Germaine B. and Amy Fantastic of Monkey Mania and Various
February 26th, 2025 Ed: Alright, so firstly, who are you? Amy: Well, I'm Amy Fantastic and I was the bass player, singer? back up singer? in Rainbow Sugar, a bunch of other bands. I also ran avenue called Polyfinger, a venue called Monkey Mania, and a venue called-- or I would't say I ran them-- but I was a crucial element to those two places and Wunderground. Those three places. Germaine: I'm Germain-bow Sugar and I was mostly just, I was just partying the whole time, Amy was running everything. Amy: And being helpful. Germaine: At all of those venues [laughter]. And I'm also a drummer in, Amy: In a million bands Germaine: In a million bands, and also Rainbow Sugar Ed: So what was your guys' introduction to DIY spaces or like, alternative venues, or culture? Amy: Well, I'll go first, just because I go way, way back. At around 12 I started going to warehouse shows in Denver. So I was going to shows at like The Purple Room, which eventually ended up turning into ...