Monorchid – This Jazz Ain’t Free (Live Video)

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Monorchid – This Jazz Ain’t Free
Dotties
Atlanta, GA
6/28/97

I get a lot of videos through trades and other means, so it’s pretty rare that I’ll sit through an entire set of one band, but this Monorchid show was so good that I’ve watched it more than once. They were one of my favorite live bands and put out some of the best 7″s ever to grace my turntable.

Download: Monorchid – This Jazz Ain’t Free (Live Video)

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James Joyce says:

February 6, 2008 at 10:53 am

I guess I should have been filming from the other side, since everyone seems to have their backs to me the whole time. Oh well. Good trivia note – Amy Dumas (ex pro wrestler) is in a cowboy hat in front of Chris Thompson, but she is pretty obscured in this clip.

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chnkltgy says:

February 19, 2008 at 4:51 am

Nice film work, James. As memory serves, Monorchid were considerably better live than Circus Lupus.

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