Monofonus Press

NON-OFONUS
Mar 30 09

Monofonus Press is pleased to announce the grand opening of NONOFONUS, an edited selection of non-Monofonus Austin bands like Pataphysics, Cavedweller, the Crack Pipes, Daniel Frances Doyle, and Reverse X-Rays, to name but a few. Plus, our online store still boasts a dazzling array of must-haves from Monofonus artists, including music, literature, hand-screened T-shirts and bandanas, and blank books, as well as Monofonus flash-drives equipped with our entire music catalog.
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MEET THE VIDEO CHEF
Mar 25 09

Domy Books Austin, Friday, April 10, 8pm
Video artist Max Juren has long been an Austin YouTube favorite — from his deadpan commercial for Heinz ketchup to his joyous re-enactment of Atreyu’s epic ride on Falcor, Juren always manages to twist the classics into his own warped forms of hilarity. (more…)

2009 Texas Biennial
Mar 23 09

This Friday, March 27, Monofonus teams up with award-winning performance artist Jill Pangallo to present Let me Entertain You, a companion book for her upcoming show, a live, multimedia extravaganza where “art meets entertainment meets identity crisis.”

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WAIT, THERE’S MORE! SXSW FILM
Mar 14 09

Monofonus’ own Wiley Wiggins of Diagonals stars as a “charming, disheveled wreck” in this rebound comedy by Dia Sokol.

Screenings: Sat, March 14, 11:30am, Alamo Ritz Theater. Sun, March 15, 7:30pm, Alamo South Lamar Theater. Thu March 19. 9pm, Alamo South Lamar Theater.

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HARSH REALM
Mar 14 09

We freaked out in a medieval daydream with bands from far and wide, free Southern Star beer and Dripping Springs vodka, fortune telling, carney games, maypole dances, and the biggest fucking dragon sculpture that Austin ever laid eyes on. (more…)

SXSW MUSIC
Mar 14 09

This week, bands from all over creation descend upon our fair city. But lest you forget the locals, we are here to remind you that Monofonus is all up in this piece!

WED MARCH 18
8pm DIAGONALS Tim’s SXSW Loft Party, 2514 Wilson St (with Crime Novels!)
11:30pm THE ROLLER brings the doom to a new Eastside bike shop show, Fastfolks Cyclery 2513 E. 6th St (with Shake it like a Caveman!)

THU MARCH 19
You’ll probably be at Monofonus studios partying with us in the HARSH REALM all day, but should you feel the need to spread your wings….
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FLASH DRIVE FOR … $20!?!?!
Feb 17 09

This deal is outrageous, we know, and despite your initial skepticism, it’s not too good to be true. For a measly $20, you’ll get our entire music library on a reusable flash drive. We’d be remiss if we didn’t point out that the music is unencrypted, which means you can share it with your friends. What is this, a non-profit? Our only request is this: If you dig a band, by all means, support them! Buy their album in a tangible format! Discover piles of new music available here, only from Monofonus Press!

Love Hurts
Feb 06 09

…but not as much as a good venue with a shitty sound system. This Valentine’s Day, join us in the fight to make music sound good again! The venerable Moose Lodge is throwing a SOUND BENEFIT to improve their sonic situation, and Monofonus’ own Over the Hill will be playing, along with thirteen other bands. Also: beer, barbecue, and radical hand-screened t-shirts by none other than Jules Buck Jones and Ed Davis, who just happen to make their magic right here at Monofonus Studios. SAT. FEB 14 2PM – 1AM Check out www.austinmooselodge.org for more details.

New Diagonals Video
Jan 16 09

New Diagonals video for Neil Diamond Blues by Max Juren.

Watch it!

Diagonals Record Release
Jan 16 09

Austin’s Diagonals have been getting this town to dance darkly for two years and running. Now you can toss on one of MF’s exclusive Diagonals’ Tromp l’oel t-shirts, grab your hairbrush microphone, and rock out to their debut album, Valley of the Cyclops, anywhere you want. Click here to watch director Max Juren’s video for the controversial single “Neil Diamond Blues,” the most fun-sounding tale of deep loneliness that you will ever hear, we promise.