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We are moving all of our blog posts to www.monarques.tumblr.com from here on out! See you there!

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Sitting in the studio right with Beau and Rich, digging into our first track - "Good Man" for mixing. It's sounding amazing.

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MARCH 12TH MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS W/BLACK WHALESMARCH 13TH GREAT PACIFIC - PENDLETON, ORMARCH 14TH BAR DELUXE - SALT LAKE CITY, UTMARCH 16TH THE GLASS SLIPPER - LAS CRUCES, NMMARCH 17TH AUDREY HOUSE - AUSTIN TXMARCH 19TH TENOAK - AUSTIN TXMARCH 20TH CHERRYWOOD COFFEE HOUSE - AUSTIN TXMARCH 22ND EL CID - LOS ANGELES, CAMARCH 24TH FUZPLEX -OAKLAND, CA

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So... we've been laying low since our last show at Bunk Bar in November and a lot has happened since that time, here's a few updates.Kickstarter. We made our goal and THEN SOME! We were able to raise about 1500 through the support of all of our generous benefactors. A huge thank you to all who gave! The record. We are in the final stages, mixing is coming up this next week and we are excited have

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The fifth day of our second tour began around 11am when we all awoke in the living room of our mutual friend Jason’s house, scattered on his hardwood floor. We wanted to wake up earlier to check out some sights such as the Oakland swap meet where we all scored sweet deals last tour, but had to exchange our shopping misadventures for burritos and coffee to make the sevenish hour drive to Santa

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Today we woke up (late) at the Opal Hotel in San Fransisco. I LOVE the Opal! Love it. I (Chrissy) tend to be the one booking the hotels and this one is always a pleasure to interact with. The people who work there are amazing. Super friendly, down to earth and hilarious. They have really helped us out twice now. Love them, can't recommend that place enough.San Fransisco was fantastic. The band

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Descending into Caspar by van last night, the road had everyone in the band clutching their seats, wide eyed, preparing to shuffle the mortal coil. The road out of Caspar was no less dramatic, but after a truly jubilant night at the Caspar Inn, the gang seems less concerned about the realistic possibility of the van, the gear, and the Monarques themselves descending unwillingly into the Pacific.

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Today is the second day of tour, and more importantly—you know what? It’s my Golden Birthday. The big 2-5. I was initially skeptical about spending it on the road, but it has turned out to be pretty amazing. Everyone has made it that way by giving me champagne and whiskey and a tiny crown and-- best of all-- A GOLD SPARKLETOWN TAMBOURINE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. Jared Mees and the Grown Children even

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Okay. So, I am writing this early on day 2 of our tour. We left yesterday at about 1 PM and headed for Ashland, Oregon. The vibe in the van was SO posi the second we got in. We are all super excited to be on the road together again. We are also really, really stoked that our good friend James Luce is with us. He is our number one, favorite photographer EVER, and a real sweet guy to be around. Our

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Our second West Coast tour starts on Friday! We've been super busy all month recording our new record, playing and hanging out at MFNW and now we are ready to hit the road!! We will be travelling with our good friends Jared Mees and The Grown Children from Portland and we will be in your town SOON. Sep 24 Alex’s - Ashland, OregonSep 25 Caspar Inn - Caspar, CASep 26 Hemlock Tavern w/Social Studies

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XOXO

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MFNW starts today!! This means we have been a band for one year... officially. We played our very first show all together for last years' Bladen County Records Showcase at rontoms and we'll be playing the BCR showcase again this year, this time at the newly christened BUNK BAR on Water Ave and Taylor. It's going to be a great show so come by and see all the great bands playing this Saturday.

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So it's official. For those of you who don't know, our guitar player Jon has decided to pursue other interests and leave Monarques. We are sad to see him go but it's what he wanted and we wish him the best!! Taking his place on guitar is Michael Slavin (pictured). We've been working out new arrangements and things are taking shape really well. Come out this Wednesday - August 4th - to Mississippi

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RECORDINGIt's been a while since I've updated the Blog or sent out an email (which is what I'll be doing later) so there are a few things to talk about. First off - we are getting ready to head into the studio with our good friend Paul Laxer (pictured). He recently engineered and co-produced Typhoon's "Hunger and Thirst" if you haven't heard it - well you should, right now. Amazing album. Anyhow.

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We made it safely back to Portland on Monday, the van only broke down once and we had an amazing time! Thanks to everyone who let us sleep on their floors, showed us around, bought us beers, came to the shows, bought our shit, and partied down with us!! We are happy to now be friends with all of you. For those we didn't encounter on the road, here's the scoop...Highlights included:Piedmont

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Tour dates (almost) officially announced NOW! May 27th - Sophias - Davis, CAMay 28th - Kermit the House - Oakland, CAMay 29th - Bunkhouse - Las Vegas, NVMay 30th - Pool Party - Las Vegas, NVMay 31st - Tin Can Ale House - San Diego, CAJune 1st - TBA - Los Angeles, CAJune 3rd - McWorld - Los Angeles, CAJune 4th - The Parkside, San Francisco, CAJune 5th - Cafe Flo - Chico, CAA house party in Oakland

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"Monthly parties in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, Austin, Las Vegas and New York." THE RUMBLE sends new bands on tour throughout the country providing good shows in good venues - it's a great way for young bands to get some exposure and get out in the world! Ferocious Few from San Francisco is the band on tour, joining them will be us and 1776 - also from Portland.

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Here's a video of us rehearsing "I Won't Cry" for "Prairie Home Companion"I Won't Cry from Josh Spacek on Vimeo.

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We had a blast on the East Coast. Check out our flickr page for the first installment of pictures from the road!

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So on Thursday we're flying out at 7am to Newark N.J. for Prairie Home Companion's Battle of the Bands. We've got our songs picked out and we're ready to give Jersey hell! Honestly this whole thing has been really interesting. I've never been involved with such a large production - we've been sent detailed itineraries, instructions and further instructions. It's a little crazy. I'm excited to

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Prairie Home Companion announces the contestants for this years "BATTLE OF THE BANDS"

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So I just got off the phone with a woman who works for Garrison Keillor and Prairie Home Companion. Monarques is one of 5 bands chosen to perform for GK's "Battle of the Bands" at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center live on NPR on April 17th. WHAAAAATT!!?? Yeah. We get to play 3 songs in front of 3000 people and be broadcast around the world. This is craziness.if it's good enough for Elvis

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TED.com has an endless supply of new ideas presented by top thinkers and innovators from all over the world. They record the talks from the various conferences TED holds each year. Technology. Entertainment. Design. Really fascinating and inspiring website.Here's a link to the talk I just watched from young Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie."The danger of a single story" xoJosh

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I'm going to now to use this blog for more interesting things than self promotion.#1Vice Magazine finds the last two people living in a remote area of Northeastern Alaska. Pretty non-intrusive as far as Vice style goes and really cool guy for being a weird isolationist survival dude.ALASKA IS BEAUTIFUL. BEARS ARE SCARY.xoJosh

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"Portland's Monarques churn out sunny bubblegum pop that would feel equally at home in a '50s sock hop as it would in a cramped basement show in 2010. What's most impressive is that Oh Captain, My Captain's Josh Spacek pulled the whole project together in just a matter of months. The seven-piece—which also includes a couple of female backing vocalists—takes the squeaky-clean elements of early

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