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 '' Seen a Ghost'' in 1997.Horak, Terry (19 July 1997).
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, '' Billboard'' The band left Mercury after the executives who signed them left the label as Mercury's parent PolyGram merged with Universal, and 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 that 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

*''The Honeydogs'', 1995 *''Everything, I Bet You'', 1996 (released 12 March 1996, on October/TRGBorzillo, Carie (23 March 1996)
Popular Uprisings
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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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