It’s back to the granola and Birkenstocks for another band on the hippie scene.The band is Waxy Monx and the difference is their name, their music, and the motivation behind their music.The two founding members, John Hollis and Mike Tomasi, have been working together for 10 years. They met while working at a mental health facility, Hollis as a social worker and Tomasi as a psychologist.The name, Waxy Monx, needs an explanation. Waxy has two meanings for the band. First, Tomasi is 6 feet 5 inches tall and with his weird way of grasping things, he looks ‘waxy.’ The second meaning of waxy is derived from a psychology term ‘waxy flexibility,’ which is a state of schizophrenia where people act like zombies and move in a wave.’It’s a way of feeling kind of crazy – not part of mainstream,’ Hollis said.Monx has to do with Eastern philosophy. All of the members consider themselves and each other monks, like Eastern monks. They said Eastern philosophy has been the basis of their success.’Eastern philosophy is the ability to increase awareness so you can focus more intensely on your goals,’ Tomasi said. He says all the members of the band are working toward their goal by using this philosophy.In the last year Hollis and Tomasi have signed Mark ‘Big Country’ Miller and Scott Aspinall to collaborate in their quest for greatness. Hollis and Tomasi both do lead vocals, songwriting, and play guitar. Miller wrote ‘Backstreets,’ his first song the band accepted and was in the genre they wanted to play. In addition to being an aspiring songwriter, Miller sings and plays the bass guitar. Aspinall brings 10 years of drum playing to the monastery.The Monx biggest influence is the ever-popular band, Phish. Across the board, these guys named Phish as a major influence. The band is influenced by Phish’s ability to create arrangements and do improvisation while playing live.’This band can replicate Phish sound better then any band I’ve ever seen,’ Lee Bass, the band’s manager, said. ‘They also have the ability to keep going from song to song and keep the crowd going for a half an hour to 45 minutes at a time.’So what makes this hippie band different? They all agree that their level of improvisation differs to other local bands. They put on a different type of jam with more jazz skill. They have a good rapport with their audience and don’t have any rock star pretenses. Waxy Monx will be playing tonight at Little Brothers, 1100 N. High St. Quanah Parker Band will open at 8:30 p.m.