Monty's Fan Club
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The best kept secret in music

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"John's Hopkins News Letter"

Recher Theater with Bosstones 9/20/02
"I had time for little more than a quick glance around before Monty's Fan Club
came on. This sextet from Providence, R.I. played mostly energetic punk punctuated with a slick horn section and a few ska numbers. This group seemed determined to win the crowd, pulling stunts like having the trumpeter spinning his instrument around with a lit sparkler in the bell. They broke through the self consciousness of the crowd very early on; people were dancing and yelling by the time they got to a cover of Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" toward the
end of their set. Indeed, they set a challenge for the next band, Avoid One Thing, to follow." ... "As I said before, the emphasis was on energy that night, from the very first note of the opening act until I walked out of the Recher completely soaked in sweat, but with a smile on my face." - Matt Thornburg


"The Local Mix (localmix.com)"

Then a band like Monty's Fan Club comes along and knocks you on your bored
butt, from trumpet to drums, this ecletic group (composed of six Cranston natives-
Ryan, Justin, Steve, the Infamous, Nick, and Mike ) delivers something that the
rock scene needs right now- bold music that's not afraid to go against current
trends of whining about how cruel the world is. Try and describe them in word and
you may find yourself hard-pressed.
Their first album was released in 1999. "Thanks for the Metal Sign" is a
sizzling mix of emotion and musicianship, applying healthy doses of reggae,
punk, and metal to well-delivered vocals. "TKO", an instrumental, showcases
their musical potential with an up-and-down rollercoaster of instrumental
experimentation, full with some particularly Slovak-esque guitar riffs on lead
vocalist and guitarist Steve Aiello’s part. Another track, "Arcadia" is the
perfect example of what all solid punk should be- both driving and rhythmic at
the same time.
MFC is currently at work on their second album. One song in particular, “Hearts
Bleeding”, has the band particularly happy with their current musical
directions. But we will all have to wait to hear this new one…
- Eric Dimbley


"Tony of TonyAndPals.com"

Lupos Heart break Hotel, Prov RI
"Next was Monty's Fan Club, whom I never heard of before. They got everyone into
it. High energy punk rock, better than most bands that do it. Much better.
- Tony of TonyAndPals.com


"noncentric.com"

The Met Cafe, Prov RI
"Finally, the band everyone came to see…Monty’s Fan Club came on last. I have to say that they motivated some extreme moshing (in me), even more than when I saw Catch-22. I left the show satisfied, amazingly tired, extremely sweaty, and thirsty.  Even as I type this review, I?m still very sore. "
- -Nick


Discography

Self Titled EP 2003

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Bio

Hailing from Providence RI, these guy have been rockin since 2000. Best friends since highschool, these guys got together to try to bring somthing a little fresh to music lovers. Any fan of live music will feel surprisingly refreshed, yet slightly out of breath after a trademark, energetic MFC show. They will go to any length to make sure every audience member leaves thoroughly satisfied and sweaty. Come see and hear the experience for yourself. Then, you'll understand how Monty's Fan Club can walk the walk to match all the talk that's been buzzing about their infamous live performances. They realeased a 3 song EP at the beginning of 2003 and have received an incredible response from it. They are currently in the middle of writing for a full length album scheduled to be released in the fall of 2004.

SOME MFC FACTS
• Have shared the stage with: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, Catch 22, Mest, Avoid One Thing, American Hi-Fi, Yellowcard, Jurassic 5, The Pilfers, The Toasters, Midtown, Riddlin Kids, Vanilla Ice, Wakefield, Big D and the Kids Table, Kicked in the Head, M-80, Bim Skala Bim, Lost City Angels, Hidden in Plain View.
• Overall Winner: Ernie Ball MusicMan Battle of the Bands 7 ('03) out of 2600 entries nation-wide. Online votes only (over one million votes cast).
• Winner: One of Four bands chosen to appear live at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA (December 10, 2003). Selected by a staff of industry professionals (Warped Tour Production Company) to play the showcase, out of 2600 entries.
• Dates on the 2003 and 2004 Vans Warped Tour
• Successfully booked, and promoted 3 extensive tours (each lasted approx. 3 weeks) of the east coast, northeast, mid west and mid Atlantic. As well as playing east coast dates regularly.
• 2003 Online Rock Fest winners (www.oninerockfest.com): "Best Band" & "Best Composition" ('Hearts Bleeding') One of 200 submissions; competed for over 2 months; 40% online voting, 60% juror voting.
• Dates on the 2003 Warped Tour (July 31st Boston, August 8th Philly)
• 95.5 WBRU 2003 Rock Hunt finalists (one of 4, picked from over 250) submissions throughout southern new England. Record industry professinoals chose winners based on live performance.
• Consistent radio air play on 95.5 WBRU (RI), 102.3 WAXK (CT), 107.3 WFNX Boston, and 19 internet radio stations.
• 1 of 5 finalists out of 200 for Diamond Hill/Guitar Center Battle of the Bands. Held over 3 nights at the Call, in Providence, RI.
• 1 of 5 finalists out of 250 for Diamond Hill/Guitar Center Battle of the Bands, Prov, RI
• Over 1400 Full Length ('00) CD's and over 1300 EP's ('03) SOLD (and independently produced and written)
• Over 24,000 plays on MP3.com
• More than 300 dedicated street members as close as Rhode Island and as far as Australia. Given weekly assignments for promotion.
• A mailing list that tops 3000 members from more than 27 states
• Featured on compilations: Rye Airfield "Noise", New England Not So Quiet Corner, Trouble in Skaburbia, Asbestos Records, Across the Pond (England).
• Featured on the OLN Network; a Baked Apple Productions wake boarding special.
• 2nd place of 50 in 1999 battle of the bands at Lupo's, put on by Triad Recording Studios and Rattlehead Records
• All logos, merchandise, cd artwork, web pages and anything MFC is designed exclusively by MFC. Website also created and maintained entirely by MFC.