Matt Shivelbine of the Monads dropped me a line to say that the energetic twang-punk quartet is going to be heading to Europe next week for a series of shows in Belgium and the Netherlands. He says the trek was set up via a European booking agency called Surfing Airlines, which has brought over American talent (like the Blasters and Asylum Street Spankers) for overseas gigs. "They actually contacted us about six months ago and asked if we'd ever considered touring in Europe," Shivelbine says. "W