Band Blitz Review by Steffi Lewis (steffilewis.com)

Last Friday's heat went down pretty well, we had an awesome time and although we didn't make it through to the Final (congrats to Rise Inside) there's no way we're loosening our Chuck Taylors as we're here to stay. We'll be taking the rest of August by the rock'n'roll horns as we return to Esquires and crank it up with another performance at this years MK Party on the Pitch. You can find more gig info by clicking here, but you came for the review, right? Read on then...

Review of our Band Blitz set from Steffi Lewis (www.steffilewis.com):

Trash Monkey who I've seen on numerous occasions around some of the smaller venues. You want some dirty rock guitars? These are the guys for you, and they certainly know what they're doing.

Load a bunch of 12-bar blues chord sequences into the rhythm, add in a very confident singer, a rampaging drummer, solid bass and a twiddly lead ... then lock and load! A great mix of Ramones and AC/DC and some sleezy lyrics too... totally worked for me!

Check out the full Heat review here
and Steffi's Band Blitz gallery here

Band Blitz review by Craig Short (ampjam.net)

Cheers to Craig for these words about our performance at the Band Blitz Heat...

Trash Monkey, I’ve seen the guys around a few times and they have got better over time, now grasping tightly at leather jackets and jeans while packing in some decent riffs and a more flamboyant showmanship from their frontman. The guys have a pretty enthusiastic audience to work with, the crowd and band bouncing off each other as they tear off into some old-school power riffs and some pretty articulate solos that break up the tracks, but “Trapped” is my highlight as it seems along some the lines of Rage Against The Machine with heavy, driven blues kick to it but without the rap.

Check out the full review on ampjam.net

Milton Keynes Band Blitz... Friday 1st August

Hey you lovely people!

Just a reminder that Trash Monkey will be competing in this years Band Blitz at The Pitz Club, our slot for a chance in the final is THIS FRIDAY so please, please come along if you're about. It's a good venue so should be a great atmosphere. It simply wouldn't be the same without you there so why not come along for the ride, and perhaps buy us a pint afterwards... Keep it loud!

Click here for direcitons to The Pitz Club.