April Showers bring MONKEY Flowers! Or April snow storms will… Whatever. It’s Canada. Anyway, we’ll be inside safe and warm no matter what, and you can be too! Mark your calendars and join us May 3 for a fantastic evening of Rock ‘n’ Soul, or as we like to call it: May Monkey Madness at The Rec Room!
Head over to the Facebook Event page to let us know your coming!
We’re taking a bit of time to work on a couple things, but we’ll be back in early May with a fun show you won’t want to miss, with some fun new surprises! See you soon!
Join Blue Monkey Overdrive at the Rec Room on March 2nd to wish their lovely and talented (forever) young singer Christine a happy [redacted] birthday and listen to some great Rock ‘n’ Soul music!
It will be a birthday bash you don’t want to miss!
An evening of Rock ‘n’ Soul with the Simians of Swing: Blue Monkey Overdrive.
Screaming keys, roaring guitars, and powerful vocals that will knock coconuts out of the trees; they have it all and they’re swinging into The Rec Room January 20th to rock your lagoon!
Let us know you’re coming by responding to our facebook event! See you there!
2023 was our first year out playing live shows and it was a great debut year! Between May and December we did seven shows at four different cool venues in and around town, and one music festival. If not for scheduling we could have played a lot more. Pretty good for a new unheard of band playing a selection of unique songs that most cover bands don’t do.
In spite of our “social media guy” being ancient, we also managed to build a respectable following on TikTok of all places! Close to five hundred Facebook followers, over two hundred on Instagram, and now nearly three hundred on TikTok!
Of course even with the sunshine, there can be some cloudy patches. Sadly our guitarist wasn’t able to continue with the band, leaving a big hole to fill. We understood, but still miss him. But for every dark lining there’s a bright cloud and we were very fortunate to find a rock solid replacement, only for his employer to transfer him out of province in early 2024! He’s been wonderful though and continues to play for us and fit his work schedule around us as best he can to support the commitments we had already made for upcoming shows. Our guitarists are like the drummers from Spinal Tap!
The upcoming year is looking bright with four shows already booked, hitting the ground running with a couple in January. Our hunt for a guitarist continues so we’re playing it safe on bookings past the first quarter until we’ve found that perfect someone. We’ve got some good prospects, but we haven’t finalized anything yet. Stay tuned, it should be happening soon!
Lotsa words, and no puns or dad jokes. Pretty weird for us! Anyway, we hope all of you had a good 2023, we hope you’re looking forward to a great 2024, and we will see you out there!
Scott, Christine, Brad, Jeff, and Andrew
we are Blue Monkey Overdrive
PS: Even though we’re not actively booking we’re always looking for opportunities, so if you would like to have a night of Monkey Madness with us next year, reach out and we can talk about putting on a show for you!
How many of you had “spend more time with apes” as a new years resolution? Well you’re in luck, that’s one resolution you won’t have to break! But the rest of them? Meh. You’ve been good for 4 days, that’s enough! Come break your resolutions with BMO! We will be Rockin’ Shannon’s Irish Pub January 5th, 2024. Come down for some great food and drink, play some pool, and of course, groove to some excellent Rock’n’Soul!
We will be at Park Alleys December 1st! Bowling, food, beverages, and of course Rock ‘n’ Soul! It’s a small venue and a ticketed event, so don’t wait until the last minute! Get your tickets here, and check out the Facebook event here.
We’re at The Dockside Restaurant and Bar Saturday November 4th! Nice early show, starting at 8pm, so no excuses! Come out for great food, drinks and music!
Here’s the link to the event on Facebook if you want to RSVP.
Please join Blue Monkey Overdrive for Monster Chiller Horror Good Times at Shannon’s Irish Pub Friday October 27th! We’ll be bringing the Rock AND the Soul, you just bring your own bad selves, and a costume, if you’re so inclined.
Check out the event on Facebook!
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We will be playing a show at The Rec Room October 7th (Winnipeg, Seasons of Tuxedo location), you should be there! Also, sign up for our mailing list before the end of September and have a chance to win a $25 gift card for the Rec Room. If you’re already on the mailing list, don’t worry, you’re in the draw too.
