Band Monkey

Welcome to Band Monkey. Create an account with email and password, or sign in with Google or Facebook. Authentication is handled by django-allauth for a secure, familiar login experience.

Your home base. The dashboard shows all bands you belong to as cards. Each card displays the band name (in a funky hand-drawn font), your role, song and member counts, and the next upcoming event. If the band chat has new messages since your last login, a notification badge links you straight to the chat. Pending invitations from other bands appear at the top. A rotating musician quote at the bottom provides daily inspiration.

The band hub. Clicking a band opens its detail page with a card-style action grid and three information columns: Practices, Events, and Members. Each action card has an icon and label for quick access to Song List, Schedule a Practice, Schedule an Event, Chat, Share Recordings, Fan Page, and More. Hover over any row to reveal Edit and Delete actions. The "Next list" banner shows whose turn it is to pick songs.

Your repertoire. The song list shows every song with its artist, attached links (YouTube, tabs, etc.), and uploaded files. Admins can add, edit, and remove songs. Drag and drop files directly onto a song row to attach charts, stems, or recordings.

Manage your songs. The Song Details page lets admins edit song duration, assign lead singers, and tag songs with properties to help build set lists. Mark songs as openers, closers, vocal eaters (hard on the singer), or B-list (backup songs). All changes are saved in one click.

Plan your rehearsals. Schedule a practice by picking a date and selecting the songs to work on. You can also choose who picked the songs using the "Picked by" dropdown. The practice grid shows a history of which songs were rehearsed on which dates, with interactive dots you can toggle. When saving, a popup asks whether to email all band members the song list.

Take turns picking songs. Set up a rotation to fairly distribute who picks the practice set list. Drag members to reorder, click any name to mark them as "next up." The current person is highlighted with a green badge on both this page and the band dashboard.

Record and review. Upload audio recordings from practice sessions, organized by date. Listen back with inline audio players to review how songs sounded and track improvement over time. You can promote standout recordings to the shared recordings list, or generate a shareable link so anyone can listen to a practice session without a Band Monkey account.

Plan your gigs. Create events with a venue, date, time, set length, address, and notes. Build ordered set lists by selecting songs and dragging them into numbered sets. The event detail page gives everyone an at-a-glance view of all event info, while admins can edit details inline. Saving changes prompts you to optionally email all band members.

Never forget your gear. Each event has a packing list where items can be added and assigned to members by dragging. Check items off as they're packed. A band-level Master Packing List serves as a template — new events auto-copy from it, and existing events can pull missing items with one click. Drag items to the trash zone to delete them.

Suggest songs for the band. Any member can add song suggestions to the wish list. Admins review suggestions and can promote them directly into the official song library or remove them. It's a lightweight way for the whole band to contribute ideas.

Listen back. The recordings page collects all MP3 files attached to songs and presents them with inline audio players. An Activity card tracks page views and song listens from invited listeners. Any member can share recordings with non-members by sending a unique listen link — no Band Monkey account required.

Stay in touch. Every band has a built-in chat page — a simple message board where all members can post. Messages appear inline with the author's name, timestamp, and message body on a single line. You can edit or delete your own messages at any time. Use it to coordinate practices, share ideas, or just chat between sessions.

Manage your lineup. Admins invite new members by email. Invitations appear on the invitee's dashboard where they can accept or decline. Admins can promote members to admin, demote them, or remove them. The band creator always retains admin status and cannot be removed.

Help is always one click away. Every page in Band Monkey has a small ? button in the top-right corner. Click it to open a popup that explains what the page is for and how to use it. Whether you're on the song list, practice grid, event builder, or any other page, the help popup gives you a quick overview tailored to that specific page.

Keep tabs on the server. The status page shows subscriber counts, email stats, and disk usage with color-coded progress bars. Staff users can download backups and view per-band usage.