The Honeydogs is a band from

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that opened at First Avenue in 1994.

History

The band's popularity grew after signing with record label

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and their major label debut album release, '' Seen a Ghost'' in 1997.Horak, Terry (19 July 1997).
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'' 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.Snyder, Bill (January 2001)
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''CMJ New Music Monthly'', pp. 30-31 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

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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''.Snyder, Bill (January 2001)
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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.

Honors and awards

The Honeydogs were honored with a star on the outside mural of the

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nightclub First Avenue, recognizing performers which have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue. Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh.

Members

*Adam Levy, singer-songwriter, guitars, piano, keyboards *Noah Levy, drums, percussion, vocals *Trent Norton, bass, vocals *Brian Halverson, guitars, vocals *Jeff Victor, piano, keyboards, organ *Peter J. Sands, piano, keyboards, organ *Matt Darling, trombone *Steve Kung, trumpet *Peter Anderson, drums, percussion * Ryan Plewacki, guitars, vocals * John Fields, producer

Discography

Albums

*''The Honeydogs'', 1995 *''Everything, I Bet You'', 1996 (released 12 March 1996, on October/TRGBorzillo, Carie (23 March 1996)
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'') *'' Seen a Ghost'', 1997 (released 26 August 1997, on Mercury) *''Here's Luck'', 2000 *''Island of Misfits'', 2001 *''10,000 Years'', 2003 *''Amygdala'', 2006 *''Can't Feel the Beating'', 2008 *''Sunshine Committee'', 2009 *''What Comes After'', 2012 *Love & Cannibalism, 2016 *"Everything, I Bet You", 2023 vinyl release (Feeling Minnesota Records)

Other recordings

*''Minneapolis Does Denver'', 'Back Home Again', 'October Records' 'TRO 88303-2' 1995 *''Pointfolio 1.0 / A Life Music Compilation'', 'I Miss You', 'the Point 104.1', '70040', 1999 *''No Picnic Being Cheese: Songs of SteppingStone Theatre'', 'Sun Rises in the East', 2007 *''Minnesota Beatle Project, Vol. 3'', 'Dear Prudence', 'Vega Productions & 89.3 The Current', 2011

References

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