This Saturday we are playing at The Cabana in Napier with local favourites Horusset and A Twin Moon. Doors open at 8pm and entry is just $10, with your first drink included 
The weekend of the 25th and 26th of February was an epic one for us all! We played on the Saturday, at the International Tattoo & Art Expo in Hamilton, on a great outside stage to a good number of very appreciative people Sunday was taken up for Cara and Owen with getting some new tattoos (Cara from Pepa at Bohemian Tattoo, and Owen from Ran Maclurkin).
We made a mini documentary of the weekend:
Also, some photos from the event:
Huge thanks to the Expo organiser Chris Preece and all the others involved. Special thanks to the stage crew and security staff for looking after us so well
Tomorrow night, Saturday the 11th of February, we are playing at the Sideline Bar in Napier, opening for I Am Giant and Cairo Knife Fight.
This was all made possible by all the incredible supporters that voted for us on the I Am Giant Facebook competition to choose an opening band for them We ended up winning by around 30 votes. Thank you all for your votes!
We are on-stage at 8:30pm.
Details of the gig are here on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/164421246993374
Hey everyone, happy new year! Just a little update on what we’ve got coming up in the next month or two!
This weekend we head back into the studio to start work on our second EP. We will be tracking drums for the four tracks this weekend, with our good friends Nick and Rui at Sister Lung Productions in Napier. Click tracks and muffins will be the theme of the weekend
Not too many gigs planned for the next little while, so we can focus on the recording, but there are a couple of things on the horizon:
This Saturday we are back at Kazba in Napier for our last gig of the year. Free entry, and the music starts around 9pm.
This Friday we will be playing at The Cabana in Napier, with our friends On The Verge.
Entry is just $5 and the doors open at 8pm. Music will start around 9pm.
This weekend is going to be a big one in the land of Ninja Monkey! Four gigs in four days
Thursday night, we are playing at The Cabana in Napier as part of the Music Machine Muso Night. Six bands playing, for just $5. We are the guest band on the night, so will be playing for about 30 minutes. Included in our set will be two brand new songs.
On Friday we are heading down to Wellington to play at Medusa with Invader Cain, Kobosh and Killing Bear. Details here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=295858857106677
Saturday night sees us back at The Cabana in Napier with Invader Cain, Alec Withers and SKAper. Facebook event here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157015171058347
Sunday we are playing at Kazba in Napier, after the NZ vs France RWC final. Last time we played there it was crazy times, and we are hoping for an even bigger night for the final
Times and dates:
Thursday 20th October – The Cabana, Napier – 8pm doors, $5 entry
Friday 21st October – Medusa, Wellington – 8pm doors, $5 entry
Saturday 22nd October – The Cabana, Napier – 8pm doors, $10 entry
Sunday 23rd October – Kazba, Napier – music starts after the RWC final (about 11pm), FREE ENTRY
If ever there was a night that we all felt like rock stars, Sunday was it.
Here, in Napier, Canada played France in the World Cup and we were on the bill at Kazba to play afterward and help keep the party going! The night went a little like this (from Cara’s point of view in case you’re wondering):
The game ended and we start our set with a couple of covers, playing to a handful of people, and just doing our thing… next thing I know people are pouring in and before I could even register, the place was totally packed out and buzzing with excitement. We played for just over an hour and then had a little break. When I returned to my spot on stage, my mic stand had been adorned with a Canadian flag and later on, during our set, a lovely Canadian joined me on stage and draped me in my very own Canadian flag! He was quickly followed by a lovely French man who had me in a beret in no time. Owen ended up with a very pretty French girl draping a flag around his shoulders, as did Ben, and Paul ended up with a glorious red and white curly Canadian wig! I’m sure that there will be photos surfacing on Facebook of a crazy band from Napier looking like a hot mess!
There were so many great moments during that second set, but one that really sticks out was when we were sorting ourselves out in between songs and the French side started singing their anthem. Their voices swelled well above any other bar noise and the result was spine tingling! Of course, the Canadians wouldn’t let the Frenchies get away with that and, after we’d played our next song, two of the boys jumped up on stage and led their side in the Canadian national anthem and that was just as awesome.
It was a really late night (or early morning!) and none of us got home before 2:30am and all of us had to work on Monday. I was buzzing so much I couldn’t get to sleep and woke up feeling the same so couldn’t get back to sleep again! It was just incredible and so unexpected and just, well, amazing. I loved it. Every minute… let’s do that again soon!
Sorry for the lack of updates recently, it’s been hectic in Ninja Monkey land!
We’ve played some really fun gigs in the last few months! Opening for Devils Elbow, Sleeping Dogs and House Of Mountain, a benefit gig in Masterton and at The Kazba in Napier.
The Devil’s Elbow gig was great fun, with a really good turnout and amazing bands. But a bit of sadness that it was Valve’s last gig. Good luck to all the lads, it was great sharing the stage with you.
Our gig with Sleeping Dogs was very rock ‘n’ roll! The night ended out to be a lot of fun, and all the bands were on form and delivered superb performances. Unfortunately time was against us and A Beautiful Chaos did not get a chance to play, which was very disappointing as we are big fans of the band! Hopefully we can organise something soon to see them play.
Our gig in Masterton for the Jam For Lincoln was amazing! Great turnout, fantastic bands and really good people involved It was an honour to be asked to play for such a great cause. And the after-show shenanigans were top notch 
We played a really fun gig at The Kazba in Napier on the 3rd of September. The first with our new guitarist Ben! Here’s some photos from the night:
Our next gig is back at The Kazba, on the 18th of September. We are on right after the France vs Canada World Cup game, which is happening in Napier. Hope to see you there
After a few weeks off, we are back into it next Saturday (the 3rd of September) at the Kazba in Napier. A mix of originals and covers will be the plan for the night! Music should be kicking off around 9:30 or 10pm and going to midnight
As the poster says, it’s FREE ENTRY, so get along and have a great night out with us!
