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The Monkees Announce Summer 2013 Tour Dates

Dave Swanson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:06:06 +0000

One more time! With the success, both critical and commercial, of last fall’s mini tour, the Monkees are coming to your town again this summer. The 24 date US tour is being called ‘A Midsummer’s Night With the Monkees,’ and kicks off July 15 at the Capitol Theater in New York. “The reaction to the [...]

45 Years Ago: The Monkees' 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' Album Released

Dave Swanson — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:21:38 +0000

By the time they released 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' in April 1968, the Monkees had been on a nonstop roller-coaster ride for a solid 15 months. Record after record, live appearances and shooting their TV show made for an exceptionally busy schedule. Except for the soundtrack to their movie 'Head,' which came out later in the year, 'The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees' would be the last album released by the original group.

45 Years Ago: 'The Monkees" Final Episode Airs

Dave Swanson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:11:46 +0000

On Monday, March 25, 1968, at 7:30PM, the final episode of 'The Monkees' aired over the NBC airwaves. When the television show about a rock and roll band premiered on Monday, Sept. 12, 1966, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become. Over the 18 months that followed, the fictitious band became a real band, and their records not only topped the charts, but even outsold the Beatles.

Mike Nesmith of The Monkees Announces 2013 Solo U.S. Tour Dates

Dave Swanson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:24:04 +0000

After the huge success of last year's Monkees tour, the usually reclusive Mike Nesmith has been recharged and is embarking on his own solo tour this spring. Nesmith took to Facebook to deliver this information today (Jan. 28). The dates are listed below.

The Monkees Deliver Rock 'n' Roll, Nostalgia and Plenty of Smiles in Cleveland – Concert Review

Dave Swanson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:31:23 +0000

At their triumphant show at the Lakewood Civic Auditorium on Nov. 17, the Monkees were indeed 'too busy singing to put anybody down' as their nearly 30-song set proved. Nostalgia is a crazy creature. It taunts and teases as it pulls a tear, and tries its best to give you that warm all over glow. It can be both good and bad. Thankfully in the hands of the Monkees, it was all good. This was a show custom made for the diehard fans, nothing less and certainly a lot more.

44 Years Ago: The Monkees 'Head' Premieres

Dave Swanson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:57:51 +0000

Released in theaters nationwide on Nov. 6, 1968, 'Head' was the Monkees last real hurrah as a pop phenomenon of the '60s. If you want to talk about going out in a blaze of glory, look no further. What other film has its stars jumping off a bridge to their watery death in the first five minutes? The Monkees name was not used in the offbeat advertising for the film, the movie itself had no credits at all until the very end, and the soundtrack generated zero radio hits. Some might call this a recipe for failure, while others might simply see it as the lunatics taking over the asylum.

The Monkees On Tour Again…Seriously! [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:00:18 +0000

The death of a loved one often brings those left behind closer together, and it seems that may be what happened in The Monkees' camp. Following the unexpected death of Davy Jones earlier this year, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and, surprisingly, Michael Nesmith, have announced that they're hitting the road for a U.S. tour.

Monkees Music Poll

Tom McCarthy — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:45:47 +0000

Celebrate the life of Davy Jones by answering this poll.