If you’re planning to check out Monotonix tonight at Rickshaw Stop, don’t wear your Sunday’s best. Expect lots of hair, potential male nudity, crowd surfing, and an overall mess.

SF Station writer David Johnson-Igra caught up with singer Ami Shalev during a phone interview from his home in Israel: “I would like to perform without clothes because it makes me free. After the first song it’s very hot, and I sweat — so it makes me feel free. The whole idea of this is to feel free, and to have fun.” Read more.

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