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"Sing from the gut, 'cause, this is where the bottom of your heart sits."


Two piece Rock & Roll band from Denton, TX. Formed in 2013 by Skyler James (Lead Vocals, Guitar) and Jonnie McMillen (Drums, Vocals) 
 
Songs from our first Demo 'William Kidd' released April 27, 2014

Formed by four longtime friends, Akes have grown together over the years on both personal and musical levels. Meeting in their first year of high school, Nick Cafiero (electric ukulele/vocals), Joe DeMars (bass), Jack Hogan (guitar), and Dominic Bergamini (drums) cut their teeth generating original material and honing their meticulously tight sound to give shape to the band’s current form.

While historically many groups splinter after graduation, big life changes, and personal tragedies, The Honey Toads have remained a constant in each of the members’ lives. The group’s consistency and stability in the face of the ever-changing times can be felt in their intense drive and measured determination to convey their intent to the listener.

Although the idea of nostalgia is a constant theme in their music, the quartet doesn’t live in the past. Instead, each member has channeled their experiences into a melodic complexity and poetic openness that resonates with their local scene of Petaluma, CA and beyond. The fluid nature of each song and the assured delivery of every note and verse speaks to the solidity of four intertwined paths, years in the making.

I feel that music is a wonderful and magical gift given to us by the creator to sustain our soul just like food, water and air does for our body! We all crave it, like the many treats discovered at a state fair.The mingling of meandering scents and flavors can overwhelm the senses. We want to taste it all,you know too much is no good for you, but you need it,it makes you feel alive! 
Music is a life force, an ever existing element in the universe! To me its a cosmic energy that is as old as time itself. All of us can enjoy its many treasures and feast on the never ending pallet of flavors music offers, but a very lucky few of us are blessed with a special gift. With a lot of work,discipline,preparation and love, some of us are fortunate enough to hitch a brief but glorious ride on the whirlwind, to a mystical magical place where musical stories are born. Every once in a while we're able capture one of these fabulous tales and bring it back to share with you. I love the places my musical journey's take me and sharing them with you and I truly hope you will too!

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