I've been a fan of this small band from Brooklyn since last November, and they're quite unique. The band is called Uncle Monsterface, and they consider themselves to be sock-puppet rockers. In more conventional terms, their genres fall under new wave and experimental, with influences ranging from They Might Be Giants to The Aquabats to Danny Elfman's Oingo Boingo. It's really hard to describe them, but I'll give it a try: They're an eccentric, mischievous, high-energy band that uses theatrics, puppets, projectors, and inflatable goods to create a show unlike anything else. Just imagine They Might Be Giants on crack.

My band is called The Cheese Grater Experience, Version 5. Featuring Major Vader. The band was started with three friends, my brother, and me pulling a midnight improv jam in January. My three friends and I are the musicians in the band, and my brother is the exclusive dance member (Major Vader). We don't play a particular style of music. So far we have ranged from rock to new wave to folk.