Today we welcome Michelle Grand and Roger Houdaille of the Miami based power pop band Ex Norwegian. The recently released their fourth full length album 'Crack' and are working on even more material as this is being written. We discuss so many different topics ranging from music in Miami, influences, the 90's scene in Miami, playing shows in Rockford and more.Roger also has his first solo album 'Safe Keeping' out on his Bandcamp page, which is quite different from his Ex Norwegian work, check it out. Michelle is also busy co-running a cassette label called Cheap Miami which release garage rock bands from Miami as well as South Africa and France, also very cool.Keep up with Ex Norwegian news on their website exnorwegian.com.Music by Ex Norwegian and The Saps

North by Northeast, Canadian Music Week, Record Store Day 2013This episode of Sock Monkey Sound is roundtable discussion featuring Jim Hanke, David Pedersen, Sam Rashid, and Chip Copeland.Main topics include North by Northeast, Canadian Music Week, Record Store Day 2013, Milwaukee, summer music festivals, the music scene in Dekalb, Ill.; becoming old, jaded, and cantakerous at shows, the thankless job of a concert promoter, and how friends influence your music choices when you're young.Add to those topics the odds and ends of a few dudes talking about music and you get a roundtable SMS style (i.e.- all over the place).Music by Geronimo!

This weeks guest on the show is Carl Palmer, legendary rock drummer and founding member of progressive groups Emerson Lake & Palmer, Asia, psychedelic pioneers The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster. Palmer's drumming early on was influenced by Jazz artists such as Gene Krupa, Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, going so far as to incorporate trademarks of their styles into his own.His recent endeavors have included a revitalized Asia as well as touring the world with the Carl Palmer ELP Legacy on their "Twist of the Wrist" tour.Add fine artist to the growing list of achievements as well to his career as he exhibits his "Twist of the Wrist" artwork on gallery row at the Annapolis Collection Gallery (Annapolis, MD) from May 6 through June 4, 2013. Check out the work at CarlPalmerArt.com.Keep up with Carl Palmer at on his website carlpalmer.com.

This week we welcome Steven Look and Matthew Gorski of Milwaukee based outfit Fable and the World Flat. The pair have been making music together since the were teens, cutting their teeth in their local punk/ska scene which eventually led them to form The Meteah Strike. When The Meteah Strike disbanded, Steven and Matt turned their attention to crafting intricately crafted pop music that was influenced by love of R&B Soul music, trip hop, and experimental indie rock. They also perform in live hip hop act Fresh Cut Collective.Music in this episode by Fable and the World FlatDowload their music on Bandcamp at fableandtheworldflat.bandcamp.comFollow the band at:http://twitter.com/fableworldflathttp://www.facebook.com/fableandtheworldflat

Dane Penn is a singer/songwriter (and Sock Monkey Sound contributor) in the mold of David Bazan, Springsteen, and Dylan. His forthcoming second release 'Dane Penn & All the Reds' will be out this summer and Dane was kind enough to preview two tracks from the album, 'Red Pearls' and 'You Know' on this episode. Topics this episode include Game of Thrones, Rockford's art community and music scene, influences, Daenerys Targaryen, recording technology, and Bazan.We also threw in some songs by Death Cab for Cutie, the aforementioned David Bazan, and Billy Joel.Download Red Pearls at Noise Trade dot comYou can find Dane Penn & All The Reds at the following links:http://danepenn.bandcamp.comhttp://www.facebook.com/danepennmusic

Welcome back to the first episode of the Sock Monkey Sound podcast in 2013!Nick Krill of The Spinto Band is our guest and Chip talked it up with him about the bands latest release Cool Cocoon, available on the bands own label Spintonic Recordings. Other topics this episode include SXSW, video games, and Nick's thoughts on success. Thanks to Nick Krill for taking some time to speak with us!You can check out The Spinto Band live this summer at the Firefly Music Festival June 21-23 in Dover, Delaware.http://www.facebook.com/SpintoBandThank you for listening!

John C. Stubblefield of the band Lucero is our guest on the show today. Lucero released Women and Work this year on ATO Records, joining the ranks of Drive By Truckers and My Morning Jacket. The album is a love letter to their hometown of Memphis, Tennessee; a town seeped in a rich musical history that include Elvis, Stax Records, Sun Records and Jeff Buckley.John discusses the nature of life on the road with the band as well as life off the road. Other topics include the early days of Lucero and how much the musical culture of Memphis has influenced the band and John himself.luceromusic.com

Brent Shelton and Damion Davis of Mana Kintorso are the guests on this episode of Sock Monkey Sound.

This episode we talk with Rick Allen, the "Thunder God" drummer of Def Leppard, about his new endeavor as a fine artist and his work as a philanthropist.

Returning guest Eric Nofsinger and Joe Whiteacre started Ritual Control; Rockford's only Gothic, Industrial and Dark Wave dance night which will be happening Saturday June 2, 2012 at Rockford's Bar 3. We discuss all of these genre's and play songs by some of their favorite and obscure bands. We also chat about their experiences with the Industrial Goth genres of musc and various clubs and shows they're been to. Lastly, we try to answer a question that has been out their for some time: What does Industrial Goth music and Disco have in common?