http://blog.vanillamonk.comQuick Blogcasthttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/08/10/great-shows-and-featured-artists.aspx?ref=rssWhat's up everyone! We have been having a blast at The Square Grouper every week playing music for you all out there! Thanks to all who have come out and shown support for the band while having a great time! We have some dates coming up the last two weekends in August as well as all of September. <BR><BR>Great new artists page from Future Sonics featuring myself (Matt Farr) and Craig Stevens&nbsp;from the band. Please check it out at the following link.<BR><BR><A href="http://www.futuresonics.com/FSArtists/FSArtists.html">http://www.futuresonics.com/FSArtists/FSArtists.html</A><BR><BR>Alright, enjoy the remaining weeks of summer, get out there!<BR><BR>VM ShowsNewsVM Crew2009-08-10T17:11:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/07/16/back-in-action---.aspx?ref=rssGreetings everyone, hope you are having a great summer! The band is back from a little break and ready to play some great music for you starting this Friday at The Square Grouper in Jupter, FL. <BR><BR>Come on out for three sets starting at 8 PM. <BR><BR>Hope to see everyone there.<BR><BR>More info <A href="http://www.vanillamonk.com<BR><BR>VM">www.vanillamonk.com<BR><BR>VM</A> CrewNewsVM Crew2009-07-16T16:30:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/06/04/the-bands-song-dark-and-stormy-featured-in-metromix.aspx?ref=rss<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Hey everyone, there will be an article running in Metro Mix next week featuring our song Dark and Stormy. Click the link below for a preview of the article!<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://app.expressemailmarketing.com/get.link?linkid=1412787&amp;subscriberid=85926094&amp;campaignid=387466&amp;linkurl=http:%2f%2fsouthflorida.metromix.com%2fmusic%2fessay_photo_gallery%2fshelter-from-the-storm%2f1223497%2fcontent"><SPAN style="COLOR: purple"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://southflorida.metromix.com/music/essay_photo_gallery/shelter-from-the-storm/1223497/content</FONT></SPAN></A><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Cheers,<BR><BR>VM Band</FONT></P>NewsVM Crew2009-06-04T15:14:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/06/03/new-songs-and-shows.aspx?ref=rssEveryone out there making sounds and all kinds of noise. We just rehearsed some new music that we will be playing Friday. Some Doors, a little Red Hot Chili Peppers, and possibly some Zeppelin. The music is fresh, and we look forward to playing it for you all.<div><br></div><div>We added a few more dates to the calendar for August at the Square Grouper. The mid summer shows will be epic and of course a blast.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope to see you all out at the shows!!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>VM Band </div>ShowsVM Crew2009-06-03T04:09:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/05/15/twitter-it--makes-us-happy---.aspx?ref=rssYo yo , it's blog blog time!! Vanilla Monk is twittering and it makes us super happy to see followers signing on!! Please jump on and follow the band to get updates on where we are, what we are doing, where we are playing, and all other sorts of nonsense that takes place!!! Just hit us up at the address below and connect!<BR><BR>www.twitter.com/vanillamonk<BR><BR>Alright, we launched a new section of the website called the Live Show Archive, we just posted our show from the Raue Center For The Arts up there. We recorded this live back in Nov of 08' and we have a special friend on stage with us Audrey Assad who added some awesome vocals and even did one of her own tunes called Firefly. We hope to post lot's more live material and hope everyone downloads the tracks, and jams out. <BR><BR>What else . . . we are at the best bar in the world The Square Grouper every weekend in May, please check our calendar for exact dates. We are super stoked to be there on a regular basis and want to thank all the great people who have been coming out, dancing, and supporting the band!! We also want to thank the people at the Grouper, door guys, owners, managers, bartendars, you guys are awesome! THANK YOU!<BR><BR><BR>Alright, more on the bloggy later, hope to see you all at the show!!<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>The Band<BR>NewsVM Crew2009-05-15T19:16:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/03/18/vanilla-monk-live--square-grouper-in-april-and-may.aspx?ref=rssWhat's happening everyone, thought it was time for a little blog update! The band is super excited to be playing Friday and Saturday nights all throughout April and May at the Square Grouper in Jupiter, FL. The Grouper is one of the best hangs that you will find and we can't wait to bring some live music each and every week. Be sure to check out our&nbsp;calendar for exact dates. <BR><BR>We have a pretty cool recording from our Chicago show back in November that we are still trying to edit and get online, things have been busy but we should have it up fairly soon. We are tyring to get some content up on Archive.org but the set of instructions for that site&nbsp;is like reading a nuclear submarine manual. / : We'll get it though, stay tuned!<BR><BR>Alright, the weather is warming up, the cocktails are calling, see you all at the Grouper! Don't be afraid to comment or just say hello!<BR><BR>Cheers for now,<BR><BR>VMShowsVM Crew2009-03-18T23:41:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2009/02/02/roxys-gigs.aspx?ref=rssWhat's happening everyone, we are playing regularly at Roxy's Pub, downtown West Palm beach on Clematis Street Tuesday nights. Please check out our calendar and come out and see the show!!<div><br></div><div>We are working on getting the live recording from the Raue Center in Chicago online soon. Stay tuned!!</div><div><br></div><div>VM</div>VM Crew2009-02-03T01:51:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2008/12/01/chicago-dates-and-whats-next---.aspx?ref=rss<div><br></div><div>Hello everybody, and Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you all had a great holiday week. We were up in Chicago for a couple shows. Most notably the Raue Center For The Arts this past Saturday. Thanks so much to all of you who came out and bought tickets, merchandise, and supported the band. We want to especially thank Piano Trends, HawnkeFunk, and of course the Raue Center for all your kindness and hospitality. We also want to thank our special guest for the evening Audrey Assad for joining us on stage and making the night that much better. </div><div><br></div><div>We should be posting audio recordings from the show here shortly as well as pictures from the Chicago dates and all the SNOW! More soon!!</div><div><br></div><div><span><img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/0/3/7/6/3/145951-136730/IMG_0099_2.JPG" width="450"></span><br></div>ShowsVM Crew2008-12-01T06:46:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2008/10/24/crying-sun-music-video-online----.aspx?ref=rssWhat's happening everyone. We finally got some video of the City Limits Sessions up online. We posted the video of us recording Crying Sun on YouTube and our MySpace page so please check it out and give us your feedback. <div><br></div><div>Editing video has got to be one of the most time consuming things ever! I thought mixing tunes was bad, wow! Anyway, hopefully we will slowly get some more of the video put together and posted in the near future. </div><div><br></div><div>Check it  . . .</div><div><br></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=45165571</span><br></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeGShh6ajZs</span><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;">Cheers,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;">VM</span></div>newsVM Crew2008-10-24T06:11:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2008/10/20/checking-in------halloweenie-show.aspx?ref=rssHow's it going everyone, just checking in here. Things are moving along with VM, we have been starting to work on some new material that we are excited about. We are getting close to a nice stretch of shows you all can come out to as well including a couple Clematis By Night events. <BR><BR>We don't have a Halloween date but we will be playing the Halloweenie street festival at Abacoa Saturday Oct 25th. Should be good times, I hope everyone can make it out. <BR><BR>Don't forget to check out the new live tracks we did at City Limits, they are free out on MySpace/vanillamonk.<BR><BR>Thanks for checking in, please come back soon for more updates.<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>VM CrewnewsVM Crew2008-10-20T17:27:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2008/09/20/city-limits-cds-and-more---.aspx?ref=rssWhat's up everyone? Thanks again to those who came out to Clematis St to the Cuillo Center. Special thanks to everyone at the Cuillo, especially the lovely ladies behind the bar. <div><br></div><div>We will be at City Limits tomorrow night (9/20/08) playing from 9:30 to 11. Anyone who comes up and signs the fan list will get a free CD of our recent City Limits Sessions. Hope to see everyone there!!</div><div><br></div><div>VM Crew</div>ShowsVM Crew2008-09-20T04:27:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2008/09/14/city-place-thanks.aspx?ref=rss<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We just wanted to thank all the friends , family , and fans that came out to City Place last Saturday night for the show. The band had a great time as usual, and we were excited to see the crowd having a good time also. Some final memories on </div><div>the night . . . sweatband, tuna sandwich, channel 8, and sweating, sweating, and more sweating. <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Stay tuned for some recordings from the show. Hopefully we will be back down there in the months ahead. Stay tuned for more!! </div><div><br></div><div>VM Crew</div>ShowsVM Crew2008-09-14T15:36:00Zhttp://blog.vanillamonk.com/2008/09/05/new-website-launched.aspx?ref=rss<div>What's up everyone, and welcome to our new Blog site!!!!</div><div><br></div>This will mark the first of many entries into our new Blog as we launch a totally new website in coordination with some new music we recorded at City Limits in Delray Beach, FL. First we would like to thank Matt Bross for his fantastic work on <span><a href="http://www.vanillamonk.com" target="_blank">VanillaMonk.Com</a></span>, you can check out his design company at <span><a href="http://www.matthewbross.com" target="_blank">matthewbross.com</a></span>. We also would like to thank <span><a href="http://www.rmadridphoto.com/" target="_blank">Robert Madrid </a></span>for his amazing talents as a photographer, capturing the bands City Limits Sessions with some sick photos. Those photos should be posted throughout the new website fairly soon. Right now we have some live shots from City Place scattered about along with some others.<div><br></div><div>September is looking like good times, we have quite a few shows that we hope everyone will make it out to. Starts next week at City Place, downtown West Palm Beach on September 13th, 7 PM. We also can't wait to get back down to Clematis, play the Cuillo Center for Clematis By Night the following week, and our first show back at City Limits since the re-opening. City Limits looks amazing inside, completely re-designed balcony area which will be a sweet place to kick back and watch the shows. They also put allot of effort into the sound system and solidified themselves as the best music venue in the area. The band is really looking forward to the show Sept 20th. </div><div><br></div><div>The City Limits Sessions are available as free downloads on our <span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/vanillamonk" target="_blank">MySpace site</a></span>. We recorded these sessions live at the club and are pretty excited about getting the new tunes out to everyone. The sessions include 5 original tunes and a couple cover songs. Please check them out, share them, burn them, pump em' in the car, and most of all . . . ENJOY! </div><div><br></div><div>Alright, we will have lots more to share very soon here on our new Blog, check back frequently, and we will see you at the show!!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, </div><div><br></div><div>VM Crew <div><br></div><div><br></div></div>newsVM Crew2008-09-05T17:00:00Z