After years of making music together in the studio and on the road as part of Chuck's solo project ("sensitive, introspective...inspired"--NY Times), Chuck E. Costa, Eric Dawson Tate, and Colin Meyer, were compelled to give their collaboration a name. The resulting Mon Monarch is a collective sound, ever-evolving in its synthesis of folk, roots, rock, americana, and indie with the diverse influences of its members.

The band is currently touring and supporting the re-mastered release of its "winningly understated debut, " Waterproof Matches, recorded in a cabin in upstate NY.

"...you might be forgiven for thinking that the elegant New Haven, Connecticut trio hails from Northern California, such is the bucolic, loving, laid-back, pastoral, softly swooning, indulging warmth of this recording. These are songs of well-penned subtlety. Because the band has a history there is depth, strength and maturity. Consummate musical intelligence, clarity of expression, fun and satisfying nuance and a real knack for simple, but beautifully elegant touches..." (jivewired.com)

Plans are in the works for a second release, which promises to be an expression of the rock edge the group has been cultivating. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.