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 3rd-millenium, a bit Mariachi style, they serenaded attractive homeless people and made many important contacts. More recently, Hoyt (Ari Gold), Dory (Andrew Vladeck), Dr. Carl (D.S. Posner), DuContra (Adrian Grenier), and Raw (Ethan Gold) 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.
If you listen closely to their album “Songs For Your Sister,” 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.) (read less)

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... (read more)