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Occasional Monster (October 25th @ The Boom Room)

Brains....

About Me


Bio of Sorts:
Collectively, Occasional Monster is roughly 125% of a 4 piece indie rock band from Central-ish Ohio. We don't do covers. We won't wash your dishes. We can't tell you who we sound like. *Begins to sing "These are a few of our favorite things"*.
Musically, we are commonly described as Alternative, but such a one word description defies the complexity and schizophrenic range that is our hallmark. We range from acoustic folk to heavy music that rides the fence between hard rock and metal. During that journey between extremes, we traverse through other territories including old-school country, jazz, blues, funk, and noise. Sure, we are not the first band to pull off this smashup of genres, but we are among a select few that do it while maintaining equal importance for the art of songcraft. Not all songs are a journey, but you can be assured that you cannot faithfully predict where each new song may go by it’s first thirty seconds, nor it’s first four minutes.
Personally, we have a liberal bias and a DIY attitude. We do all of our own writing and recording in our rehearsal space/studio. We have designed all of our graphics, built our website, and will eventually manufacture advanced electroshock devices to "discourage" usage of the phrase "get er dun." Ok, so I was kidding about the liberal bias. We are out to poke a hole in closed minds.
Individually, we are composed of the following parts:
Bobby Dunkle – Guitar
Dan Sherwood – Guitar and Vocal Chords
Jerod Elder – Bass and Vocal Chords
Michael Knapp - Drums and Cymbals
Ross Hockman - Trombone, Keyboard, Airsynth, Etc..
Listen. Enjoy. Comment if you desire. Thanks. - OM
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For Booking, call 740-205-6608 or email us.

The Human Condition Live on August 28th 2008 @ CBR's
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Member Since: 2/21/2005
Band Website: occasionalmonster.com
Band Members:
Bobby Dunkle

Dan Sherwood

Jerod Elder

Michael Knapp

Ross Hockman
Influences: We have been influenced by just about everything we have ever heard, tasted, or felt.

No other explanation really makes sense.
Sounds Like: the square root of negative one lost in passionate subdivision
Record Label: Occasionaltone
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Debut CD Release - News

On August 28th 2008, we will be having a party at CBR's in Columbus, Ohio to celebrate the release of our debut, full length album "Leftovers."  This will be the culmination of more than 4 year...
Posted by Occasional Monster (October 25th @ The Boom Room) on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:34:00 PST

The best drummer response ad we have ever gotten

I am interested in your vacant drummer spot. I am a Mc 303 Groovebox with over 9 years of experience with drumming. I am easy to program, glitch infrequently (unless of course that is the style you a...
Posted by Occasional Monster (October 25th @ The Boom Room) on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:23:00 PST

Occasional Monster does not Blog. It Blargs.

This blarg is long overdue.  Why a blarg you ask? The answer is simple, gentle snowflake: Blog is a stupid word.  Blarg is as well, but it benefits from the minor virtue of being customized ...
Posted by Occasional Monster (October 25th @ The Boom Room) on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:54:00 PST