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Summer Tour Of Love (In the Pacific Northwest)

2011-08-08T21:37:00.000-07:00

Two of our favorite couples, The Lawlers and The Owens set their dates to get hitched, so we scheduled tour around these 2 momentous occasions in the Northwest! This was a Tour of Love! 6/18/11 - Mendocino, CA - The Mendocino Hotel A sold-out home show with our sister (or should I say brother?) band, Foxglove! 6/23/11 - McKinleyville, CA - Six Rivers BrewYes, it's true, this is a Brew With A

Spring Tour 2011 -Weeks #5, #6 and #7

2011-07-23T00:29:00.000-07:00

7 weeks in the van, 38 shows, 13 US states!5/19/11 - San Marcos, TX - TantraLive music tent, cold beer, refreshing people.5/20/11 - College Station/Bryan, TX - KEOS Community RadioPerformance and interview with Larry Boozer5/20/11 - Bryan, TX - The Village CafeLOCALIZE!5/21/11 - Dallas, TX - The Opening Bell5/22 /11 - Austin, TX - The Waterloo Icehouse W/ Loves It!New old timey friends.5/26/11 -

Spring Tour 2011 -Week # 4

2011-07-19T22:15:00.000-07:00

7 weeks, 38 shows in 13 US states...5/12/11 - Knoxville, TN - The Preservation Pub W/ The Blushin' RoulettesRight on the market square of Knoxville, we got to play for a boisterous pub crowd as they geared up for Better Than Ezra out on the square...5/13/11 - Johnson City, TN - The Acoustic Coffeehouse W/ The Blushin' RoulettesConveniently located next door to a laundry mat, we always enjoy

Spring Tour 2011 -Week # 3

2011-07-06T14:56:00.000-07:00

7 weeks, 38 shows in 13 US states.5/5/11 - Davenport, IA - Mojo's at River City Music ExperienceDavenport is lucky to have an organization like River City Music supporting the community through music!5/6/11 - Marion, IN - Beatniks CafeLocated in historical Marion, Indiana, Beatniks is a hip little joint that encourages freedom of expression and diversity. They are famous for their Sake Bowls and

Spring Tour 2011 - Week # 2

2011-06-27T22:03:00.000-07:00

In 7 weeks we will play 38 shows in 13 US states!4/27/11 - Iola, KS - Scooters w/ Verdegris MassacreThanks to Chris, Dillon, India and all the great people at Scooters (especially Al) for showing us a great time in their town of Iola, Kansas! We look forward to the next show with you guys... either back there, or out west?4/28/11 - Saint Joseph, MO - Cafe Acoustic Don't let the name confuse you..

Spring Tour 2011 - Week 1

2011-05-04T17:04:00.000-07:00

In 7 Weeks, we will play 38 shows in 13 US states!For a full list of upcoming shows, visit our calendar at GwynethAndMonko.comHere are the sketches from week #1:4/19/11 - Los Angeles, CA - Villains TavernWith a great staff and growing music scene, Villains Tavern is quickly becoming one of our favorite place to play in LA. 4/21/11 - Santa Fe, NM - The Cowgirl BBQNow a regular stop on our tours in

Southwestern March

2011-03-28T23:02:00.000-07:00

Southwest Tour March 2011Gwyneth & Monko*3/3/11 - The Pour House, Paso Robles, CA *3/4/11 - The Beatrice Wood Center For The Arts , Ojai, CA* 3/6/11 - The Bisbee Grand Hotel Saloon, Bisbee, AZNowhere Man And A Whiskey Girl, Bisbee AZ *3/7/11 - Plush Lounge, Tucson, AZ * 3/10/11 - High Desert Brewing Co., Las Cruces, NM* 3/11/11 - Riverbend Hotsprings, Truth Or Consequences, NM * 3/12/11 - Eske's

Laura Meyer Joins us in California

2011-02-14T23:55:00.001-08:00

2/09/11 - The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz CAThe first of 3 shows with Laura Meyer this week...and what a fun night to start off the mini-tour with! The Crepe Place was packed full of eager college students ready to have their minds blown...Thanks to Dan for the wonderful revitalizing raw diet while we stayed in the Santa Cruz Mountains~~~2/10/11 - Smiley's Schooner Saloon, Bolinas CA (if you can find

Ode To The North West

2011-02-14T23:21:00.000-08:00

Oh you soggy North Westyou dampened our hairwith the breath of the oceanlying heavy in the airHeavy in the airfrom the sea to the peaksof the Olympic Peninsula and the sky scraper streetsTo your kind hearted people,we brought our music to share...And we sold lots of albumsas you dampened our hair...~~~2/02/11 - Six Rivers Brewery, Mckinleyville CA"A talkative fan"~~~2/03/11 - Sam Bond's Garage,

NorthWest Album Release Tour and Journal Paintings Begin....

2011-02-01T23:12:00.000-08:00

To try something new, we are going to be keeping a tour journal of paintings from the road. Special thanks to Kirsten Liske for not only giving us the idea, but putting together a care-package of supplies for the road!We hope you enjoy this new way of following our travels....~~~~ Last weekend, we had the pleasure of sharing two shows with our friends Misner & Smith.

37,000 Miles Together In the Van? No Problem. Gwyneth + Monko Rock On!

2011-01-13T00:25:00.000-08:00

2010 = 37,000 miles in the van and over 160 awesome shows around this amazing country. And we're ready for more. 2011 = New self-titled Gwyneth + Monko album release on Feb, 15th with many tour dates to follow! We even have shows lined up to celebrate the new album before it is “officially” released! For you eager west coasters reading this, you’re in luck! We have tons

News From The Road

2010-11-01T13:20:00.000-07:00

Our new self-titled album mastering is complete! We had a great week in Boulder, CO mastering with David Glasser at Airshow Studios, hanging with friends and shooting photos for the new album (see sample above). From the Great Rocky Mountains, we headed east. We had a great time in Missouri and Kansas and were blown by tornado strength winds up into Omaha where, as expected,

Mega Tour continues....Northwest!

2010-09-16T18:40:00.000-07:00

From the hot deserts of the Southwest to the soggy soils of the Northwest, we have been non-stop since early August, and we’re “take’n names” ! This rainy evening in Seattle, we are sitting at The Blue Moon waiting for 9pm to roll around while listening to pool cues and deep conversation. We will be sharing the night with local bands Joshua Melum And The Powers That Be and

San Francisco and Placerville CD Release shows! Plus Free Download Now Available!

2010-07-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

Well, we are nearing the end of this month of “rest” up here in the foothills, and that means it’s going to be time to hit the road again! But before we do that, we have a CD to release next week and 2 really exciting shows coming up here at home in Northern California. We now have a Free Download of title track "Good Old Horse" now available on our

A "Mother-lode" of Work To Be Done!

2010-07-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

This month, we are up in the Sierra Foothills taking a break from tour. Although we are lying low, it sometimes feels as though we are working harder than ever. These days, when are not preparing for the national Cd release of our “Good Old Horse” EP (July 20th), we are busy writing new songs, working on the pre-production for our new full-length album (due out in January), and as always, busily

The Preservation at The Historical Caspar Inn

2010-06-15T01:30:00.000-07:00

Saturday night in the sleepy historical logging town of Caspar, Ca, proved to not be sleepy at all this past weekend as we and The Preservation (Austin Texas based band) blazed the stage of The Caspar Inn.Folks came down from the hills and out of the ocean for this highly anticipated show at the north coast’s favorite, and last standing, historical roadhouse. Fans gathered from a rare sunny day