DMZ the greatest punk rock band you've never heard of. Safe travels Jeffrey.
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DMZ the greatest punk rock band you've never heard of. Safe travels Jeffrey.

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R.I.P Jeff "Monoman" Conolly
R.I.P. to one of the absolute wildest, who made so many great records, live shows, and insane stories. The DMZ reunion I saw in 2008 at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ, remains one of the Top 10 shows I ever saw. I cannot fucking imagine what they must've been like when they were in their early 20s. Track down any DMZ or Lyres recs you can.
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Pero antes de Lyres el grupo de Mono Mann era DMZ, grupo que conocà a través del excelente doble recopilatorio VV. AA, "Who Put The Bomp!", que presté y milagrosamente recuperé (ya se sabe...).
AllĂ venĂa "Busy Man", pesadilla psycho- metálica que hacĂa pensar en unos 13Th Floor Elevators resucitados y actualizados. De hecho el EP de cuatro temas en el que se publicĂł originalmente "Busy Man", contiene una furiosa y contundente versiĂłn de "You´re Gonna Miss Me" de los Ascensores, "Lift Up Your Hood" y "When I Get Off". SĂşper contundente EP Bomp! de 1977 que meto arriba entero.
DMZ en vida, 1975-78, publicaron solamente ese extended play y un álbum, pero más tarde muchos sellos recuperaron conciertos en directo, demos y temas inéditos de radio en numerosos LPs.
Monoman Jeff Connolly has died. “On Fire” by his band The Lyres could have been recorded in 1965. That’s a compliment, it’s up there with anything by the Standells, Music Machine, and dare I say , ? and the Mysterians.
Jeff Conolly (aka Monoman) Has Died Age 69: R.I.P.
More sad news...Jeff Conolly also known as Monoman and member of two fabulous bands....DMZ and The Lyres...has died, age 69.

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RIP Jeff "Monoman" Conolly
1956 - July 31, 2026
Triste inicio de agosto con la mala nueva del fallecimiento de Jeff Conolly, el Mono Man. Gran pĂ©rdida, inolvidable grupo. Lyres fue el GRUPO de garaje de los 80, todos los demás estaban varios cuerpos por detrás. Además ya habĂa sido pionero del revival liderando a DMZ en los años setenta, desde el Rat de Boston. Desgraciadamente un cáncer de vejiga se lo ha llevado por delante tras haber organizado una campaña de recaudaciĂłn de fondos para afrontar los gastos mĂ©dicos.
La foto de Pablo de la Cruz los muestra en La Gruta en 1987, en el primer concierto español de Lyres, tal y como confirma Pepe Ugena, organizador del concierto, alma de Record Runner y máximo valedor en nuestro paĂs de Ă©ste y otros grupos como Fleshtones, The Dictators, Swingin´ Neckbreakers, etc.
La Gruta, local en el sĂłtano del teatro CalderĂłn que funcionĂł durante poco tiempo y que difĂcilmente podrĂ© olvidar porque, además de su peculiar idiosincrasia estĂ©tica, en agosto de 1987 toquĂ© por primera vez en directo allĂ con Snap.