Moneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is a

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band from

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History

Moneen formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. The founding members were singer/guitarist Kenny Bridges, bassist Mark Bowser, drummer Peter Krpan and singer/guitarist Chris Hughes. The band recorded their first EP ''Smaller Chairs for the Early 1900s'' in Kenny's basement. They then re-released it on Smallman Records with their second album "The Theory of Harmonial Value", the band's next release was ''Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now'' in 2003. The album appeared on the !earshot National Top 50 chart in August, 2003. Bowser was replaced by Chris Slorach (Nu Chris), who left the band after the release of ''

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''. Erik Hughes (who played bass for the band on their first Canadian tour) later became the permanent bass player for the band. In 2003 the band's lineup was Bridges, Krpan, and Chris and Erik Hughes. That year they performed in Austin. Moneen later signed to

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. Smallman Records still distributes their albums in Canada. In 2005 they released a split EP with friends

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, on which each band covered two of the other's songs, plus one original song. In 2005, director Alex Liu followed the band through the recording process for '' The Red Tree'', filming a documentary entitled ''The Start to This May Be the End to Another''. ''The Red Tree'' was released on April 11, 2006, on CD and vinyl. The vinyl release of The Red Tree was limited to 300 copies. The band joined the 2006 Warped Tour to promote the album. The documentary was released as part of '' The Moneen DVD: It All Started with a Red Stripe'' on May 13, 2008. The DVD had been nominated for a

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for Music DVD of The Year. In March 2008, Moneen parted ways with their drummer Peter Krpan, who decided to start a solo project named One Grand Canyon; the band recruited drummer Steve Nunnaro as a permanent replacement. Moneen began recording their fourth studio album ''

The World I Want to Leave Behind ''The World I Want to Leave Behind'' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian indie-rock band Moneen. It was released on September 15, 2009, through Dine Alone Records in Canada, and through Vagrant Records in the US. Recording and production ...

'' in December 2008; it was released September 15, 2009 with Dine Alone Records. They released it on CD and vinyl. The vinyl release had a bonus track called "Dark & Ugly". The band went on tour in the United States to support the album, including a stop in Los Angeles at the Troubadour. In 2010, Peter Krpan re-joined Moneen as the permanent drummer. The band opened for several dates on

's farewell tour in December 2012, however the band had performed very little throughout 2012 and after 2013 were in hiatus. Krpan, along with Chris and Eric Hughes, formed a new band in 2013 named Seas, signed a deal with

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, and went out on tour. Bridges joined a band called Cunter, worked as the guitar tech for

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, toured with

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on guitar, and released an EP in August 2015 "Love and Hate". In 2016, Moneen performed in Mississauga, Ontario at Cuchulainn's Irish Pub. In 2017 the band played a four-date tour leading up to the 10th anniversary of The Red Tree, held at Lee's Palace in Toronto. In January 2019, the band played three shows at the

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in Toronto to celebrate the 15th anniversary of ''Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now''. In April 2019, Alexisonfire announced that Moneen would be supporting then for one date in July 2019, describing Moneen as the "

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to Alexisonfire’s Roy".

Members

Current members

*Kenny Bridges:

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(2000–present) *Chris "Hippy" Hughes:

(2000–present) *Haris Cehajic:

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(touring) (2000–present) *Erik Hughes:

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(2001–present) *Peter Krpan:

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(2000–2008, 2010–present)

Former members

*Mark Bowser: bass guitar (2000) *(Nu) Chris Slorach: bass guitar (2000–2001) *Steve Nunnaro: drums, percussion (2008–2010)

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (2001), Smallman Records *''

Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now? ''Are We Really Happy With Who We Are Right Now?'' is the second full-length album by the rock band Moneen Moneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is a Canadian indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario. History Moneen formed in 1999 after the di ...

'' (2003), Smallman Records *'' The Red Tree'' (2006),

, (2012), Vinyl Repress Dine Alone Records *''

'' (2009), Dine Alone Records

EPs

*'' Smaller Chairs for the Early 1900s'' (1999), Smallman Records *'' The Switcheroo Series: Alexisonfire vs. Moneen'' (2005),

*'' Saying Something You Have Already Said Before: A Quiet Side of Moneen'' (2006), Vagrant Records *'' Hold That Sound EP'' (2009), Dine Alone Records

DVDs

*'' The Moneen DVD: It All Started with a Red Stripe'' (2008)

Music videos

*"No Better Way To Show Your Love Than A Set Of Broken Legs" (2002) *"Tonight, I'm Gone..." (2002) *"Life's Just Too Short Little Ndugu" (2003) *"Are We Really Happy with Who We Are Right Now?" (2003) Directed by Jeff Scheven *"Start Angry... End Mad" (2004) Directed by Jeff Scheven *"Passing Out in America/Accidents Are on Purpose" (2006) Directed by Marc Ricciardelli *"If Tragedy's Appealing, Then Disaster's an Addiction" (2006) Directed by

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*"Don't Ever Tell Locke What He Can't Do" (2006) Directed by Matt Bass *"Hold That Sound" (2009) Directed by Michael Maxxis

References

External links

Moneen
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Moneen Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups from Brampton Canadian indie rock groups Canadian post-hardcore musical groups Dine Alone Records artists 2000 establishments in Ontario