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Upcoming Shows


Friday
July 28, 2017

12:30-1:15pm
Garlic Monkeys!
We're back in Gilroy! The Trouble With Monkeys will be performing on the Vineyard Stage Friday at the 39th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival.

@ Gilroy Garlic Festival
Festival Grounds, Gilroy CA

Saturday
July 29, 2017

8pm
Monkey Trouble in Sausalito!
"The Seahorse has good food. Live bands and dancing. What more could a girl ask for!" -Erika R. SF Yelp

@ Sausalito SeaHorse
305 Harbor Dr, Sausalito CA

Saturday
Aug 5, 2017
[ Super Secret Private Party ]
Sorry Monkey Punks, save your "monkey suits" for our next show.

Friday
Aug 25, 2017

8-10pm
Southern California!
Our monkey butts will be in Moorpark at Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza!

@ Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza Moorpark
13816 Princeton Ave, Moorpark CA

Saturday
Aug 26, 2017

8pm
Southern California!
We're coming back to the Sugar Mill! It's been too long, we're putting our stamp back on the Valley. Not a believer? Here's proof: Instagram

@ Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
18389 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana CA

Friday
Sept 8, 2017

830pm
We're back at the Mystic with Hell's Belles!

@ McNear's Mystic Theatre
23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma CA

Saturday
Sept 9, 2017

830pm
Coming to the Catalyst with Hell's Belles!

@ The Catalyst
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz CA

Wednesday
Sept 13, 2017

8pm
The Vibrators at The Ritz
The Vibrators are in the U.S. and asked us to monkey around with them and the Defenders.

@ The Ritz
400 S 1st Street, San Jose, CA

Sunday
Sept 17, 2017

12-1:30pm
Lafayette Art, Wine & Music Festival
The Trouble With Monkeys will be rocking out on the Premium Wine Stage. Enjoy over 250 booths of art, crafts, foods from top local restaurants, and quality wines and microbrews.

@ Downtown Lafayette
Lafayette CA






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Meet TTWM



 MICHAEL MOLENDA
Guitar/Vocals
 Favorite Album: "Tommy," The Who
Favorite Movie: "Orphee," Jean Cocteau
Favorite TV Show: "24," 2001-2010
Coolest Color: Monkey Red
Obsessed By: Guitars, Fuzz Pedals
What Pisses Me Off the Most Is: A Selfish Dickhead
Greatest Moment: Meeting Cheryl Doll
Inspirational Quote: "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans."
Guilty Pleasures: Captain America, Vampires, B17 bombers

PATRICK WONG
Bass/Vocals
 Favorite Album: "The Unforgettable Fire," U2
Favorite Movie: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Favorite TV Show: "WKRP in Cincinnati"
Coolest Color: Monkey Gold
Obsessed By: Women (wait did you mean my obsession or theirs?)
What Pisses Me Off the Most Is: Myself
Greatest Moment: Filling out question #4
Inspirational Quote: "I may not always be right, but I am never wrong."
Guilty Pleasures: Wom... Oh wait, I already said that.




CHERYL DOLL
Percussion/Vocals
 Favorite Album: So many I can't choose one, so..."Ziggy Stardust" and "Low" by David Bowie, "Los Angeles" by X.
Favorite Movie: Same problem as question above - "Amelie," "Pan's Labyrinth," and "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
Favorite TV Show: "Arrested Development"
Coolest Color: Royal Purple and Monkey Red
Obsessed By: My dogs: Rebel Girl & Agent Danger (Secret Dog)
What Pisses Me Off the Most Is: Arrogance and being unkind
Greatest Moment: Walking down the aisle to 'Ziggy Stardust' without tripping!
Inspirational Quote: "To have ambition, was my ambition," Gang of Four " I Love a Man in a Uniform". Ok, just kidding, but it is a fun quote!
Guilty Pleasures: Flamenco, shoes, sugar skulls

SAM HAUN
Guitar/Vocals
 Favorite Album: "Quadrophenia," The Who
Favorite Movie: "Diva," Jean-Jacques Beineix
Favorite TV Show: TV????
Coolest Color: Monkey Black
Obsessed By: Patrick's Right Thumb
What Pisses Me Off the Most Is: Other Drivers
Greatest Moment: I'll let ya know as soon as it happens.
Inspirational Quote: "If it ain't broke, you're not trying hard enough."
Guilty Pleasures: Almost Anything "Star Trek" Related.




DANA PARKER
Drums/Percussion
 Favorite Album: "Crash," Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Movie: "West Side Story"
Favorite TV Show: "Seinfeld," "Parks and Recreation," "Silicon Valley"
Coolest Color: Monkey Blue
Obsessed By: The Marimba
What Pisses Me Off the Most Is: People who waste my time!
Greatest Moment: Meeting the bass player for The Trouble With Monkeys.
Inspirational Quote: "Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow."
Guilty Pleasures: Soaking up the sun.



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GUARANTEED FUN & THRILLS FOR MORE THAN 100 SHOWS!



Gilroy Garlic Festival • The Bottom of the Hill, SF • McNear’s Mystic Theatre, Petaluma • Fox Theater, Redwood City • Burgers & Brews Festival, Fremont • Whiskey Barrel Saloon, Stockton • Empress Theatre, Vallejo • The Addition (the former Yoshi's SF) • San Mateo County Fair • Rockbar Theater, San Jose • Red Devil Lounge, SF • Slim's, SF • The 3 Clubs, Hollywood • The Ritz, San Jose • Uptown Nightclub, Oakland • Club Fox, Redwood City • O'Malley's, Mountain View • Neck Of The Woods, SF • Aubergine at Night, Sebastopol • Maui Sugar Mill Saloon, Tarzana • Pine Street, Livermore • 23 Club, Brisbane • El Rio, SF • The Starry Plough, Berkeley • Brainwash, SF • Stork Club, Oakland • Thee Parkside, SF • Benders, SF • St. James Gate, Belmont • Johnny V's, San Jose • Quarter Note, Sunnyvale • FAME, SF (the former Fab Mab) • Pissed-Off Pete's, SF • BackBar, San Jose • Hotel Utah, SF





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