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Many bands have stories about how they instantly "clicked" upon formation, springing into fully formed genius as if no work was involved at all. The members of Honey White had always thought stories like that were silly clichés, but that was before they all got together in Santa Barbara and made the first inroads toward their epic garage rock sound. "Fully formed genius" was definitely not the result of that initial meeting, but it seemed readily apparent that lots of musical and personal ground had already been covered, so with the basics already in the bag, the new band began expand their musical horizons together right away. The brothers Bryn and Keir DuBois had been writing snappy pop/rock songs since the beginning of their membership in another Isla Vista rock combo called The Mojo Wire. When that band suddenly fizzled out, Bryn and Keir recruited guitarist Brian Wolff, a longtime friend, to flesh out some new songs and provide the "brilliance with mystique" part of the equation. Drummer Billy Fedderson, transplanted from Oxnard via Colorado, brought his jazz-trained chops, love for reggae and ska, and punk band experience (Boulder, CO's Fallaway) in tow to solidify the others' genre-bending grooves. Honey White not only immediately plowed into the chaotic Isla Vista vortex of keg parties and guerrilla gigs, but also teamed up with other acts (Earl, Buttcheek Doofus, and Thais Albert) in downtown Santa Barbara during the following spring and summer. The band recently produced their first professional release, engineered by Mark Anthony of Santa Barbara Recording, and the resulting My Band Rocks CD is a mini-album of songs about being thrown into the vital rush of life and surviving to laugh about it later. Honey White is much more than the sum of its parts; it's a special combination that continues to cross the epic scope of arena rock with the economy of punk and the bounce of reggae into a vibrant rock and roll stew that will one day stop at a venue near you. email: honeywhite@mybandrocks.com www.mybandrocks.com |
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