MATT DRISCOLL: MONOTONIX IS IN OLYMPIA TONIGHT >>>

Monotonix is the best live band on the planet right now.

No joke.

No, I’m not talking about the band’s musical intricacy, or an ability to rip through Satriani-like scales or even the length of their typical set.

What I’m talking about is entertainment factor â€" and Monotonix cranks it as high as it goes. The band is pure rock ‘n’ roll. Seeing Monotonix in person, there’s no way to avoid being infected and affected.  Lead singer Ami Shalev is like a mix between Iggy Pop and Borat jacked up on copious amounts of amphetamines â€" and the pure rock mayhem only escalates from there.

Read my full story here before you hit the show tonight inside The Big Room in Olympia.

[The Big Room (Loft on Cherry), Monotonix with Broken Water, Angelo Spencer, Sunday, Sept. 20, 8 p.m., all ages, $10, 508 Legion Way, Olympia]