On ukelele, keyboards, and vocals: Hoyt Honey (Ari Gold). On banjo, guitar, ukelele, and vocals, Dory Honey (Andrew Vladeck). On vocals and guitar, Dr. J Carl Honey (D.S. Posner). On drums, vocals, and guitar, Fluffer Honey (Adrian Grenier). On bass guitar, Walker "Raw" Honey (Ethan Gold).
Influences
Ween, early Wings, Andrew Vladeck, Silver Jews, Daniel Johnston, that other guy who wrote the song about the cow, Destroyer, Flaming Lips, Wikipedia, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Zed Zed Top, Jonathan Richman, the Cars, Hoyt Ming and His Pepsteppers, Talking Heads, early Nic Harcourt, Velvet Underground, Cigarette Vending Machines, Belle and Sebastian.
Sounds Like
Eclectic!
some references: Andrew Vladeck, i-can't-believe-it's-not-early Weezer, Silver Jews, Destroyer, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Jonathan Richman, Hoyt Ming and His Pepsteppers, Mighty Jones, Velvet Underground, Belle and Sebastian, Talking Heads, Ethan Gold.
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New video for "Little Boy" directed by Andrew Zuchero, co-dir Preston Spurlock, produced by Greencard Pictures. From the upcoming album "The Early Years."
And here's our video for "Some Of Them Are Nice Days", directed by Elizabeth Bull. We hope you learn something you can apply to your own lives. FX by Sam Stephens.
Reviews: The Honey Brothers' "seriously good rock and roll" (Paper Magazine) "manages to reference the country-tinged sensitivity of the Silver Jews, the summery harmonies of the Beach Boys and the zany weirdness of Ween." (Village Voice)
Bio: The Honey Brothers formed about one dog year ago at ukulele fantasy camp in Requiem, Mass. They learned to harmonize by listening attentatively to the usual: Bill Munroe, gospel, early Wings recordings. They experimented lots: e.g. mastered the art of fa-so-la singing, advanced human beatbox technique in ways that have gone underappreciated to this day. Like many other bands they developed an "it."
At some point they decided to take "it" to the streets of New York: in the hopeful months of early 2002, a bit Mariachi style, they serenaded attractive homeless people and made many important contacts. More recently, Hoyt, Dorian, Dr. J Carl, duContra, and Raw have been known to rock in "clubs of the night," i.e. night clubs. They play, in no particular order: banjo, ukulele, electric guitar, and cowbell, and sing multi-part harmonies--often in tune.
Their limited-release EPs, "Honey 4 U" and "Little Boy," were produced by filmmaker Ari Gold and engineered by Adrian Grenier (now available only on Ebay and Amazon for ungodly heaps of money). If you listen closely you can barely make out what sounds like a theremin under the layers of mellifluous music. Is it? You'll have to check out the music for yourself to find out. (hint: it's not)
HONEY BROTHERS!! Oh.. please start touring again! Tell Adrian Grenier that yes, he looks amazing playing Vince Chase, and sure hes a good actor. But theres millions out there who want to see.. THE GODDAMNED MOTHER FUCKIN HONEY BROTHERS!!
hi!! i think you guys are pretty amazing i'm totally in love with your songs! some of them are nice days is one of my favorites and the video is so funny !
