Luke Beckel, Drew Frick, Corwyn Wilkey, Jeremiah Bakken, Brady Anderson, Scott Caddell and Nick Shier.
Influences
The Dead, The Pixies, Miles Davis, Keith Jarret, Bob Dylan, Modest Mouse, Bob Marley, Rage Against the Machine, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Prince, Ween, Simple Red, The Alman Brothers Band, Ravi Shankar, Soullive, The Stanley Brothers, Neil Young, Jurassic 5, Bill Monroe, Ani Defranco, Calexico, Iron and Wine, Sufjian Stevens, Al Green, Marvin Gay, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Deep Banana Blackout, The Son's of Champlin, Cubanismo, Pancho Sanchez, John Coltrain, Government Mule, uh... hell whoever we happen to be listening to at the time. The intercontinuity of all things and non-things is ubiquitous...dig?
Sounds Like
Zach DeLa Rocha singing love songs to Steven Tyler's daughter at a Russian funeral. Steven gets pissed off because he realizes he's at the wrong funeral and starts crying over the memory of Johnny Cash. Ziggy Marley always to the rescue with the sun is shining, cheers him up with some Colly Weed. In all of this hysteria of loss, love, new beginings and years of drug induced melodrama, Santana gets inspired to do an album with all of the above, and a bonus track with that new guy from Maroon Five, using the SNL band for back up. Does it win another fifty billion grammys? You decide.
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Sweating Honey, like fire, is constantly changing and hard not to look at. They sneak into friends houses late at night and trade their TV's for naval oranges. But more importantly, they play music. Genre splicing music with a powerful groove. The current lineup has been performing together for about five years. Every month or so their sound changes.
Been to Fairbanks? We're pretty much all nuts. It's no wonder with half the year cruel darkness and bitter cold, the other half constant daylight, endless vibrant energy. Products of their environment, Sweating Honey tries to play music that accomodates yet balances the mood swings of the emerging generation plagued by the chaos of shit accumulation. In other words we have songs for everyone.
Their debut studio CD, "Infinity's Doorstop" (2005) and live CD "Live at the Sitzmark" (2006), draw from a variety of idioms including: Latin, Dancehall, Reggae, Southern Rock, R&B, Klesmer, Psychobilly, Jazz and Hip-Hop. Though, none of these songs exactly resemble any one of these styles. They are epics so to speak plagued by the band's own hippiebilly vision. Sweating Honey's highly anticipated second studio album, "When We Were Young", was released on December 12, 2008. This album contains 12 tracks showing Sweating Honey's introspective and lyrical songwriting prowess, while maintaining the genre-splicing groove the fans are used to. In early January 2009 a vinyl version of When we were Young will be released containing one new track "typewriter" which is available as a free download on myspace.
Sweating Honey has been a 3 time finalist in the Independent Music World Series and has received a smattering of awards including the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner "Readers Choice Award" for Best Local Band and the Anchorage Press "Press Picks" award for Best Live Band. Renowned as one of Alaska favorite bands, Sweating Honey regularly headlines the most popular Alaskan venues from the interior to the southeast. They have also shared the stage with many nationally recognized acts including The Grammy Award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama, Leftover Salmon, The Spin Doctors, The Meat Purveyors, Tim Easton, Soul Asylum, The Big Wu, Keller Williams, Clinton Fearon and The Boogie Brown Band, The Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Hassidic reggae rapper Matisyahu, Sun Volt and many more.
Touring regularly throughout the state of Alaska and having now made 2 tours in the lower 48 states, Sweating Honey is now seeking to expand their national exposure with a three week tour scheduled to span the East coast from New Orleans to New Jersey. Having sold tens of thousands of albums across the world already, Sweating Honey has an ever expanding fan base with no sign of slowing down. Certainly, it's only a matter of time before the bands popularity propels them onto the same stages as their nationally recognized peers. As a concert promoter, booking agent or club owner, the only question you really need to ask yourself is, "when can I get them to play my venue?"
HOW ARE YOU,i am just stopping by to see how you been doing.i hope every thing is alright with you and all the peace lover around the world. like once said,life with out safety is nothing.that is exactly what's happening in Sudan to day.No body is safe or feeling safe all over Sudan,from the south to the north,from the east to the west.so i called all of you who believe in peace & Justice,to stand up for what is right,and be truthful to you self and to the Sudanese people,let the new Sudan nation be born now,rather then tomorrow,give the people of Sudan a choice to either join the new Sudan,or remain with the old Sudan two country living side by side,so we can finally have a true ever lasting peace in this part of the world,i am not afraid to say what is right nor should you,because we have nothing to fear but fear, it's self.may god bless you,may god bless the new Sudan. THANKS
How's it going? It's good to hear all the awesome music and you guy's just keep sounded great. I look forward to catching a live show again. I sure remember the many times at The Marlin & the Pub in the past. I wish all of you the best and have a good winter. PEACE OUT & catch ya later Luke And All the current members of Sweat and Honey..
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Hello, thank you so much for the friendship, the pleasant and long musical journey. Rhythmic solid and excellent guitars,beautiful voice as well as good section of brass instruments.
Yo my brothers, The Honey is growing and spilling out into an awesome wonder of the world. I miss the old days as well. Keep on keeping on~!! We'll see ya Luke.. Peace Out!
News: (CMP 23) Rita Galetti - Falter Canadian female sound artist "Rita Galetti" offers songs with great variety and depth. You can hear drones, sound sculptures, experimental guitar sounds, field recordings, electro acoustic, noise, ambient and more.
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Founding member and former front man of John Brown’s Body Kevin Kinsella returns to Southern Cali August 1 to perform with Elijah Emmanuel and the Revelations. Come out and show some love!
A typical Kevin Kinsella set includes his new original reggae, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant music and classic JBB songs.
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