Secret Monkey Weekend y Tin Roof Echo

http://secretmonkeyweekend.com

Secret Monkey Weekend is a power pop trio from Durham, produced by REM-Smithereens producer Don Dixon. They were profiled by PBS awhile back in a fifteen minute piece. It won an Emmy! The band goes back a decade when Lila was 8 and Ella was 13. For the last 9 years, they have cut their teeth in music venues up and down the East Coast. Their first tour took them from Mississippi to New York this past August and were featured on CNN (below)..

Radio Free Americana's Album of the Year 2025 - Lemon Drop Hammer by Secret Monkey Weekend.

"Harnessing timeless Beatles/Kinks melodic instincts to fairy-dust power-pop guitar jangle, authentic first-person lyrics, and three contrasting voices that harmonize as only family can, it’s a record at once instantly classic and, with a teen and 22-year-old aboard, innately contemporary ... Buoyant album opener “So Much Joy” evokes heydayYardbirds; it’s “woo-ooh” backups framing textured co-ed vocals." - Robert Ross, Music Tap

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Asheville-based singer-songwriter Joe Hooten, originally from Macon, Georgia, is the driving force behind Tin Roof Echo. Since his 2014 debut The Original Plan, Hooten has released seven albums blending introspective songwriting with a DIY spirit and wide-ranging influences. His latest, Flowers Falling, recorded with producer Kevin Boggs and mastered by John Keane (R.E.M., Indigo Girls), features contributions from members of Steep Canyon Rangers, Drive-By Truckers, and more, delivering heartfelt, country-tinged melodies with undeniable charm.

A regular on festival stages and intimate venues alike—from Enofest and Finsterfest to the Grey Eagle and the Orange Peel—Hooten has shared bills with artists from the likes of Scott Miller, Freedy Johnston, David Childers to Pylon Reenactment Society, Agent Orange, and Soul Asylum. https://tinroofecho.com