Hey Americans and other beautiful poeple around the world!
Just a quick update on Kaz Murphy‘s great new album!
The TD scoop:
I go a ways back with Kaz, back to the early days of Green Monkey Records, when I released a vinyl single (Keeper of the Cage) and a 9-song cassette Snap Out, by his and Jacque Grad’s mighty band, Mad Mad Nomad. It was one of the last things I released before putting Green Monkey on the shelf for several years.
Fast forward – a year or two ago, Kaz and Jacque got in touch and they rolled up to Olympia from Joshua Tree. We recorded a couple-three songs for a single that ended up not coming out. But the stage was set and now we have some Songs of Rebellion & Redemption for ye. So get on down with your bad self and check it out right now.
In case you missed it last month, the official scoop from his PR dude:
Making Noise is Kaz Murphy’s fifth studio release. With all basic tracks and lead vocals recorded live, these 10 songs of rebellion and redemption fall somewhere between the cynical sting of Phil Ochs and the everyman forthrightness of Woody Guthrie. Topical but never literal, reactive and metaphorical, Making Noise faces straight on the alarming and dangerous hard times facing the USA today.
Award-winning Americana songwriter Kaz Murphy’s fourth solo CD, Ride Out the Storm, reached #1 on the Roots Music Report True Country Album Chart. This collection of originals was produced by Scrappy Jud Newcomb (Slaid Cleaves, Patty Griffin), who was drawn to Murphy’s storytelling and melodies. The album showcases a Tex-Mex influence that reflects Murphy’s decade in Santa Fe and Austin. Based in Joshua Tree, CA, Murphy tours internationally while his instrumental work is featured in film and television.
GARY MINKLER
In a little more somber news, our old friend and occasional GMR artist Gary Minkler of Red Dress fame is going through a tough battle with cancer and can use your help. Here’s the place to go.https://gofund.me/4c0930961
His tunes:
https://garyminkler.bandcamp.com/album/little-trailer-ruby
https://thefarbeits.bandcamp.com/album/broken-ballerina-single
Yes, Marge, the Green Monkey Records website is getting shinier every day. Check it out!
https://greenmonkeyrecords.com/
That’s all dammit,
td
Still September 2026
tom@greenmonkeyrecords.com