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“We get labeled as a retro band, and though we draw a lot of influence from older music, I feel like the way we put things together is very different,” says Lech Wierzynski, frontman for soulful rhythm and blues-y collective The California Honeydrops. The golden-voiced Wierzynski, who also plays guitar and trumpet, was born in... Continue Reading →
Oakland-based five-piece bluesy soul machine The California Honeydrops performed at The Basement in Nashville recently; on tour in support of their latest release, A River’s Invitation, The Honeydrops have been tearing up the highways, with an itinerary packed full of summer festival performances, a stop at the legendary Burning Man festival, and not one, but two hometown... Continue Reading →
Faced only with the sounds on the album, one would be unlikely place The California Honeydrops as a Bay-area band fronted by a vocalist/multi-instrumentalist from Warsaw, Poland. Instead, you would likely believe you were hearing sounds from somewhere like Memphis, Tennessee. Combining elements of free jazz, soul and R&B, The California Honeydrops create smoothly-crafted tunes... Continue Reading →