Nope! It’s not an April Fools Day joke– MONO is absolutely making a stop at The Turf Club on Friday, April 1st and you will want to be there!
The Tokyo, Japan-based 4-piece Instrumental Rock band MONO was originally formed in 1999. Their unique approach of combining moving orchestral arrangements and shoegaze guitar noise is held in extremely high regard; so much so, that the band’s musicianship and the diverse musical palette has eclipsed the Rock genre and exists within its own realm. As British Musical Magazine NME once stated, “this is music for the Gods”.
Over the first decade, MONO rapidly established a well-acclaimed status, especially with their live performances. Through their annual world tour consisting of around 150 shows, visiting now over 59 countries, both critics and fans of Rock music agree their sheer euphoric, dynamic resonance of performance make MONO one of the best live bands in existence. A particularly monumental early live memory was a special set of orchestra shows celebrating the 10th anniversary in New York, Tokyo, London, and Melbourne; which was later immortalized as the live album, Holy Ground. MONO now also proudly holds the title of being one of the most internationally successful bands in Japan.
Now MONO enters into the third decade. As the first creation of this decade, the new 11th album, Pilgrimage of the Soul, is scheduled for September 2021 release, which was recorded and mixed — cautiously, anxiously, yet optimistically — during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020 with one of the band’s longtime partners, Steve Albini.
Bing & Ruth will be opening up the show so get there early!
Tickets are still available HERE!
