With melodic tunes, playful lyrics, a frantic stage presence, and general loudness, the Monolators present punk rock as it might be played by, say, Muppets. Eli’s songwriting draws on the ghost of Buddy Holly, the punk rock of New York’s Television and the UK’s Automatics, and the red-hot banjo troubadour Uncle Dave Macon; Mike’s guitar arrangements pull from the likes of the Clash, 1960’s surf rock, and the folk music of Phil Ochs; and Mary’s drumming recalls the child savants of the Langley Schools Music Project, her fondness for electronic music, and general spasms.