EscapingMonochrome

08/12/2019

Already planning next weekend? Come hear us on Sunday, 8/18 from 4pm - 5pm at Four Lanterns Winery. We have a cool new set list including new originals! Vince Cimo will be performing from 5pm - 8pm and Heirloom Catering will be serving up great eats! Perfect segue into your work week.😉😎

07/12/2019

Thanks once again Four Lanterns Winery for supporting our band, we are super excited to be opening for the Vince Cimo Band on 8/18, come join us starting at 4pm for an evening of great wine, music and food by Heirloom Catering🤪

05/20/2019

This Memorial Day Weekend, we’ll be making our 2019 debut at the 36th Annual Strawberry Festival in AG. There’s a reason why the SLO New Times awarded it 2019 Best Festival… great food booths, awesome arts and crafts, tons of strawberries and Escaping Monochrome! We are playing in the Teen Plaza/Klondike Pizza Parking Lot at 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Thanks to Music Motive for hosting the Teen Plaza. See you there!

04/04/2019

Escaping Monochrome is back on line and looking for gigs, please share if you know anyone looking for a fun and talented, multi-genre youth band!

EM continues to evolve and is back online! Welcome to Bronson Johnson on guitar and Liam Bronkar, who’s been “promoted” from our amazing Music Motive Rock Lab instructor/band mentor to multi-instrumental band member! Here’s a few fun facts about us:

Bronson Johnson (guitar) - builds guitars and amps in his spare time.
Josh Baum (drums, keyboard) - aka is also a beat producer, check him out!
Liam Bronkar (all instruments except vocals) - always wanted to be in a band like EM when he was in high school.
Max Chalekson (keyboard, bass) - works on his musical ideas while running long distances.
Sophie Chamblin (singer/songwriter, Ukulele) - her lyrics for “One More Eternity” recently won an English writing competition at Atascadero High School.

Stay tuned for more updates and we are actively looking for summer gigs, please contact us if you’d like EM to play at your next event!

04/03/2019

EM continues to evolve and is back online! Welcome to Bronson Johnson on guitar and Liam Bronkar, who’s been “promoted” from our amazing Music Motive Rock Lab instructor/band mentor to multi-instrumental band member! Here’s a few fun facts about us:

Bronson Johnson (guitar) - builds guitars and amps in his spare time.
Josh Baum (drums, keyboard) - aka is also a beat producer, check him out!
Liam Bronkar (all instruments except vocals) - always wanted to be in a band like EM when he was in high school.
Max Chalekson (keyboard, bass) - works on his musical ideas while running long distances.
Sophie Chamblin (singer/songwriter, Ukulele) - her lyrics for “One More Eternity” recently won an English writing competition at Atascadero High School.

Stay tuned for more updates and we are actively looking for summer gigs, please contact us if you’d like EM to play at your next event!

12/05/2018

We had a blast hanging out once again with Suzanne Schonig on 93.3 KZOZ! You guys rock👍🤩🎤🎸🥁🎧😎👍

11/29/2018

Turn up your radio on 12/3 from 4pm - 5pm! EM will be hanging with Suzanne Schonig on 93.3 KZOZ as their kid interns! Joining us will be Liam Bronkar, our super cool Music Motive Rock Lab instructor! Plus, we will be playing live🤙🕶🎤🎸🥁🎧😎

11/13/2018

The SLO New Times Music Awards just keep giving! Huge thanks to Stephen Styles for generously donating his well deserved Songwriter award of The Sauce Pot recording time to our group, we can't wait to get into the studio again!

11/13/2018

It's Friday, Nov. 2, and all the beautiful people are in the Fremont Theater for the 2018 New Times Music Awards. There's glitz, there's glamour,...

11/05/2018

11/05/2018

Wow! Our original song Is It Sad won the Youth Category at the 2018 SLO New Times Music Awards! We are so grateul to be a part of such a wonderful evening that salutes all of the amazing 805 musicians! Thanks to Music Motive's Liam Bronkar, Avalon Recording Studios and Suzanne Schonig for all of your help and support!!

11/02/2018

Hope to see you there!!

Our 10th Annual New Times Music Awards are happening TONIGHT! We had a small change, unfortunately IZARA cannot perform due to an unexpected illness. We have another finalist from our R&B/Blue category, Haniah who will be performing tonight!

Check out the run of show!

10/18/2018

TODAY is the last day to vote for us - "Is It Sad" is a Youth Category finalist at the 2019 SLO New Times Music Awards, which means we could also win a Reader's Choice award! 😎👏❤️🥁🎹🎸🎙️👍

http://ntma.newtimesslo.com/ntma_choice.php

10/05/2018

Hey friends! Our song "Is It Sad" is a Youth Category finalist at the 2019 SLO New Times Music Awards, which means we could also win a Reader's Choice award! Please click on this link, have a listen and like our song!

http://ntma.newtimesslo.com/ntma_choice.php

We will be performing at the awards ceremony on November 2nd at the Fremont Theatre! Come 🎉🎉🎉🎉 with us!

08/07/2018

Big day today for Escaping Monochrome! We recorded "Is It Sad" for the 2018 SLO New Times Music Awards, Youth Category.
Thanks to Kip at Avalon Recording Studios for all of your patience and awesomeness! Have a listen!!!

https://soundcloud.com/user-141766063/is-it-sad

07/03/2018

Huge thanks to Four Lanterns Winery for letting us jam last Sunday in your beautiful garden. Looking forward to next time!

07/01/2018

Thanks Eberle Winery for another wonderful day playing on your beautiful new deck! In case you missed us, EM will be playing on Sunday, 7/1 from 2pm to 3pm at Four Lanterns Winery... come grab a glass of wine, food truck bites and enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon with us!

06/25/2018

EM is playing this Saturday, 6/30 from 12 noon to 2pm at Eberle Winery! We’re excited to help celebrate their new deck seating area, which has tripled in size! In addition, it’s Hwy 46 East Passport Winery Weekend for participating wineries and Winery, Warriors and Wheels day so there will be old vintage cars in the parking lot. Farmstead Catering will be making pizzas in Eberle’s pizza oven along with salads and fabulous award wining wines.

Can’t make Saturday? No worries! EM is also opening for Blimp Pilots on Sunday, 7/1 from 2pm to 3pm at Four Lanterns Winery. We’re excited to be a part of Four Lanterns stellar summer concert series that benefits Must! Charities. There will be food trucks and of course awesome Four Lanterns Winery, wine!

Hope to see you at both our gigs!

04/21/2018

A second original work in progress called "Is it Sad." Nice way to end another fun evening at Farmer's in SLO. We're super excited with how this song is turning out, stay tuned to hear the full band play it - May 10th at Farmer's. https://youtu.be/TlGPs2iam1A

04/20/2018

EM debuted Sunday Bloody Sunday last night at Farmer's in SLO. We're there again on May 10th!

03/22/2018

03/17/2018

Escaping Monochrome will be performing from 1:45 - 2:30!

THE annual music & event industry conference, brought to you by Vince Cimo, Saucepot Studios, and Big Big SLO! For: Venues, Promoters, Bands, Musicians, Event Planners, Music Businesses, and anyone else looking to connect with the local music industry. Join us for a great day at the beautiful Tooth....

12/13/2017

In case you missed us yesterday on 93.3 KZOZ - http://www.kzoz.com/posts/kzoz-kid-intern-presents-escaping-monochrome.php

KZOZ Kid Intern Presents Escaping Monochrome

12/12/2017

Escaping Monochrome had a rocking good time yesterday as 93.3 KZOZ's Kid Interns! Thanks Suzanne Schonig, you are just toooooo much fun...🎸👩‍🎤🥁🎙️😎🤣

12/08/2017

Hey Escaping Monochrome fans, we’re going to be the 93.3 KZOZ kid interns on Monday, 12/11 from 4pm - 5pm. We’ll even be performing live!

You can listen on the radio in the SLO area at 93.3 KZOZ FM or stream online at kzoz.com (click the Listen Live button at the top right of the home page). OR just search 'KZOZ' for the free app in your app store on iPhone or Android!

12/01/2017

THANKS New Times for such an awesome opportunity!

Happy Friday! Today we want to give a special shout out to one of our 2017 NTMA winners from our Youth category, EscapingMonochrome, who put on an awesome performance at our showcase last month. This year was the first year we added a Youth category to our local music competition, and we sure are happy that we did! Listen to all of the winners from this years NTMA's on our website, along with Escaping Monochrome's single, "Mutual Respect." Click on the link below to listen now!

http://bit.ly/NTMA2017winners

11/13/2017

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at SLO Farmer's Market! We'll be playing there again soon, stay tuned...

11/07/2017

We're excited to be playing this Thursday, 11/9 @ SLO Farmer's Market! 7:45pm at the corner of Osos/Higuera. See you there!

11/05/2017

Thanks Music Motive, rock on!