FIRESTEEL CREEK Jay Trumm, Jess Rogers, Scott Morgan, Monte Knippling 12-31-1987 Lips Lounge Miller SD
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SPECTRUM BAND Dave Huntley, Monte Knippling, Danny Winsell August 18, 1988 Legion Hall Miller SD
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The days where we went to gigs in our cars, tiny pa systems that sucked, no lights, bad sound and worse luck at times...
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SPECTRUM was my first band that I booked and managed. A lot of learning and travel was just the beginning. Soon I would up the bar and jump into an established road band with FUBAR...
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FUBAR Tom Rainbeau, Frank Dakotah and Monte Knippling, March 19, 1991 Landing Bar Minot ND
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BACK TRAX Dan Kruechel, Dee Gabriel, Bruce Rath, Monte Knippling January 21, 1993 Time Out Strasburg ND
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Three years on the road with FUBAR was like band College. To adapt to that pace was the honing process that set the stage for the future...
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BACK TRAX was a shortlived band in the greater Bismarck area that gigged regularly. It was a great experience in that we did totally different material than I was used to doing. AMBUSH was a transition band as well, lasting only three months before RAVENS MOON came to be...
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The original RAVENS MOON BAND Monte Knippling, Dennis Pesicka, Tom Keller circa 1993
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RAVENS MOON Monte Knippling, Mike Rugg, Tom Sailer, Dennis Pesicka circa 1994
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Real PA gear and talented musicians got the band off the ground, and dedication kept it going. Some really difficult times touring and great gigs...
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Going to four piece from three piece doubled our PA and show, but money didn't grow in proportion, and caused grief within the band. Soon the show folded...
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RAVENS MOON Monte Knippling, Russell Obego, Gary Antoine opening act Toby Keith Show September 7, 1996 Lode Star Casino Fort Thompson SD
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Circa 2004 Ravens Moon Band Vic Nemec, Monte Knippling and Neil Anthony.
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Our first big show, the stage was huge and the PA was even more huge! It was the first time I heard a good monitor system and it was louder than my entire PA system all by itself...
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After stints with Hocus Pocus, Stiff Richard, and Midnite Hiway today's lineup is the best ever, and the show features a selection of the best music ever paired with world-class sound and lighting. The result is a polished and professional band from central South Dakota: RAVENS MOON
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