Jim Hanke from Kid You’ll Move Mountains joins us for some holiday cheer. We discuss his former band El Oso, all ages shows, his current band, and his hatred for Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo. Eww!

Music by
The Rikters
Kelly Steward
fun.
The Duchess and The Duke
Picture Books
Jim Hanke

Vince Guaraldi provides the backdrop for the special Holiday Word Game

Intro by Wham!

It’s the first part in a duo of episodes on the Rockford Area Music Industry Awards, and possibly the last part as well once Ditzel hears this. RAMI award winner Dave Pedersen joins us to discuss his experience winning a RAMI with his band The Shizams. SockMonkeySound.com contributing writer Alex Danger Stewart is along for the ride also as we play a new game ‘Get Positive’. We try to have a conversation about what the RAMI’s are and our opinions on the award but we seem to get Ditzeled at every corner.

Featured music by
Steve Ditzel and the Blue Lightning Band
Andy Spitson
Starlite Radio
The Dean Moriarty Jazz Band
The Shizams

Get Positive music by Pizzicato Five

Intro by the Beastie Boys

Check out the Rockford Area Music Awards Website at www.ramiawards.com

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We welcome Dave DeCastris and Zach Staas to Sock Monkey Sound. We talk about Daves music as Donkey Boy USA, his work as a designer and artist, John Madden, aging gracefully, Nirvana, and The Replacements. We end on a very compelling conversation with Dave about his view on our fine city. Donkey Boy USA performs live in studio featuring Dave, Zach, Mark Muraski, and Dan McMahon.

Featured music by

The Pixies
Backyard Tire Fire
The Dear Hunter
Brendan Benson
Julian Plenti
Donkey Boy USA

Intro by Pavement

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We tight roll our jeans with Jesse Carmona & Phil Goudreau from Crankupmadonna. In addition to bad 90s fashion trends we also talk about their former band The Braves, nerd out on Magic the Gathering, Weezer, and awesome record covers by crap bands. Guest host Paul Karnatz takes the reigns on Word Association. Episode sponsored by Kryptonite Bar.

Featured music by
OK Go
Minus the Bear
The Braves
Stendek
The Constellations
The Lustkillers

Intro by Grandaddy

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Everybody has musical skeletons in their closet and on this special edition of Sock Monkey Sound we clean out ours! Brandon, Chip, Patrick, and Mark each pick a song that will surely embarrass themselves while also bring massive heaps of scorn down upon their heads from their peers. Which songs did they pick? Listen and find out who wins this contest of will in THE PLEASURE DOME! The music of the great John Williams provides the soundtrack to this episodes battle royale.

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The Sock Monkey Crew returns in full force to talk about pop culture past, Boner Stabone, Local H, crowd surfing, the Grunge Era, Halloween Shenanigans! We also rip on each others taste in music because we don’t have a guest to badger to death.

This weeks featured music by:
Violent Femmes
Kid, You’ll Move Mountains
Faithless Town
Geronimo!
Ex Norwegian
Minus Six

Intro by John Sebastian

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Hijinks ensue when the fill in crew (Brandon, Warren, and Mark) are joined by the legendary Dave Pedersen and the equally infamous Scott Ford. This episode sponsored by Kryptonite Bar, visit their website at kryptonitebar.com

This weeks music by:

Alkaline Trio
Supergrass
Absinthe Blind
imperial Drag
Dave & Scott
All Get Out

Intro by Ash

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Dan McMahon, guitarist extraordinaire for Miles Neilson and Cameron McGill & What Army, joins us for a loose talk about his history in the Rockford and midwest music scene. We try a couple new things on for size this episode, including a yet to be named game where we disect the iTunes song of the week in real time.

Music for this episode by:
Death Cab For Cutie
The Klaus & Truitt Trust
3 Piston Asshammer
American Football
Cameron McGill & What Army
Hanalei

Intro by James Brown

This episode is sponsored by:
Kryptonite Bar & Cru

Visit Dan’s website at getmcmahon.com

Check out Miles and Dan at Daytrotter.com

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We hang with the ubiquitous White Moose and talk about Beatles: Rock Band, Keystone Light, and Guided By Voices. We also play Word Association with the Moose and we have the first edition of Sock Monkeypiece Theater!

This weeks artists:
David Bazan
The Heligoats
The Please and Thank Yous
White Moose
Victor Villareal
Bob Dylan

Intro by Guided by Voices

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Warren Franklin throws down with us on one of the greatest debates of all time: BILLY JOEL Vs. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN! We also talk about his life and times as just a guy on the scene and he plays in studio. Listen for the details of our first Sock Monkey Sound listener contest!!

This weeks featured artists:
The Sea and Cake
Bon Iver
Scratch Track
Stop Motion Call
Warren Franklin
You and Yourn

Intro by The Beatles

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