Local Munkafust brings regional alternative to Westwood Plaza
By Daily Bruin Staff
Oct. 18, 2000 9:00 p.m.
 Pinch Hit Records The members of Munkafust (from left to
right), Tony Gray, Jens Funke,
Evan Brau, and Matt Rimer,
perform today at noon in Westwood Plaza. The band is currently
touring to promotes its fifth album.
By Angela Salazar
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
Pop boy bands aren’t the only ones that can draw
teenie-bopper girls.
“When we played this all ages show … we were signing CDs
afterward and stuff and these girls had to leave early because they
had to take the SAT ““ it was pretty cool,” said Evan
Brau, Munkafust lead singer/songwriter/guitarist, in a recent
interview.
Born and raised in L.A. the boys of Munkafust are making their
way into the California music scene with a new rock/alternative
album and high hopes.
The band is set to play a concert today at noon at Westwood
Plaza.
The band is comprised of Brau, Jens Funke (bass/vocals), Tony
Gray (guitar) and Matt Rimer (drums). It’s fifth album, the
recently released “Down for Days” is in stores now.
 “Its definitely out there competing with bigger
labels’ products and that can be a problem sometimes; they
dominate the marketplace so to say … but I like to concentrate on
the music and having a good time,” Brau said.
The band came together in 1992 and all its current members have
been acquainted since high school.
“Once you’re having fun all the time and
you’re not having any internal problems with the band ““
which I’ve been through before ““ once all that’s
gone, like it is now, you can start worrying about what direction
you’re going to take in promoting yourself,” Brau said.
“There’s no point in making the music if nobody’s
going to hear it.”
Munkafust is now being heard across the country.
Regional tours at college campuses and clubs has earned
Munkafust a solid fan base in its native Southern California and
Northern California as well.
“We play up north as much as we play down south, if not
more, just because we’ve developed quite a good following up
there,” Brau said.
On one of its many trips to San Francisco for a show, Munkafust
experienced a touring hazard when its van, nicknamed
“Eddie,” caught fire and blew up. Luckily, the band
members had time to rescue equipment and personal belongings from
the vehicle before it exploded.
The band’s loss of Eddie, however, has not stopped it
touring. In fact, the experience inspired the artistic concept for
Munkafust’s latest album.
“We’re going to continue going out on the road
regionally right now and we’re going to keep trying to sell
albums,” Brau said.
Right now, the band is focused on getting its name and music out
so people can hear it.
“Our music isn’t exactly the type of music that
labels are jumping on to find right now … but it may be next
month,” Brau said.
“There’s no telling, you sort of just have to make
your own time and place so that’s what we’re trying to
do.”
MUSIC: Check out Munkafust and its music online at www.munkafust.com.
