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QC Rollers Return To Rock Quad-Cities

QC Rollers Return To Rock Quad-Cities

Zipping around the track in a savage ballet, following intuitive patterns as their bodies crash into each other, the women engage, again and again. Muscles sore, sweat dripping from their skin, they push hard, ever forward, a tangle of arms and legs, as through the cacophony, two lithe figures weave between the jigsaw of effort, […]

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Tripmaster Monkey Live At RIBCO For Rob's Benefit

Tripmaster Monkey Live At RIBCO For Rob’s Benefit

In January 2013, Tripmaster Monkey — drummer Marty Reyhons, bassist Wes Haas, guitarist Jamie Toal and singer Chris Bernat — performed at the Rock Island Brewing Company as part of the Bertual Reality Benefit, a gig to raise funds for local producer Rob Cimmarusti, who was battling pancreatic cancer and whose production and performance expertise […]

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Tripmaster Monkey Tour Of The UK Flashback

Tripmaster Monkey Tour Of The UK Flashback

Back in 1994, the local band Tripmaster Monkey toured the UK to support their debut EP, “Faster Than Dwight,” playing at various locations in support of the disc, released overseas on Che Records. The footage below captures the band in performance at TJ’s, Newport, UK, and includes tracks from “Dwight” as well as the group’s […]

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A Music Video Filmed In the Quad Cities That Was On MTV? Yup.

A Music Video Filmed In the Quad Cities That Was On MTV? Yup.

Back in 1994, the local band Tripmaster Monkey filmed the video for their first single, “Shutters Closed,” off their album “Goodbye Race” here in the Quad-Cities, featuring a variety of area folks as extras, including this reporter. The video was shown on MTV and other national video shows, and lives on in the recesses of […]

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Tripmaster Monkey Through The Years

Tripmaster Monkey Through The Years

A look back at Quad-Cities indie rock band Tripmaster Monkey, from their start in the late ’80s through their heyday in the mid-late ’90s signed to the Sire and Elektra Records labels, to the recording of their current album, “My East Is Your West.” (Photos are taken from the Tripmaster Monkey Facebook gallery.)

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The Long Strange Trip Of Tripmaster Monkey

The Long Strange Trip Of Tripmaster Monkey

Tripmaster Monkey released its first album in over 20 years, “My East Is Your West,” this week, and like the veering navigation implied by the title, it’s been a strange trek of various directions for the members over the past few decades back to their current reunion. At their mid-’90s peak, Tripmaster were signed to […]

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Will It Be Barca, Man U Or A Surprise For Griezmann?

Will It Be Barca, Man U Or A Surprise For Griezmann?

Will it be a Victory Royale for Barcelona or Manchester United in getting brilliant attacker, French World Cup winner and Fortnite fan Antoine Griezman? Or will another surprise team like Real Madrid end up dancing the L to Barca and Man U? Ever since Griezmann announced last month on his Twitter that he would be […]

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