{{No footnotes, date=March 2018 Monsula was an American punk rock band from the

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, United States. The band was conceived in 1988 by Pete Zetterberg and Paul Lee in an art class at Benicia High School. With many member changes over the years, they performed regularly at Berkeley's

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and were known for their simple East Bay

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style of music. The band played hundreds of live shows throughout North America before disbanding five years later in 1993.

Band members

* Paul Lee – vocalist, lyricist 1988-1993 (Saint James Infirmary) * Pete Zetterberg – (Stone Grove, Black Tooth Mountain) guitar 1988 * Mikey Mischief – drums 1989-1990 ( Fifteen) * Charles Goshert – guitar 1989-1992 (Poultry Magic) * Mike Talbot – bass 1989 (Delightful Little Nothings) * Todd Sweatfield – bass 1989 * Skot Pelkey – drums 1989-1991 (Uranium 9-Volt) * Paul Curran – bass 1989-1990 (

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) * Bill Schneider – bass 1990-1993 (

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) * Jeffrey Stofan – drums 1991-1993 (

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) * Jason White – guitar 1992-1993 (

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) *

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– guitar 1992-1993 ( Cringer, J Church)

Discography

* ''If you can see through it, it ain't coffee'' a four-song 7" compilation released in 1990 on

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also featuring Filth,

and Thumper with one song contributed by each band. * ''nickel e.p.'' a four-song 7" released on

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No. 27, 1990. With insert artwork by

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. * ''Structure'' an LP released on

No. 38, 1991. * ''Sanitized'' an LP released on

No. 55, 1992.

Sources

monsula

The Green Day Authority

Aaron Cometbus interviewed on WFMU
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