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Greg pays tribute to Jeff 'Monoman' Conolly, the garage-rock pioneer and leader of Lyres, who passed away.

In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to Jeff “Monoman” Conolly, the garage-rock pioneer and leader of Lyres, who died July 31, 2026, at the age of 69. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2136865 Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah   Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Greg

Topics covered

• tribute
• garage rock
• music history
• pioneers
• obituary

Keywords

• Jeff Conolly
• Lyres
• garage rock
• tribute
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lyres

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