Blitzen Trapper stopped by the 88.1 KDHX studio on September 18, 2013 for a live set on Rocket 88.  Audio by Dan Kinney.  Discover more great media at http://kdhx.org

Blitzen Trapper "Thirsty Man" Live at KDHX 9/18/13

Different Light - Steve Winwood

Special thanks to everyone involved in this project!

Written By: Zea Stallings
Produced & Arranged By: Joel Ashmore
  
Zea: Guitar & Vocals    
Joel: Bass
Randy: Harmonica    
Geoff: Banjo & Mandolin
Russel & Joesph: Drums 

Wallflower

I'd like to dedicate this album to Caleb Jarosh. He lived a short life in years but a very long life in spirit.

In the midst of his passing, we came together and played his passing ceremony down in Georgia. There had been some uncertainties amongst us, but after that trip through the loss of one brother another brotherhood was truly formed!

So thank you Caleb Jarosh for the life of love that you lead and for showing me how to be a brother. I'm forever indebted.

May we continue speaking in spirits!!

Ocean Eyes

America, Location 12

Ghost Town

Limelight (Demo)

Like You Mean It is the the new album from The California Honeydrops.

The Soft Spot tour continues! 

4/7/23 - Jackson Hole, WY - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/8/23 - Ketcham, ID - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/9/23 - Eden, UT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/14/23 - Chico, CA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/15/23 - Arcata, CA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/16:/23 -Ashland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/18/23 - Bend, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/19/23 - Bellingham, WA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/21/23 - Seattle, WA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/22/23 - Portland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/23/23 -Portland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/25/23 - Boise, ID - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/26/23 - Missoula, MT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/27/23- Bozeman, MT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/29/23 - Paonia, CO - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/30/23 - Morrison, CO - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/

Here Comes Love

Like You Mean It

Just Because

The Soft Spot tour continues! 

4/7/23 - Jackson Hole, WY - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/8/23 - Ketcham, ID - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/9/23 - Eden, UT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/14/23 - Chico, CA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/15/23 - Arcata, CA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/16:/23 -Ashland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/18/23 - Bend, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/19/23 - Bellingham, WA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/21/23 - Seattle, WA - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/22/23 - Portland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/23/23 -Portland, OR - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/25/23 - Boise, ID - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/26/23 - Missoula, MT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/27/23- Bozeman, MT - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/29/23 - Paonia, CO - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/
4/30/23 - Morrison, CO - https://cahoneydrops.com/tour-dates/

When It Was Wrong (Live)

Cry for Me (Live)

“The California Honeydrops...evoke the greasy rumble of Booker T and channel the spiritual ecstasy of Sly and the Family Stone.” -Rolling Stone

Formed in the subway systems of Oakland, retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops are an electrifying group that defy convention at every turn. They’ve become a mainstay at festivals including Byron Bay Bluesfest (Australia), Outside Lands, Monterey Jazz, Lightning In A Bottle, and touring with B.B. King, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, and Allen Toussaint. Led by the enigmatic and energetic frontman, Lech Wierzynski, and drummer Benjamin Malament, each member of the band is a virtuoso in their own rite — Yanos “Johnny Bones” Lustig on saxophone, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards/guitar, Beaumont Beaullieu on bass, and regularly accompanied by Oliver Tuttle on trombone, Leon Cotter on saxophone/clarinet, and Miles Lyons on trombone/sousaphone — navigating through a vast repertoire of original songs and timeless classics every night. But what truly sets them apart is their unwavering commitment to the art of improvisation - a skill so finely honed that they have completely abandoned the use of set lists and no two shows are ever the same. Off stage, their music has been streamed more than 200 million times, and placed in a variety of TV and films, including “Dead To Me,” “Alaska Daily,” “Black-ish” and more. They are currently touring North America in support of their new deluxe album, 'Soft Spot'.

https://ineffable.to/softspotdeluxe
 

The Honeydrops have come a long way since guitarist and trumpeter Lech Wierzynkski and drummer Ben Malament started busking in an Oakland BART station, but the band has stayed true to that organic, street-level feel. With the additions of Johnny Bones on tenor sax and clarinet, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards, and Beau Bradbury on bass, they’ve built a powerful full-band sound to support Wierzynski’s vocals.

 

Listening to Lech sing, it can be a surprise that he was born in Warsaw, Poland, and raised by Polish political refugees. He learned his vocal stylings from contraband American recordings of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Louis Armstrong, and later at Oberlin College and on the club circuit in Oakland, California. Bringing all those influences together with the rest of the band’s diverse experiences into a unified musical vision, the California Honeydrops expect to play parties for a long time.

 

 Discography:

    Like You Mean It (2013)
     Honeydrops Live (2012)
    Spreadin' Honey (2010)
    Soul Tub (2008)