Jim Hanke joins us once again for an epiosde of Sock Monkey Sound. Topics are all over the place as we discuss Middlewest Festival, Justin Beiber, Jim’s history in Milwaukee music scene, awesome Chris Walla records, Maritime, and SALSA! Jim also performs a new unreleased song by his band Kid, You’ll Move Mountains- 10 Million Strong and Growing

This episode we are joined by Millwaukee band Maritime along with special guest co-host Jim Hanke of Kid, You’ll Move Mountains. Brandon and The Hankester ask the tough questions, like – What’s up with Wood and Water? www.maritimesongs.com

John Herguth of Atlantic Pacific takes some time out of his day to talk to Patrick about the band’s new release Meet Your New Love out on No Sleep Records. Check them out at www.atlanticpacificmusic.com.

Peter Holmstrom is the guitarist for legendary band, The Dandy Warhols. The band released The Capitol Years in 2010 chronicling their career on that record label. We discussed their career, the music industry of days gone by, the bands role in the controversial movie Dig, and Peter’s solo project Pete International Airport. They’re on tour now so check out their website for upcoming dates. www.thedandywarhols.com

Sock Monkey Sound welcomes Josh Cain from Motion City Soundtrack to the show. Josh took time out to talk to us on the eve of their fall tour. We discuss their humble beginnings, Divine Cup and Rockford connections, and the changing music industry. Their most recent album, My Dinosaur Life, was released in January 2010 on Sony/Columbia.

Ryan Hahn of the band Local Natives joins us on the show today. Local Natives released their debut album Gorilla Manor in February 2010 on French Kiss Records and since then have been playing great shows all across the country in support. We caught up with Ryan while the band was getting ready to play a show in Birmingham, Alabama. Enjoy!

Ryan Groff of Elsinore joins Patrick for a great conversation including talk of their recent signing to Parasol Records and life on the road. Check out their website www.elsinoremusic.net.

Ian Hultquist, guitarist and keyboardist for indie rock sensations Passion Pit, took time out to talk to us on the eve of the College Consciousness Tour which will be bring them through Dekalb, IL on October 21, 2010 at the NIU Convocation Center. We also discussed Ian’s other project with his girlfriend Sofia Degli Alessandri – Aislyn. You can check them out at myspace.com/aislynmusic.

Christopher Chu of POP ETC (formerly known as The Morning Benders) joins us for an excellent interview on Sock Monkey Sound. The Morning Benders started in 2005 as a solo-project for Chris Chu. During that time, he spent his days studying music at the University of California, Berkeley whilst spending his nights recording songs from a laptop. As time passed, he formed a band with friends who he had met in UC Berkeley. On March 25, 2012, the band posted on Facebook and Twitter that the band's name would be changed to POP ETC.

Today we present an interview with Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name. P.O.S is a rapper, singer and multi-instrumentalist and a founding member of Doomtree. This interview was conducted outside the Egyptian Theatre during the Middlewest Festival in Dekalb, IL Sept.10-11, 2010. www.rhymesayers.com