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Burlap and opals. Moonshine and macrobiotics. Shaken and soothed. How Suzanne Santo (vocals/banjo/violin) and Ben Jaffe (vocals/guitar) managed to reconcile not just polemics, but seemingly opposed realities for their sexually tinged, bruised knee honeysuckle take on roots music has to be heard to be understood. Yet somehow the young 20-somethings figured out that it’s the extremes that define the middle, whether embracing the big mistakes in the bluesy smoulder “Glad I Done What I Did,” embracing the romantic doubt that is the low slung gospel of “Don’t Know How,” or the euphoric romp-age of “Let’s Get Wrecked” that embraces the arc debauchery completely. This is the sound of coming not of age, but awareness; and digging into what it means to be alive permeates throughout honeyhoney’s October 24th release of Billy Jack on Lost Highway Records. “The album is made of a lot of stories, a lot of lives,” Santo picks up. “We’re very different, but those differences are what makes it. I’ve had a lot of different times in my personal life that kinda leveled me as a person. That’s why this record is the way it is. It’s made of guts: what’s happening on the inside, the notion of us being really independent, being on our own. That’s a big reality.” With fiddles threading the melodies, big acoustic guitar sounds and banjos plinking as percussively as melodically, there is an old world feel to honeyhoney that is as fresh and right now as it is tube radios and old lace. And it is the disparity of how the two came up and came together that informs honeyhoney with their singularity of sound. Meandering through unique paths, converging in Los Angeles where everyone is chasing something, and finally recognizing the chemistry they shared is no mean feat. Evoking California’s hippie Dust Bowl fringe, equal parts Okie squalor and Pacific shimmer, there is a strong pull of Woody Guthrie-esque folk, vintage Buffalo Springfield, glints of Gram Parsons and bits of Bonnie Raitt’s early blues, Rickie Lee Jones reality and Bakerfsfield Saturday nights. Not country, not folk, not rock, it is a hybrid that defies exact definition. Still "Billy Jack" pumps with the thump of hearts on fire, levels with the pang of real instruments played like someone means it. "If we want anything from these songs," adds Jaffe, "it’s to bring people into this music, to engage them.” Engage them they will. With the three-month long “Ten Buck Tour” with Joshua James kicking off on September 21st in Albuquerque, honeyhoney is ready to bring their new songs to the people who inspire them the most: their friends, peers and fans. On the brink of truly coming into their own, they are ready for whatever the music brings…

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Suzanne Santo Announces New Tour Dates In Support of New 'Yard Sale' Album Photo Suzanne Santo Announces New Tour Dates In Support of New 'Yard Sale' Album
by Michael Major - January 13, 2022

Suzanne Santo will kick off the beginning of her 2022 tour on January 28th with a show in Denver, followed by shows in Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Nashville, and more. Santo wrote the album’s 12 songs between a farmhouse on the Irish coast, long bus rides, backstage writing sessions, and hotel stays...

Suzanne Santo Releases New Album 'Yard Sale' Photo Suzanne Santo Releases New Album 'Yard Sale'
by Michael Major - August 30, 2021

Co-produced with John Spiker, Yard Sale spans from indie-rock to neo-soul to gospel and R&B. The 12-track album is available on all streaming services now....

Suzanne Santo to Release Yard Sale on August 27 Photo Suzanne Santo to Release Yard Sale on August 27
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 28, 2021

Upon returning home, Los Angeles became stale for Santo as the city is wont to do. A partner breakup paired with the hiatus of HoneyHoney left her feeling lonely in her own home—sparking the cosmic relocation to Austin, TX—a city whose fingerprints are all over Yard Sale....

TBS #1 Comedy Series THE GUEST BOOK Season 1 Soundtrack: Live At Chubby's Out Now Photo TBS #1 Comedy Series THE GUEST BOOK Season 1 Soundtrack: Live At Chubby's Out Now
by Tori Hartshorn - October 15, 2018

CBS Television Studios released this week the soundtrack for Season 1 of their hit TBS comedy series The Guest Book. Available everywhere, Season 1: Live at Chubby's features an 11 track collection of cover songs and new original songs written and performed by the critically acclaimed Americana duo ...

Benjamin Jaffe Releases Solo Album OH, WILD OCEAN OF LOVE Photo Benjamin Jaffe Releases Solo Album OH, WILD OCEAN OF LOVE
by Macon Prickett - May 11, 2018

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Benjamin Jaffe released today his solo debut album Oh, Wild Ocean Of Love via Diamond Family Records. Best known as one-half of the acclaimed Americana duo HONEYHONEY, Jaffe steps center stage and widens his approach with Oh, Wild Ocean of Love, trading in the signa...

HONEYHONEY's Benjamin Jaffe To Release Solo Album 5/11, New Single SUSAN THE CAT Out Photo HONEYHONEY's Benjamin Jaffe To Release Solo Album 5/11, New Single SUSAN THE CAT Out Now
by Macon Prickett - March 02, 2018

Benjamin Jaffe announced today the release his solo debut album Oh, Wild Ocean of Love on May 11th via Diamond Family Records. Best known as one-half of the acclaimed Americana duo HONEYHONEY, Jaffe steps into the spotlight with his debut and reveals his ingenuity as a guitar virtuoso, multi-instrum...

Honeyhoney's Benjamin Jaffe Goes Solo with 'Blooming' - Stream via No Depression Photo Honeyhoney's Benjamin Jaffe Goes Solo with 'Blooming' - Stream via No Depression
by Caryn Robbins - October 19, 2017

Songwriter Benjamin Jaffe is stepping out from his longtime role as half of Americana duo Honeyhoney to bring his talents as a solo artist back to the forefront, first with Dominator , and now the contemplative Blooming , streaming now exclusively via No Depression....

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by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017

Acclaimed musician Shooter Jennings along with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb have collaborated on a new single Do You Love Texas? to benefit Hurricane Harvey relief....

Willie Watson's 'Gallows Pole' Music Video Premieres at NPR Music Photo Willie Watson's 'Gallows Pole' Music Video Premieres at NPR Music
by Caryn Robbins - September 26, 2017

Willie Watson's new music video for Gallows Pole is premiering today at NPR Music. Watch HERE. Of the music, NPR Music's Stephen Thompson praises, It's a beautiful record, and 'Gallows Pole' encapsulates its raw, clear-eyed charms perfectly both in the song and in its appropriately stark video....

Willie Watson's 'Folksinger Vol. 2' Out Today; Fall Tour Begins Tonight
by Emily Bruno - September 15, 2017

Willie Watson's highly anticipated new solo album, Folksinger Vol. 2, is out today on Acony Records (listen or purchase here)....

Willie Watson's 'Folksinger Vol. 2' Now Streaming Exclusively at Folk Alley
by Caryn Robbins - September 11, 2017

Willie Watson's anticipated new solo album, Folksinger Vol. 2, is now streaming in full exclusively at Folk Alley. Listen HERE....

Willie Watson's 'Folksinger Vol. 2' Out On Acony Records This September
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2017

Willie Watson's anticipated new solo album, Folksinger Vol. 2, will be released September 15 on Acony Records and is now available for pre-order here....












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