MonkeyJunk

We are excited to announce the first of several festival appearances this summer!! We’re headed back to the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival!!

This will be our fourth time playing this very cool music festival and we couldn’t be happier to be playing several shows on several different stages over the course of the weekend alongside an amazing lineup!!

Join us!!!

Dearest MonkeyJunkies,
Earlier this week, our band had a birthday. 18 years ago, on Sunday March 30th, we played for the first time at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa. Steve and Tony had an idea to turn Steve’s weekly gig into “making a band with two guitars, and drums”. They called Matt and left a message to say that they were creating this band, he’ll be the drummer and it started this Sunday at Irene’s. “Call back and tell us that you can make it. By the way, we have the name already … MonkeyJunk”.

Matt confirmed. There was no rehearsal and no plan beyond getting together to jam some blues in a raw and unique way at Irene’s. It felt great from the get go, progressed steadily over the following weeks and months and the rest, as you know is history!

Here are two of the first photos taken of us at Irene's Pub all those years ago. We’ve done a lot of living since!

While lots has been going on outside of the band, we’ll be back to you soon with summer festival show announcements!! We are grateful for your continued support . . .

Stay tuned!!

Scott is one of our very best friends and is a co-conspirator of the highest order … you know his work because his work is our work! Thanks Scotty!
SEE YOU TONIGHT AT THE The Black Sheep Inn EVERYONE!

WHOAAAA!!!!!!!!!
We're returing to the The Black Sheep Inn !!!!
We've played a lot of shows and made a lot of memories like these at the sheep over the years and now that it's back up and running, we're set to make more - be a part of it! 📸 Scott Doubt Photography

Saturday Feb 21st 8pm
Sunday Feb 22nd 2pm all-ages matinee

TICKET LINK IN COMMENTS!

Huge thanks goes out to The Thunder Bay Blues Society for hosting us this Saturday as headliner for their SOLD OUT semi-annual Blues Shakedown! Big thanks to sound tech/saviour Rob Nickerson for loaning Tony some guitars as Tony's were inadvertently left on the tarmac in Ottawa! Here's some proof courtesy of Anna Buske Photography

Good Morning Friends,

Our MonkeyJunk family needs your help!

Our Sister-In-Arms and Tony’s beloved better half, Trish Walker, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

Anyone who knows Trish knows just how tough she is. But, even superheroes need a helping hand from time to time.

Now is that time.

Please read the link below, and share.

With much love and gratitude 🙏

- MJ

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-vicious-trip?attribution_id=sl:b666906b-96e8-4e42-a5dd-a10e572df7f0&lang=en_CA&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Donate to A Vicious Trip, organized by Matt Sobb Our MonkeyJunk family needs your help. Trish "Trip Vicious" Walker, the loving mother of two, and fearles… Matt Sobb needs your support for A Vicious Trip

Who’s joining us this Friday at Overflow Brewing Company for our annual hometown show? $50 tickets have just been released - get ‘em here: https://www.hopeharmonyottawa.ca/tickets

THIS Friday Oct 10 at Overflow Brewing Company - MonkeyJunk headlines @hopeharmonyottawa - a benefit for Operation Come Home Tix - https://www.hopeharmonyottawa.ca/tickets Full event $80 music only from 7:30 $50

Ottawa!!!
Friday October 10th!!

🔥 The countdown is ON! 🔥

We cannot wait to welcome MonkeyJunk, the multi-JUNO Award-winning blues-rock powerhouse, to the stage at Hope & Harmony: A Benefit for Operation Come Home on October 10th at Overflow Brewing Co. 🎶

This is going to be an unforgettable night — an electrifying show with heart — and every ticket sold helps raise funds for Operation Come Home, supporting homeless and at-risk youth in Ottawa. 💙

🎟 Tickets are moving fast — grab yours today: hopeharmonyottawa.ca/tickets

MonkeyJunk