Indie Rock / Rockabilly / Post-Punk Revival
The Grease Monkeys
Straight outta 1955 — and they never left.
▶ Listen NowThe Grease Monkeys are four 3D cartoon characters who got stuck between two eras and decided to throw a party in the middle. Born from the collision of a 1950s diner jukebox and a 2000s New York garage, they look like they walked out of a Saturday morning cartoon, sound like they crashed a Strokes rehearsal, and play like they've been fuelled by cherry cola and pure, uncut adrenaline.
At 160 BPM they are relentless — frantic vocals riding shotgun over twangy overdriven guitars, a melodic walking upright bass slapping the pavement, slapback echo bouncing off every grease-stained wall, and a dry kit cracking like a snare in a diner booth. Their pompadours are immaculate. Their energy is feral.
Think Eddie Cochran produced by The Hives. Think Cartoon Network crossed with a Lower East Side basement show. Think loud, fast, brilliantly stupid fun — and they lean into every bit of it.
Music
Meet The Grease Monkeys
“Straight outta 1955 — and they never left.”
The Grease Monkeys are four 3D cartoon characters who got stuck between two eras and decided to throw a party in the middle. Born from the collision of a 1950s diner jukebox and a 2000s New York garage, they look like they walked out of a Saturday morning cartoon, sound like they crashed a Strokes rehearsal, and play like they've been fuelled by cherry cola and pure, uncut adrenaline.
At 160 BPM they are relentless — frantic vocals riding shotgun over twangy overdriven guitars, a melodic walking upright bass slapping the pavement, slapback echo bouncing off every grease-stained wall, and a dry kit cracking like a snare in a diner booth. Their pompadours are immaculate. Their energy is feral.
Think Eddie Cochran produced by The Hives. Think Cartoon Network crossed with a Lower East Side basement show. Think loud, fast, brilliantly stupid fun — and they lean into every bit of it.
Live Performances
The Band
Bobby Slick DeLuca
Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar
Equal parts Elvis and class clown — genuinely believes every song he sings is the greatest ever written.
Frankie Pomade Ricci
Lead Guitar
Speaks entirely in guitar references. Describes breakfast as "tastes like a B-flat seventh."
Vinnie Two-Step Caruso
Upright Bass
The emotional backbone — barely speaks between songs but communicates entirely through raised eyebrows and bass fills.
Ricky Knuckles Barone
Drums
Hits everything at exactly 160 BPM — drums, tables, pizza boxes. Has been asked to leave seventeen diners.
