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Josh, Bob, and Andrew in Seattle, WA The Band
Bob Forrest - vocals & guitar
Josh Klinghoffer - guitar, drums, keyboard/piano
Josh Blum - bass
Andrew Clark - bass
Mark Hutner - guitars

Bob Forrest's triumphant return to music after a 7 year haitus from fronting the seminal Los Angeles rock outfit Thelonious Monster. He comes back to us with tales of his adventures, delivered in his charictaristicly brutally honest fashion. Joining him is former Geraldine Fibber Kevin Fitzgerald on drums, former Campfire Girl Andrew Clarke on bass, and guitar prodigy Josh Klinghoffer (Butthole Surfers).

Bob Forrest's triumphant return to music after a 7 year haitus from fronting the seminal Los Angeles rock outfit Thelonious Monster. He comes back to us with tales of his adventures, delivered in his charictaristicly brutally honest fashion. Joining him is former Geraldine Fibber Kevin Fitzgerald on drums, former Campfire Girl Andrew Clarke on bass, and guitar prodigy Josh Klinghoffer. The newest member is Aron Embry on Fender Rhodes and 2nd guitar. They released their debut record on Goldenvoice Recording Co. titled "You Come And Go Like A Pop Song"
Thelonius Monster Biography
A sort of all-star collection of L.A. scenesters and musicians, Thelonious Monster formed in 1986 and specialized in what would best be described as drunk-rock in the tradition of the Replacements. Ramshackle, loose live performances -- one was never sure if the band would actually turn up or finish out -- seemed to be their hallmark, yet at times lead vocalist and lyricist Bob Forrest was capable of brilliance. No matter the lyrical scenario, nothing was ever good enough for him. The band began with a messy, four-guitar record, Baby....You're Bumming My Life Out in a Supreme Fashion in 1986 with Pete Weiss, drums; Jon Huck, bass; K.K., guitar; Bill Stobaugh, guitar; Chris Handsome, guitar; and Dix Denney, guitar. They followed it with Next Saturday Afternoon, a more coherent effort. The John Doe-produced Stormy Weather in 1989 was a step up, as the band had since been taken under the wing of X and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, serving as a support act and getting some informal studio help from Doe and Flea on occasion. The lineup revolved, but in the end, Weiss, Denney, and Handsome remained true to Forrest. Beautiful Mess, an uneven, all-star gala (appearances by Tom Waits, Al Kooper and Soul Asylum) came out three years later. Forrest occasionally appears as a solo acoustic act, and the band tours sporadically. ~ Denise Sullivan, All Music Guide