Aaron Pillar of The Appleseed Cast joins Brandon and Patrick for a discussion of where the band has been and where it's going.

We are joined by Crankupmadonna's Shawn Ross and Chris Johnson. Crankupmadonna is playing Sept.1st at the Sock Monkey Sound Presents show with Ex Norwegian.

Sock Monkey Sound welcomes Roger Houdaille from Miami power pop trio Ex Norwegian. Ex Norwegian will be playing in Rockford at Kryptonite Bar Sept. 1st.

Kelly Steward joins us for a night on the town! Kelly will be performing on Saturday August 14th with Sophie B. Hawkins and Emily Hurd at Green Light Nights.

We celebrate our year anniversary with the guest from our first episode, Arik Jenkins.

Sock Monkey Sound welcomes local hip hop artist Xen to the mic. Come see Xen at the Emerging Artists competion hosted by Festa Italiana in Rockford, Il on Saturday, Sept. 7th.

An interview with Sophie B. Hawkins, whose hits include Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover; will be performing Aug. 14 at Green Light Nights in Rockford, IL.

Shameless self promotion with a twist as Joie de Vivre joins us in studio for some talk about their new release The North End.

We reach a "milestone" as Miles Nielsen finally makes it to the studio to record an episode of Sock Monkey Sound.

Arik Jenkins joins us again to discuss this years Emerging Artists competition sponsored by Guzzardo's Performance Music. We discuss how bands out there can become apart of this great showcase for new original bands. Other topics include the nature of free music, Arik's experience having a development deal in the early 90s, and Get Positive!Music by:

The Flaming Lips

Beautiful Collision

The Rikters

Crankupmadonna

Rufus Wainwright