATE:
Click here to download the Merry Monkmass 2010 track for free!

Merry Monkmas.

Old man Winter is finally upon us here in Chicago.  Crossing our fingers and hoping it won’t be a harsh one.  I’m all for pretty snow but the severe cold is not where it’s at.

We spent an afternoon with Paul Gulyas at his studio (The Shams Band, All Things Lucid) and he helped us record our very first Christmas song Monk style.  We’ll be releasing it Thursday 12.2.10 for FREE! Be sure to follow us on Twitter so you will be one of the firsts to have a listen. It will be the perfect soundtrack for your shopping adventures.

We will also be debuting the song during our set on Thursday at The Hideout. Don’t forget, we kick off the evening at 9pm.

Love.

The Loneliest Monk

Dear friends,

The Loneliest Monk will be performing at the CHIRP Record Fair today at 3PM! CHIRP is a wonderful new independent radio station, and this is their 8th annual vinyl extravaganza. There will also be tons of videos, DVDs, posters, artwork, and lots and lots of other things. The fair is located at:

Chicago Journeymen Plumbers, Local 130, U.A.
1340 West Washington Boulevard

10AM-5PM
FOOD from IRAZU
BEER from GOOSE ISLAND

Admission is $7 or $5 with a printed flyer (get it here).

We’ll have the new album and some other delights with us at the fair, so please come by and say hi! If you can’t make it out you can still get yourself the new album available now on Kilo Records: http://theloneliestmonk.kilorecords.net

Thank you for your support!

Love,

The Loneliest Monk
http://wearetheloneliestmonk.com

Happy Tour Kick Off Day!

Come join us tonight for our first ever tour kick off party. There will be live music by yours truly as well as our friend’s Baron Von Something and Thomas from Raise High The Roof Beam’s new project, Heartichoke.

The evening will be full of cupcakes, candy, smiles, and plenty of booze. Also, the DEBUT ALBUM JUST ARRIVED and will be available for the first time tomorrow night! If you’ve already purchased the CD, swing on by to grab your copy. If you can’t make it no worries – they’ll be shipping out on Tuesday. In addition to the swanky new albums, we’ll have limited edition hair accessories and earrings inspired by Monk fashion made by the super talented, Siobhan McNulty.

Come share this evening with us at EP Theater and wish us well as we bring The Loneliest Monk to the masses on our 5500 mile tour. Entry is solely donation based, so if you can drop a buck in the box on your way in that would sure be swell. Every bit counts and all proceeds go to keeping us on the road.

We look forward to seeing you!

xoxo

The Loneliest Monk

EP Theater

Monday March 15th
1820 S. Halsted (entrance in back)
Party starts at 7PM and Heartichoke will kick off the music at 8PM.

Spring Tour

3.15 EP Theater: Chicago, IL
3.17 Blue Fugue: Columbia, MO
3.18 Opening Bell: Dallas, TX
3.19 BLU SXSW Showcase: Austin, TX
3.20 SXSW: Austin, TX
3.22 The Lost Leaf: Phoenix, AZ
3.23 Radio Room: San Diego, CA
3.24 Bordello: Los Angeles, CA
3.26 Meadowlark: Denver, CO

Debut Album

March 1st, 2010

A year ago, The Loneliest Monk began the long road of recording our first album at Kilo Studios in Pilsen. We crafted each song and sound and accomplished something that we are so very proud to share with you.

Our self-titled release is available starting TODAY for purchase by following the link below (those who pre-ordered will be receiving their download code today as well).

Purchase Here: http://theloneliestmonk.kilorecords.net

The album is available on CD and digital download, and includes 10 original tracks with exclusive photography by IshootRockstars.com. Recorded and mixed by the amazing Mitchell Cepaitis, mastered by Gary Tanin, and released on Kilo Records.

We can’t thank all of you enough for your love and support. This album was created for you.

Tour News

3.15.10-3.27.10

In other Monk news, we are leaving cold Chicago and embarking on our very first Spring tour. The masks are packed and Michelle’s cello is ready to play for new ears. Stay tuned in as we keep tabs on the road via twitter and digital diary. We will also be heading to Austin to perform in the amazing land that is South by Southwest!

Chicagoans, blow us a kiss at our tour send off party @ EP Theater on March 15.

Performances

Visit our website for times and details

3.15.10 Chicago, IL: EP Theater
3.17.10 Columbia, MO: Blue Fugue
3.18.10 Dallas, TX: Opening Bell
3.19.10 Austin, TX: SXSW BLU Showcase
3.22.10 Phoenix, AZ: The Lost Leaf
3.23.10 San Diego, CA: Radio Room
3.24.10 Los Angeles, CA: Bordello
3.26.10 Denver, CO: Meadowlark

Love,

The Loneliest Monk