El Monstero, a Pink Floyd tribute act, played the first of its six-show run in St. Louis on Friday at the Pageant. Read the concert review here. Photos by Jason Stoff.
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Guitarist and vocalist Mark Thomas Quinn.
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El Monstero began its six-night stand at The Pageant on Friday night, playing to a sold-out crowd.
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Yep - pole dancers during The Wall's "Young Lust."
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Jimmy Griffin during an atmospheric passage of Dark Side of the Moon.
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Mark Thomas Quinn is in complete control over the band and the crowd - he's an undeniable showman.
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There's nothing quite like pyro to kick an already stunning light show into high gear.
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The band plays two sets (the second including the entire Dark Side of the Moon).
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KSHE-95, a major supporter of El Monstero, had jackets for sale at the merch table in Suite 100.
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Mark Thomas Quinn, wailing.
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El Monstero fans Jake Williams, Dustin Mueller, Erik Andrew (aka, The Man With Two First Names), Morgan Boudreau and Carly Parisi.
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Bryan Greene, playing one of his many heroic leads.
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It's not all about the guitars, guys - backup singers, keyboard players and percussionists all have featured parts in the rock spectacle.
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El Monstero's merchandise - T-shirts and posters, all of which feature St. Louis based artwork. No CD's, for obvious reasons.
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Guitarist Jimmy Griffin also sings many of David Gilmour's vocal parts during El Monstero's first set.
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Chad Hanebrink, Loretta Williams and Greg McDaniels show us how many times they've been to the annual El Monstero show.
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Yes, the solos during "Comfortably Numb" were indeed epic.
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Christene Hellmich and T.J. Wolf are returning fans. Between the two of them, they've seen El Monstero eight times.
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Saxophonist David Farver joined the rest of the band onstage, but not until he'd walked along the tabletops through the crowd.
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In from Fenton: Chelsea Kline, Chelsea Ebker, John Tyler, Kevin Johnson, Zack Sager and Jerry Garsey.
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The Wall's fasciest overtones are brought to life during El Monstero's first set.
