Brandon, Chip, Patrick, Darth Gustafson
Welcome to Sock Monkey Sound, a Music and Culture podcast out of Rockford, IL hosted by Brandon Lutmer, Chip Copeland, and Patrick Delehanty. Recorded by Mark Gustafson. Podcasts, interviews, reviews, and news about local, regional, and national artists from the world of music, films, art, and pop culture.
Since starting in 2009, Sock Monkey Sound has added writers and contributers to our website from Chicago, Toronto, Colorado, and Atlanta.
Named by Whitney Matheson of the Pop Candy USA Today blog as one of the Top 10 Music Podcasts | February 2011
Contributing writers:
Chicago/Rockford: Andy Whorehall, Lindsey Bakker, Alex Danger Stewart, Jojo Wrinkles, Sam Gordon, Shelby Mongan, Kevin Schwitters, Dane Pennachi, Kevin Hein, Mark Jaeschke. Head drunk bastard: Dave Pedersen Head drunk storyteller: Ray Tarte
Toronto: Sam Rashid, Rebecca Williams
Head drunk monkey: Francis the Macaque! Head drunk ad firm owning mob boss: Mister Meerasake!
At Sock Monkey Sound, we want our listeners to participate in the conversation. If you would like to advertise on our website, submit music for review, ask us a question, or just say hello, you can reach us at sockmonkeysound@gmail.com.
You can also leave us a voicemail at 1-815-315-9552. For the best chance of having your voicemail heard on the show, try to keep it as short and sweet as possible.
If you would like to help us to create and distribute Sock Monkey Sound, you can donate via Paypall. Your donation will go towards paying for hosting costs, recording equipment, music, as well as veggie trays and finger foods for our guests.
We have interviewed many artists since starting in 2009 including:
Kevin Devine Returns
Dan Deacon
Channy Leaneagh of Polica
Brett Netson of Built To Spill/Caustic Resin
El Oso (Jim Hanke + Jeff Grabowski)
Eric Nofsinger + Dan Minnick
Jon Wurster (Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, Scharpling and Wurster)
David Monks (Tokyo Police Club)
Kerry McDonald (Christie Front Drive)
Cameron McGill and What Army?
Brontosaurus
Todd Bell (Braid)
Diplo
Sharon Van Etten
Rocky Votolato
David Bazan talks Strange Negotiations
Bloom
Javier Romero – Bandsurfing.com
Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf
Xan McCurdy of CAKE
Sean O’Hagan of The High Llamas
Holand Zander and Mark Muraski of The Snaggs
Toy Death
Mikey Erg
Sean Moeller of Daytrotter.com
Yoko Ono
Eric Axelson of The Dismemberment Plan
Hutch Harris of The Thermals
Jim Hanke of Kid, You’ll Move Mountains
Maritime
John Herguth of Atlantic/Pacific
Peter Holmstrom of The Dandy Warhols
Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack
Ryan Groff of Elsinore
Ian Hultquist of Passion Pit
Garret Rapp of The Color Morale
Chris Chu of The Morning Benders
MC Chris
P.O.S.
Amy Millan of Stars
Ben Barnett of Blunt Mechanic
Casey Rae Hunter of the Future of Music Coalition
Cory Branan
Angel Deradoorian of Dirty Projectors
Kate Nash
Darren Garvey
David Bazan
John Ugolini of Kickstand Productions
Kevin Devine
Aaron Pillar of The Appleseed Cast
Shawn Ross + Chris Johnson of Crankupmadonna
Roger Houdaille of Ex Norwegian
Kelly Steward
Xen
Sophie B. Hawkins
Joie de Vivre
Chris Wachowiak
Miles Nielsen
Colin Hay
C.French
Aryn Kresol
Geronimo!
David Ballard of Tap Me Games
Jon Marks of Hey Champ
Jesus Correa
The Felix Culpa
Jason Judd
Keelan McMorrow
Nicholas Papaleo
Donkey Boy (USA)
Heather Perry and the ______s
Jesse Carmona + Phil Goudreau of Crankupmadonna
Scott Ford
Dave Pedersen
Dan McMahon of Cameron McGill and What Army?
White Moose
Warren Franklin
Cemetery Improvement Society
The Moment
Joe Reina
Venna
Leroy Bullet
Spencer Scott
Kevin Schwitters
Arik Jenkins
