The Honeydogs Explained

The Honeydogs
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Genre:Indie
Years Active:1994 - present
Label:Mercury, United, Palm
Current Members:Adam Levy
Noah Levy
Trent Norton
Brian Halverson
Peter J. Sands
Peter Anderson
Ryan Plewacki
Jeff Victor

The Honeydogs is a band from Saint Paul, Minnesota that opened at First Avenue in 1994.

History

The band's popularity grew after signing with record label Mercury Records[1] and their major label debut album release, Seen a Ghost in 1997.[2] In June 1998 the band fired guitarist Tommy Borscheid. Two months later bass player Trent Norton had an almost fatal asthma attack and fell into a coma for three days.[3]

The band left Mercury after the executives who signed them left the label when Mercury's parent PolyGram merged with Universal. The merger meant the band was on the new Island Def Jam label. It took seven months (August 1999 to March 2000) to leave IDJ. They signed with Palm Records in May 2000 to release their next album, Here's Luck.[4]

Film

Adam Levy and producer Rick Fuller worked together to make a film version of the album 10,000 Years which is a feature-length music video.[5]

Honors and awards

The Honeydogs were honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue,[6] recognizing performers which have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.[7] Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh.[8]

Members

Discography

Albums

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Other recordings

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Notes and References

  1. News: John . Kenyon . Honeydogs on the rise . 1998-03-27 . Cedar Rapids Gazette . 2009-08-19 .
  2. Horak, Terry (19 July 1997). "Debris Makes Debut With Rootsy Act Honeydogs", Billboard
  3. Snyder, Bill (January 2001). A Dogs Life, CMJ New Music Monthly, pp. 30-31
  4. Snyder, Bill (January 2001). A Dogs Life, CMJ New Music Monthly, pp. 30-31
  5. Web site: Songwriting and social work merge in Honeydogs' new CD . 2009-08-19 . Roberts . Chris . 24 March 2004 . Minnesota Public Radio .
  6. Web site: The Stars . . First Avenue & 7th Street Entry . 2020-05-10 . 18 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418135117/https://first-avenue.com/about/thestars . dead .
  7. News: Bream . Jon . 10 things you'll learn about First Avenue in new Minnesota History Center show . . Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota . 2019-05-03 . 2020-05-10 .
  8. News: Marsh . Steve . First Avenue's Star Wall . Mpls.St.Paul Magazine . Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota . 2019-05-13 . 2020-05-10 .
  9. Borzillo, Carie (23 March 1996). Popular Uprisings, Billboard Magazine
  10. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the honeydogs|chart=all}} The Honeydogs ]. 2012-03-19 . Billboard.
  11. Web site: The Honeydogs Sunshine Committee (EP) Review . 2009-08-19 . Guyer . Lauree . 6 January 2009 . Glide Magazine .
  12. Web site: Blanton. Kristen. Album Stream – The Honeydogs "What Comes After". Paste Magazine. 26 March 2012.
  13. Web site: Ankeny. Jason. The Honeydogs. AllMusic. 26 March 2012.

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