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This is the first installment of a two part theme album. It draws from several influences namely pink floyd, wilco, the beatles, the black crowes, the beach boys and other bands of the like. The idea was to fuse folk and blues music with story telling from a father to his son. With this soundscape we tried to create a sort of sonic impressionism where the musical ideas all flowed within eachother. We hope you enjoy listening to this album as much as we enjoyed writing and recording it.
King Bee is rock n roll, gritty blues and soul rockabilly. Named after Slim Harpos swamp blues ballad, King Bee started motivating around Florida in 2000. Together, Angel Suarez (vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion) and Pete Capo (lead guitar, backing vocals) wrote the music to what would become the album Only on Good Days. Going through dozens of players including Sven Pippien (current bass player for The Black Crowes. Also, played shortly with The Black Crowes for By Your Side, and Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes: Live at The Greek), they finally got together with Eric Garcia (harmonica), Jaime Abigantus (bass) and Sam Levine (drums). With the release of their debut album, "Only on Good Days", King Bee has generated a local buzz in South Florida. Their intense live performances earned them opening spots for Leon Russell, Deep Banana Blackout, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Fishbone, Mofro and The Ska-talites. In 2004, King Bee was nominated one of Miamis best local bands (out of 50 local bands) by The Street Magazine (published by The Miami Herald), and their album was voted in the top 10 best local releases for that year. They play from Tallahassee to Key West, drawing over 100 concertgoers within Miami and 50-60 beyond. The first time King Bee opened for Mofro in Fort Lauderdales Culture Room, King Bee created a bus ride where the band sold 60 tickets to the show while charging to get on a bus furnished with a keg of beer. King Bee was also selected by Captain Morgans Rum Company to play the Political Free Zone party hosted during the Presidential Debates in 2004 (that show was broadcast live by clear channels 94.9 Zeta Rocks and by local channel 7s gossip show Deco Drive). In 2005, King Bee is back in studio recording their follow-up to Only on Good Days while still maintaining a roster of shows. Weve got over three hours of music under our belt...
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Member Since: 11/28/2004
Band Website: kingbeehive.com
Band Members: Angel Suarez (vocals, rhythm guitar), Pete Capo (lead guitar, keyboards), Jaime Abigantus (bass) and Sam Levine (drums, percussion)
Influences: alright where do we begin?...bob dylan, allman brothers, carl perkins, bob marley, sly and the family stone, wilco, the jayhawks, tom petty, johnny cash, social distortion, the band, the beach boys, the beatles, the black crowes, clapton, the stones, the byrds, gram parsons, nick drake, crosby, stills, nash and young, gov't mule, the flaming lips, cake, the flying burrito brothers, jeff buckley, jimi hendrix, chuck berry, tom waits, led zeppelin, little feat, dr. john, ray charles, the meters, p-funk, nina simone, otis redding, the pixies, pink floyd, van morrison, stevie wonder, sex pistols, coltrane, gillespie, parker, monk, muddy waters, little walter, miss. fred mcdowell, blind melon johnson, howlin' wolf, b.b. king, willie dixon, leonard cohen, widespread panic, elvis, hank williams, james brown, the grateful dead, mmw, tim buckley, the beastie boys, curtis mayfield, the beach boys...and on, and on, and on. you know what i mean.
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