We attempt to wrap up our year while running an errand in the band van. Part of the podcast is a rebroadcast of part of our 2020 Christmas special with quick cameos by Don Dixon, The Veldt, Jeffrey Dean Foster and Phil Lee who were previous guest on our weekly half hour show.

Secret Monkey Weekend are a family power pop trio from Durham NC. They have been playing live since sisters Ella and Lila were 13 and 8 years old. Papa Jefferson Hart (Jeff Hart) is a longtime mainstay in the NC Americana music scene. They have recorded two albums with producer Don Dixon (REM - Smithereens), the second one due out in 2025. PBS recently profiled the band. More on that below.

The Emmy Award winning PBS mini-feature on Secret Monkey Weekend https://youtu.be/xbBiy6lSzIw?si=DIOGQ9C6QE9dzFlq and https://video.pbsnc.org/video/secret-monkey-weekend-ukc7h8/

https://linktr.ee/secretmonkeyweekend

http://www.secretmonkeyweekend.com http://youtube.com/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.facebook.com/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.instagram.com/secretmonkeyweekend https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yHOi73zNW69IHwW9GUQEX?si=B1wljj0VTgi2lXZl6GlnTw https://music.apple.com/us/artist/secret-monkey-weekend/1606815318

Drums and vocals - Lila Brown Hart Bass and vocal - Ella Brown Hart Electric guitar and vocals - Jefferson Hart

Dennis Diken, drummer of The Smithereens joined us for a joyous chat about things we have in common like our love of The Beach Boys (recorded two weeks before Brian Wilson died), Beatles, and Kinks. And more.

Secret Monkey Weekend are a family power pop trio from Durham NC. They have been playing live since sisters Ella and Lila were 13 and 8 years old. Papa Jefferson Hart (Jeff Hart) is a longtime mainstay in the NC Americana music scene. They have recorded two albums with producer Don Dixon (REM - Smithereens - Tommy Keene), the second one just released in June 2025.

PBS recently profiled the band. More on that below.

The Emmy Award winning PBS mini-feature on Secret Monkey Weekend https://youtu.be/xbBiy6lSzIw?si=DIOGQ9C6QE9dzFlq and https://video.pbsnc.org/video/secret-monkey-weekend-ukc7h8/

https://linktr.ee/secretmonkeyweekend

http://www.secretmonkeyweekend.com

http://youtube.com/secretmonkeyweekend

http://www.facebook.com/secretmonkeyweekend

http://www.instagram.com/secretmonkeyweekend

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yHOi73zNW69IHwW9GUQEX?si=B1wljj0VTgi2lXZl6GlnTw

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/secret-monkey-weekend/1606815318

Drums and vocals - Lila Brown Hart Bass and vocal - Ella Brown Hart Electric guitar and vocals - Jefferson Hart

Our guest this week is the man for all occasions, Peter Holsapple of the dB's, Continental Drifters and other acclaimed combos through the years. He also happens to be a family friend even before Jefferson connected with Laura, Ella, and Lila as Peter was in a band with their birth father Matt Brown that played children's events called "Baron Von Rumblebuss". Peter also played keys on our first album and our upcoming one "Lemon Drop Hammer".

His page for his new album The Face of 68: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573484249611

Buy it in your favorite indie record store on online at https://label51recordings.com/peter-holsapple/

He's also streaming everywhere you get your digital music. Holsapple photo by Bill Reaves

Secret Monkey Weekend are a family power pop trio from Durham NC. They have been playing live since sisters Ella and Lila were 13 and 8 years old. Papa Jefferson Hart (Jeff Hart) is a longtime mainstay in the NC Americana music scene. They have recorded two albums with producer Don Dixon (REM - Smithereens), the second one due out in 2025. PBS recently profiled the band. More on that below.

The Emmy Award winning PBS mini-feature on Secret Monkey Weekend https://youtu.be/xbBiy6lSzIw?si=DIOGQ9C6QE9dzFlq and https://video.pbsnc.org/video/secret-monkey-weekend-ukc7h8/

https://linktr.ee/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.secretmonkeyweekend.com http://youtube.com/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.facebook.com/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.instagram.com/secretmonkeyweekend

On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yHOi73zNW69IHwW9GUQEX?si=B1wljj0VTgi2lXZl6GlnTw

On Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/secret-monkey-weekend/1606815318

Drums and vocals - Lila Brown Hart

Bass and vocal - Ella Brown Hart

Electric guitar and vocals - Jefferson Hart