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7 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE HONEY BROTHERS ‘DEMONSTRATION’ EP, OUT TODAY

7 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE HONEY BROTHERS ‘DEMONSTRATION’ EP, OUT TODAY

1. ‘Demonstration’, a four-song EP now available on iTunes and Amazon MP3, is The Honey Brothers’ fourth independent release. It is also the shortest, packing vast quantities of Honey goodness into each sweet byte. AOL Spinner is streaming the full EP all week: http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/7

2. The band met at ukulele fantasy camp in 2001, then took to the streets of New York City, serenading street people and pretzel vendors with their whimsical new-wave folk tunes.

3. The name on H. Huckleberry Honey’s passport is Ari Gold. This is his real name; he should not be confused with any fictional characters of the same name. He learned to play the ukulele so he could describe his music as Hawaiian-Appalachian glam rock, and because it was easier to carry than a drum kit.

4. The Honey Brothers have been compared to the Silver Jews, the Beach Boys, the White Stripes, Beck, Serge Gainsbourg and Ween, which would make for quite a festival lineup. This summer, they’ll be playing alongside Andrew Bird, My Bloody Valentine, Neko Case, Beastie Boys, Todd Snider and many others at the Wanderlust, All Points West, Osheaga and Bumbershoot festivals, which will have to do.

5. Honey DuContra is actually Adrian Grenier’s real name. Fearing that anti-Honey prejudice might harm his other career, he changed it, but has now taken a stand for Honey pride.

6. Dr. J Carl Honey, also known as DS Posner, is the band’s psychiatrist and is responsible for the worst band T-shirt ever, based on a Venn diagram depiction of French psychiatrist Jacques Lacan’s theory of mind.

7. Dory Honey was raised as Andrew Vladeck by parents obsessed with doo-wop and Motown in a house with three vintage jukeboxes. In protest, he learned to play the banjo.

‘Demonstration’ EP Track List:
1. Demonstration
2. Moonlight
3. Won’t Last Long
4. Perfect Parent

Listen to the track “Demonstration”

The Honey Brothers Live:
Jul. 24 – Lake Tahoe, CA – Wanderlust Festival (w/Andrew Bird, Spoon)
Aug. 01 – Jersey City, NJ – All Points West Festival (w/ My Bloody Valentine, St. Vincent, Neko Case)
Aug. 02 – Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival (w/ The Decemberists, Crystal Castles, Beastie Boys)
Sep. 06 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival (w/ Modest Mouse, Os Mutantes, Todd Snider)