Artist description Lifetime musicians working English Teacher day jobs, we play out at bars, clubs a couple of times a week, with occasional festivals thrown in. We play equal parts originals and blues covers from the 1920's-1970's. We're all bluesophiles, and take special pleasure in unearthing songs and lyrics from the 1920s-1940s and arranging them in a more modern Chicago Blues format. The band is made up of expatriates from England, Canada and US.

Music Style Electric Blues, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Texas Blues

Musical Influences John Mayhall, Paul Black, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Big Joe Turner

Similar Artists Tom Waits, Michelle Shocked, Bob Dylan, Luther Allison, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Lightenin' Hopkins, Michael Hedges, Frank Zappa, Taj Mahal

Artist History Two members (Prentice and Curtis) began playing together in Wisconsin, USA back in 1985, playing in several bands in many lands. They've played in Alaska, California, Thailand and then in 1991, went to Taiwan as English Teachers. There they met up with Dennis Farley (sax, clarinet, and flute) in 1992, where the band played to a lot of really small venues (and audiences!) under a number of different names. Curtis returned to the USA for about three years beginning in late 1993 and didn't return until June of 1998. Soon thereafter, both David Chen (lead guitar and vocals) and Michael Bennett (Percussion)joined the group and the Pocket Monkeys were born. After spending close to six months in the studio, they began playing out on a regular basis. In late spring of 1999, the newest member of the band, Connor Prunte (Harmonica) came up during a set and asked if he could sit in. Well, by the end of the evening, it was unanimously voted to add his awesome sound to the band. Since then we've played all over Taiwan in the major cities.

Group Members Prentice Berge (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar)David Chen (Vocals, Lead Guitar)Curtis Siegmann (Bass)Michael Bennett (Drums)Dennis Farley (Tenor Sax, Clarinet and Flute)Connor Prunte (Harmonica)

Instruments Electric Guitars (Custom Shop, SRV and Mexican Fenders and 7-stringSchecters,) Acoustic Guitars (Larivee and Gibson), Bass (Fender fretless, Rickenbacker), Drums, Flute, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, and Blues Harps

Albums Big Ben's Butter Barn, Mirken's Revenge, and Dave's Here/Not Here.

Press Reviews Several, but are all in Chinese.

Location Taipei, na - Taiwan

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