Of all the things we here at Sound of the City emphatically endorse–Janelle Monae, the Mountain Goats, Matt & Kim, Ohio sports teams, responsible reporting of M.I.A.’s Tamil Tigers Tweets–the frantic live antics of Israeli stunt-garage trio Monotonix are high up there. Ami Shalev, a curly-maned lion of a frontman, almost always ends up shirtless, in shorts and sneakers, his squiggly rug of chest hair as much an identifying characteristic as the sharply accented consonants of his faux-metal roar. Last night, lager-bathed well-wishers were once again treated to an up-close-and-personal proximity to frontman Ami Shalev’s pubic-hairy chest, courtesy of our pre-Siren-partying marketing department. Sam Horine took photos. You’re lucky that dude is wearing pants at all.
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