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Timothy Monger (by Doug Coombe)
Timothy Monger (by Doug Coombe)
BIOGRAPHY
Timothy Monger is a musician and writer living in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He has released four solo albums ranging in style from pastrol folk to lush baroque pop and harmony-driven indie rock. In addition to his work as solo singer/songwriter, he is the bandleader of Timothy Monger State Park, co-founder of folk-rock cult heroes Great Lakes Myth Society, and curator of the experimental multimedia project Log Variations. He is the author of the weekly blog Is This Something? and is a regular contributor to AllMusic.
Full bio available here.
SOCIALS
“… as he always manages to do, he finds fresh perspectives and new approaches, and the result stands out from his previous body of work.” - Pulp (Interview)
“… a 12-song tapestry that is altogether reflective and rallying, and just a little bit weird in the best ways, with its sweetly spooky ambient flourishes and Monger’s chosen amalgam of instruments that are typically disparate from the indie-rock genre.” - WDET-FM
“Timothy Monger's fourth album is a refined play of shades of color, of sounds, of chords as simple as they are evocative, one of those records to keep for pleasant autumn evenings, a collection of songs that exude passion for composition and love for the detail.” - Ondarock (Italy)
“Gorgeous, unpredictable and delicately beautiful.” - Listen With Monger (U.K.)
“Knight Errand continues Monger's mastery of '60s-influenced indie-rock songs with layered production and smart arrangements.” - Pulp
“… its lush chamber-pop arrangements and general air of yearning feel readymade for a sunset drive sometime in late August/early September.” - AV Club
“The album bubbles over with delicately orchestrated pop songs and "harmony-forward" vocals, with folk instrumentation center stage.” - Metro Times
CONTACT
Booking: northerndetective@gmail.com
Sync Licensing: sync@assemblesound.com
HQ:
Northern Detective
P.O. Box 8036
Ann Arbor, Mich. 48107
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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Workshops, Commissions, Residencies:
Commission: Ann Arbor 200 - Ann Arbor District Library - Ann Arbor, MI
Artist-in-Residence: Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts at
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
Workshop Leader: Above the Bridge Songwriters Retreat - Curtis, MI
Festivals:
Solo/TMSP…
Ann Arbor Summer Festival - Ann Arbor, MI
Sonic Lunch - Ann Arbor, MI
Earthwork Harvest Gathering - Lake City, MI
Holler Fest - Brooklyn, MI
Hamtramck Music Festival - Hamtramck, MI
Arts, Beats, & Eats - Royal Oak, MI
Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival - Bay City, MI
Cabinfest - Earlysville, VA
Lamplight Music Festival - Grand Rapids, MI
w/ Great Lakes Myth Society…
SXSW - Austin, TX
CMJ - New York, NY
Metro Times Blowout - Detroit, MI
CoMerica Tastefest - Detroit, MI
Venues:
Solo/TMSP…
The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI
The Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
The Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI
Knitting Factory - New York, NY
The Rock Shop - Brooklyn, NY
City Winery - New York, NY
Uncommon Ground - Chicago, IL
Brillobox - Pittsburgh, PA
w/ Great Lakes Myth Society…
Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI
Saint Andrew’s Hall - Detroit, MI
Orchestra Hall - Detroit, MI
The Calumet Theater - Calumet, MI
Schuba’s Tavern - Chicago, IL
The Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL
Union Hall - Brooklyn, NY
AS220 - Providence, RI
The Basement - Nashville, TN
Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
Session Work:
Patti Smith - “Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect” (accordion)
The High Strung - “Forever and Anon” (accordion)
Electric Six - “After Hours” (accordion, fiddle)
Matt Jones - The Black Path (accordion, tin whistle)
The Cynics - “Bells & Trains” (accordion)