The surviving members of The Monkees are heading out on a 12-date cross-country tour this fall.
Always facing the specter of a comparison to 69 Love Songs, Merritt and company have produced an album that maintains their classic factors of fun, wit and innovation while coupling it all with a palpable sense of maturity that will make longtime listeners nostalgic for their older work while enjoying the progression that this album represents.
David Schultz checks in on all the bands he saw on Friday at SXSW.
