Monarch
Steven Stubblefield
Rising from amorphous kraut rock jam sessions in the back of a barbershop, Monarch takes bluesy, meditative psychedelic rock and injects jazz, guitar harmonies, and a taste of down-home country heartbreak. Monarch incorporates the triple-guitar punch of Dominic “Daddy Sticks” Denholm, Thomas DiBenedetto, and Nate Burns, backed by the driving rhythms of Andrew Ware and the hypnotic bass thump of Matt Weiss. Together, they weave an engulfing tapestry of sound, influenced by the unstoppable forces of cheap beer and jazz cigarettes. Their self-titled EP was released in late 2014, and it’s been passed in plastic cd sleeves to butterfly boy believers across the world.