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"Year Of The Monkey review"

Pushmonkey successfully balances accessible melody with between-the-eyes, lead-boots delivery. Celebrating a decade together, the heavy Austin quintet hasn't had longevity merely handed to them, touring through the ranks, self-releasing tapes, giggin' at Ozzfest and with Godsmack, Kid Rock, and Fuel, and being "discovered" by Arista. So where to now, in a world of liquid record deals and digital self-promotion? Dig in, and stay the course. Year of the Monkey isn't vastly different than 2001's El Bitche, but it does have a slicker, fuller sound, thanks in part to Butthole Surfer Paul Leary, who slides faders here and sprinkles headphone candy there. On "Too Good to Be True" and "10,000 Miles," Pushmonkey's never sounded better, with venom, vibe, and vulnerability coming together perfectly. With such provocative sonics, equally anticipatory expectations of the lyrics flounder with too many breakup songs and the ersatz hip-hop misogyny of "I'm Down." And what, no trumpet or other fucked-up shit? Still, if distributed widely, Year of the Monkey could be a nice shot in the arm for these Austin Music Award winners. Or even prophetic.

David Lynch
4.8.05 - Austin Chronicle


"Year Of The Monkey review"

Pushmonkey - Year Of The Monkey, Trespass Records

The long awaited sequel to Pushmonkey’s 2001 masterpiece El Bitche has finally come and is no disappointment. The Year Of The Monkey just might land the mighty monk on the national scene. Tony Parks’ vocals and lyrics are right on target but Will Hoffman and Howie Behrens’ guitar combination - along with the strong backbone of Darwin Keys (drums) and Pat Fogarty (bass) - really makes this record groove. The disc, in true monk fashion, has heavy-duty tunes like “Rescue Me,” “Fake” and “Lie To Me,” but their super-catchy power ballads “Sorry” and “Stuck Out” are songs everyone can dig. Pushmonkey twists your arm with backbeat lounge ditty “Reason To Be Loved” and erotic rap groove “I’m Down.” Yes, another great effort by Austin’s #1 rock act. This truly could be the year of the monk.
(Angus MacMannus)
- Harder Beat Magazine


Discography

"Year Of The Monkey" 2005 Trespass Records
"Maize" Re-release 2003 Trespass Records
"El Bitche" 2001 Trespass Records
"Pushmonkey" 1998 Arista Records
"Pushmonkey EP" 1996 Lone Wolf Records
"Maize" 1994 Sector 2 Records

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2005-2006

-Pushmonkey collaboration with Austin band Dirty Wormz featured on MTV's "The Gauntlet"

-Three songs from Year of the Monkey to be included with Yahoo MusicMatch software on all new Dell computers sold through 2006.

•New cd Year of the Monkey, produced by Paul Leary (Sublime, Butthole Surfers, U2) released Feb. 15th, 2005. Regional radio airplay begins.

•2003-2004: writing songs for new cd and touring regionally.

•Received two awards at 2002 Austin Music Awards Show: #1 Metal/Industrial Band Best Cover Art for El Bitché

•Single “Number One” charts several successive weeks on R&R rock specialty chart.
•Touring Texas and Southwest to support El Bitché; performed radio station festivals and shows in Austin, Beaumont, Killeen, Dallas, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Lubbock.

•Independent CD El Bitché released September 4th, 2001.

1999-2000
•Special performances: headlining on WLZR stage at Summerfest 2000 in Milwaukee; KLBJ Shore Thang with Stone Temple Pilots in Austin. Radio festival performances in Atlanta, Memphis, Orlando, Miami, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, and Midland.

•Received two awards at Austin Music Awards Show during South By Southwest 2000:
#1 Hard Rock / Metal Band
#1 Video (“Caught My Mind”)

•“Caught My Mind” video featured on HBO’s “The Sopranos.”

•Debut self-titled CD yielded 3 successful rock radio singles.

•Kicked off the year with a national tour with Godsmack, followed by Ozzfest ’99. Within 24 hours after their final Ozzfest performance in Los Angeles, the band was onstage performing at Woodstock ’99 in New York.

•Live performances on ABC/ESPN’s “X in Concert,” ESPN’s “Extreme Sports,” and on numerous local TV shows in tour markets; appearance on Fox’s “Melrose Place.”

•Tracks from the Pushmonkey CD were featured on MTV’s “BIOrythm,” WWF’s “Sunday Night Heat,” UPN’s “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Rock-N-Roll Bodybuilding Competition,” and Fox Sports’ “Board Wild.”