ENTERTAINMENT – REVIEWS
by L. Grant Pooka
The Palmetto Patriot
MIAMI – Tonight, my tropical compatriots, you may know one of the greatest reasons for which I miss my Miami so dearly. No, not because the writer of Dexter keeps stealing my one-liners… I am writing this as a PERSONAL TESTAMENT to the AWESOME GROOVELICITY of Monkey Village, because many of you know how strict a connoisseur of music both fine and funky I am, and that the altar of my church is in fact a subwoofer.
If you have never seen or heard of the Monkey Village, I am at Miss Anne’s behest letting you in on one of Miami’s VERY BEST music secrets. Believe you me, Europe has NOTHING on these guys!Tonight on the longest night of the year, Monkey Village is having their PHASE IV CD RELEASE PARTY, which erupts tonight from 10pm-2am at the Transit Lounge (729 sw 1st Ave, Brickell) for an AMAZING $0 cover!
Monkey Village is a collaborative sampling of Miami’s best music, a swirling blend of irregular appearances of various band members from SUENALO, SPAM ALL-STARS, LANZALLAMAS MONOFONICA, ELASTIC BOND, LOCOS por JUANA, AFROBETA, SHE SAID, CLEVELAND JONES, JUST THE TIP, JESSE JACKSON, OUT OF THE ANONYMOUS and RAW B JAE.If that’s not impressive enough, then those of you who also know my tendency to RAMBLE should also be made aware that the SHEER TALENT of this musical ensemble has for rendered me happily and utterly SPEECHLESS for many years now.
Tonight’s select ensemble celebrates the newest Monkey Village CD, Phase IV, and the ensemble tonight includes the following performers: Emiliano, Lasim, El Negro, and Lakambra of Locos Por Juana; Rodrigo of Juke; RaRa Kuyu; Cristy, Angela & Geneva of She Said; Ulysses of Out Of The Anonymous; Brian of Raw B Jae; and trippy visual art by Eva Ruiz and Arlene Davila.
If by chance you’re a PUNK and can’t make it to the show, I strongly advise keeping an ear or at least a GOOGLE ALERT out for this protean party wagon wherever it turns up! Violators will answer to me. Papa Pooka wouldn’t steer you wrong, at least not on music anyway!
