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When I decided to go to the Monotonix show this past Wednesday night I was initially expecting something completely different from what I experienced. The show was beyond wild and full of energy; it was absolutely out of control, and in the best way possible. Their set up was confusing seeing as the drums were set up in front of the stage as opposed to the opening bands who set up on the stage. But my confusion soon cleared up as the drummer took his seat with guitarist Yonatan Gat at his side. Lead vocalist Levi Elvis commenced his scream fest into the microphone, jumped on stage, pulled down his incredibly short running shorts and then bent over and stuck the microphone up to his ass. I’m not sure whether he did this as an immediate shock factor or to really just kick off the show, but what I am sure of is that the the crowd went absolutely gaga. Everyone moved to every sound and beat they made not stopping for anything. This surprised me at first because they stood like zombies for the two previous bands. The show was non-stop and even though I had gone simply as a spectator I felt invested in the music and involved with the crowd. The crowd seemed to be on the same mind-wave jumping at exactly the same time. There were points where my feet were completely off the ground and I was suspended in air by the jumping bodies around me. There were water bottles filled with vodka being emptied onto the crowd as well as bottles of beer and whatever else Elvis could get his hand on. All the band members continued to move around the venue pulling the drum sets by a blanket they had set up underneath. When they made it up to the bar Elvis then jumped on top of the counter jumping up and down, running back and forth and really pissed off the bartenders when he started throwing the box of straws and lime slices into the audience, they even played a game of tug-o-war over the box of napkins. Aside from getting some vodka in my eye and having my toe crushed by steel-toed boots the only thing wrong with this show was that it wasn’t in a garage because these guys truly resonate garage rock.