Once again, the amazing Theresa has provided us with some beautiful shots from the Saint Rocke show! Check them out in the gallery!

GALLERY LINK:
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > February 5, 2010 – Saint Rocke

I’ll try and get the entire feed from the show up in the Media Center soon.

Nice interview with the entire band.

Instead of being confined to one instrument like members of most bands, the members of 100 Monkeys each take turns playing different instruments. They showed off their multi-musical abilities in Bakersfield at Chencho’s on Jan. 26.

Consisting of Ben Graupner, Jackson Rathbone, Ben Johnson, Jerad Anderson and M. Lawrence Abrams, whom they call “Uncle Larry,” 100 Monkeys is based in Los Angeles and tours all over the country. The band first got together three years ago but has only been a full band for a year and a half, according to Rathbone. In addition to being musicians, many of the members of 100 Monkeys are also actors.

“Ben, and myself met in high school. Then I met Jerad in L.A., and I made a film with Uncle Larry,” said Rathbone, who played Jasper in the “Twilight” films. “We just kept in touch and kept jamming. Eventually the jamming became more organized, and we became more official.”

The band’s name comes from the phenomenon where an individual’s learned behavior is picked up by the rest of its group instantaneously.

“It’s the idea of a collective consciousness, the way an idea spreads subconsciously in a group,” said Johnson. “Music can do that. We jam with so many people. Anyone can get on stage and be a 100 Monkey.”

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First off, thanks to the following individuals for the great photos from the Hard Rock Cafe show, Alissa, Jodie, Sara and Theresa! Theresa wrote up a great, positive review from the show which you can read below. Thanks everyone!

GALLERY LINK:
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 30, 2010 – Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Café Afternoon Show, the boys put on a badass little set and then did a signing.

My girls and I strolled down Las Vegas Blvd to the Hard Rock Café to check out the 100 Monkeys.  We walked in the front door that led to the store.  The nice man standing there asked if we were there to eat lunch.  We told him no, we were there to see a show.  He pointed to the elevators and told us “third floor”.  So we stepped into the elevator and pushed the ‘3’.  Away we went.

The doors opened to reveal two ladies sitting at bar tables with a stamp pad and a mac checking tickets and stamping “SLOTS” on our wrists.

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Ahhh! Jackson’s only featured for a brief second, but holy hell, check it out anyway! LOOKS AWESOME! Let’s hope he’ll be featured more in the theatrical trailer.

Caps coming in a few seconds! And they’re up.

GALLERY LINK:
- Movie Productions > The Last Airbender (2010) > Superbowl Spot

If you haven’t checked it out yet, the website for “The Last Airbender” finally got a makeover and we have new promo shots of Jackson as Sokka! I’ve added it to the gallery, along with two new posters and a screenshot of the site.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Movie Productions > The Last Airbender (2010) > Promotional Shoot
- Movie Productions > The Last Airbender (2010) > Official Website
- Movie Productions > The Last Airbender (2010) > Artwork & Posters

Don’t forget, The Last Airbender will have a TV spot during the Superbowl this Sunday and the theatrical trailer will be attached to Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief which opens next week!

Many thanks to Rachel, Crystal and Sara for sending in their awesome pictures from the 100 Monkeys show at The Viper Room!

GALLERY LINK:
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 29, 2010 – Viper Room

Thanks to Schiavonn, she sent in her absolutely wonderful photos from the 100 Monkeys show at The Catalyst!  Another thanks to Charity and her sister Charissa for their photos from the show at The Rock. And one final thanks to Tanya for her photos from the show at The Loft! Thanks ladies!

GALLERY LINKS:
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 21, 2010 – The Catalyst
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 5, 2010 – The Loft
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > December 30, 2009 – The Rock

If you haven’t heard about the ridiculous treatment to the band at the Hard Rock Cafe, you should read about it now. Check the link for the ENTIRE full story and pass it around, as wanted by not only Jodie, but Jackson as well. Let everyone know how shitty the Hard Rock Cafe is.

This is not going to be my official Vegas blog, this isn’t going to contain the *wonderful* moments that happened with 100 Monkeys, this blog is just here to tell you all the SHIT the guys went through last night while playing the Hard Rock Cafe on the strip in Las Vegas.

NEVER SEE A CONCERT THERE.
NEVER EAT THERE.

They do not deserve your patronage.

100 Monkeys were supposed to take the stage at 1145p and apparently were supposed to be off the stage at 130a. The sound crew was apparently having the worst case of technical difficulties known to man because after the first opening act, The Rooks, the next band, Imagine Dragons, was literally on stage fucking with their equipment and trying to hear themselves in the monitors for 35 minutes. They still had not started their set when the Monkeys were supposed to take the stage.

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In lighter news, Jodie found out what Jerad’s new tattoos are! As quoted by her, “J. Rad’s tattoos are like hawk claws, he showed us! They look freaking amazing and he has nice biceps! Thanks Jodie!

And finally, if you haven’t voted yet, vote for the band to get on the cover of the March issue of Portrait Magazine. They’re in the lead, but not by much. So vote, vote, vote!

Lots of thanks must go out to Dazmin, Laura and Julie for sending and letting me post their photos from the 100 Monkeys’ show at the Chain Reaction. Check out all their awesome photos in the gallery!

GALLERY LINK:
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 28, 2010 – Chain Reaction
And check out Dazmin’s videos from the show!

Also, over at Twilighters.Org, there’s a fan report from the Bakersfield show and you can read how and why Jackson got that nasty looking black eye. Read it here.

These two awesome ladies, Joleena and Kori, sent in their fantastic pictures from the 100 Monkeys show in Camarillo, CA. Check them out in the gallery and watch Joleena’s stellar recording of the improv “Mustard”. Also, thanks to the lovely April for sharing her photos from the Stockton show with us. You can read her full report from the show here!

GALLERY LINKS:
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 27, 2010 – Rock City
- 100 Monkeys > Shows > January 24, 2010 – Plea For Peace

My own review, photos and videos from the Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo shows will be posted later today, so be on the look out for that!