I think Luke [Spiller] is a great singer, but if you were just listening to the music part without Luke singing, I was not near as much of an identifiable band. We were going to jump over to Japan real quick and do Download Fest Tokyo. That was all him. Let's have them do the whole thing." CBS SF: Do you find it's hard -- as you look back through history -- to do stuff that has not been done? I mean, we share the same management company, so that obviously helps. Those glasses are cool forever. CBS SF: How old were you when you developed your interest in music? A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. But it sounded kind of like two different bands. As a result, the songs on the Dirty Honey album hint at life's ebbs and flowsshattering heartbreak, romantic connection, intense soul-searchingwhile giving listeners space to draw their own conclusions. Please enter valid email address to continue. It doesn't seem like they care what the label thinks, which is definitely more an attitude that I'm drawn to. Last year, Dirty Honey self-released their debut album, which included the hit "When I'm Gone." Singer Marc LaBelle: "Soulful, sexy rock & roll that's what we're all about". PAUL STANLEY Blasts MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE After She Complains Of Harassment, DAVE LOMBARDO To Tour U.K. With 'Progressive Grindcore' Band EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, MIKKEY DEE Is Open To Playing With KING DIAMOND Again: 'That'd Be Great Fun For Me'. Live Nation, the worlds leading promoter, claims their revenue fell 84% in 2020. We basically just erased the year tour by tour until there was nothing left., Stuck at home in Los Angeles, Notto didnt waste a second and got right to work. Were you able to play together? I just knew that riff was good enough to be something great. The video is a dream through California that showcases the good, the bad and the ugly.". By all reports, the jaunt was well received. Skindred, Dana Dentata, Heriot and more join the Download 2022 line-up! Dirty Honey Guitarist John Notto Talks New Album & Hitting The Road Styx | Crash Of The Crown New Studio Release Review, This Town (Still) Aint Big Enough For Both Of Us: Why Sparks Kimono My House Matters, Songwriter: The Other Side Of Colin Blunstone, Days Of Passed In The Future For John Lodge. And I made a point to get out there in the middle of the tour and was lucky enough to meet and hang out with the guys. It was just very lucky, spur of the moment thing that honestly changed my life forever. But it still doesn't have a meaning that's easy to pinpoint. CBS SF: Yeah, I honestly think he's one of the greatest living guitarists on the planet right now. We had a slight idea that maybe we could sneak into Australia, but we decided against that. The Struts have this big, stomping glam-inspired sound that has brought comparisons to Queen and maybe T-Rex. Dirty Honey open for the Black Crowes at the Concord Pavilion on Saturday, Aug. 21, and the Shoreline Amphitheatre on Sunday, Aug. 22. Notto mixed and recorded these workshopped tracks himself, which helped him rediscover one of Dirty Honey's biggest strengths: being well-rehearsed while not over polishing their work. Having to switch gears delayed the start of recording slightly, although this extra time ended up being a boon. Chris Robinson passed on a little advice to the Dirty Honey singer. Justin had this one riff for forever that just remained unfinished until we fit it into "Heartbreaker." It got Pro Tools-ed to death, and thats not what were about. You're still guitars, bass, drums and vocals. Thats not how we recorded. All rights reserved. Dirty Honey - When I'm Gone [Official Video] "When I'm Gone" is from Dirty Honey's 2019 self-titled debut EP. When Im here by myself, I just have fun. Led by frontman Marc Labelle, guitarist John Notto, bassist Justin. We want the band to grow to a place where Dirty Honey is just its own identity, like all of our predecessors. The LA hard rockers describe what it is about their sound that has catapulted them to such dizzying heights. Sometimes, Ill hear a melody. After a string of chart hits and live triumphs, one of rock music's most exciting new bands DIRTY HONEY is keeping the momentum going with the April 23 release of their self-titled debut. "We did a lot of rehearsing and got tighter as a band. CBS SF: So if I have my tour dates right, you're in Texas currently? To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. The result? I play a lot of hockey and love riding motorcycles. And he got up on his drum kit and said "I want to be in this band!" And literally one of the biggest radio stations in the country is playing your music. $30.00 - $65.00. My stepdad pulled into the driveway and said, "Steven Tyler and Joe Perry are down there at the radio station right now. Where that danger is differs from artist to artist. From the ragged glory of their debut album to the happy accidents of their shows, Dirty Honey prize personality over polish. There are other exceptions as well. ", Notto also admits that the creative process isn't necessarily always all fun and games. In fact, they were hired to open a two-week warm-up tour in June for Dirty Honey. I'd say we're more blues/rock-based and that certainly came from influences from all our parents and older siblings. We were just nailing it on The Wire, recalls Notto. Dirty Honey will open for The Black Crowes 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Pelhams Oak Mountain Amphitheatre. It's not a knock on them. I think certain recordings are too and you know it when you hit it.. Oh, he answers interview questions thoughtfully and considerately. That same year, Dirty Honey opened for The Who, Guns N Roses, Slash, and Alter Bridge and was the "do-not-miss-band" at major rock festivals such as Welcome to Rockville, Rocklahoma, Louder Than Life, Heavy MTL, and Epicenter. Still keen to work with DiDia, they came up with a Plan B: record the full-length at Henson Studios in Los Angeles studio with DiDia beamed into the proceedings via the magic of modern technology. Their songs chronicle the darker side of the Golden State. I remember being like four and loving Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones. For instance, with "Rollin' 7s," John had two completely separate riff ideas that he was playing with, and I was like, "Dude, those go together!" When we were getting ready to drop the record, he was like, Lets do something fun for the record release., Dirty Honey tracked their album with Nick DiDia (a studio vet whose resume includes work with Audioslave and Stone Temple Pilots), producing and mixing. And that was more of a bluesy, rock and roll thing. Feb 2. Because in the coolest way, the most interesting thing by far about Marc LaBelle, from buzzy Los Angeles quartet Dirty Honey, is his talent. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. I haven't heard much of the Struts' stuff, but from what I've heard, it's a little more produced sounding. All rights reserved (About Us). Youre trying to write songs about relationships or the state of the world, but you havent really experienced anything like that in so long. That's more like Iron Maiden, Metallica, etc., in my opinion. That's what we're all about. For one, he leaves the lyrics for LaBelle. No cubicle haircuts or IT-guy clothing. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. . He's sort of playing around the solos that are on the records, but putting his own little spin on it. The song, supported by a surreal, exploratory video that embraces the California vibe, dropped on March 5 to great acclaim. They seem to be more a part of the record label machine, while Greta is kind of doing their own thing. Dirty Honey is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 2017. In the end, even with the pandemic in full swing, it all seemed to work out. For a while, LaBelle had been sitting on the song title Another Last Time he wanted to write around. The band Dirty Honey officially was formed when Corey joined the group. There was no soul in any of it. The EP and LP are both adorned with the bands orange and black logo, a design that despite being sexualized lips, manages to not come off like a complete Stones rip. I hope youre right.. He's really amazing; a super tasteful player. Remember when Axl had his own shoes that said Axl on them? All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. More info . Its a sound which quickly magnetized rock fans missing bluesy songs with hooks, upon the 2019 release of another self-titled disc, Dirty Honeys feisty six-song EP. $35.00. Being in a bandit's a risk, you know? "I've learned just a little bit more about what people might mean when they say, magicyou know, 'This one has the magic,'" he says. Band friend and LA industry veteran Mark DiDia heard the band's promise in their tune "When I'm Gone" and offered to manage them, quickly getting the foursome on bills opening for Guns 'n Roses guitarist Slash. Hold my beer. CBS SF: How did that happen? If you do what feels good and right, that can't be wrong. I'm not super into the glam thing. Everybody loved rock and roll. Dirty Honey L-R: Marc LaBelle, Justin Smolian, Corey Coverstone, John Notto. Marc LaBelle: Yeah, I think mostly you just want to start a song from a good place, whether that's a great melody or a great riff or a great lyric or title or something. Similarly, my stepdad was like super into older Aerosmith. Soundgarden. The kind found on AC/DC records or The Cults classic album Electric., Another Last Time though is a guitar ballad that - if it gets the right push - has the goods to crossover to pop radio, something classic-sounding rock bands do these days, well, almost never. Although the pandemic has thrown some obstacles in the way, DIRTY HONEY knows that pushing through those tough times will only help them come out stronger on the other side. Band Members: groundzero.marc@gmail.com, Marc LaBelle: Lead Vocals, Justin Smolian: Bass, John Notto: Guitars, Corey Coverstone: Drums, Booking: Hometown: The band's members are no strangers to the rock and roll assembly line. Similar sparks happened with tracks like The Wire and Tied Up, off the LP, on previous Dirty Honey tours. Tour. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Heres how it works. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. BEFORE YOU TAKE THE STAGE, WHAT DO YOU AND YOUR BANDMATES DO? Dirty Honey's album indeed builds on the band's output to date, with airtight songwriting that plays up their strengths: sexy, bluesy, nasty rock'n'roll, melodic hard rock, and soulful '70s blues-rock. And Im wearing a kilt too., Dirty Honey might be a hot tip for 2021, but their real mission was to make a record that transcends their era. A month later, the groups self-titled album appeared. From left, Marc LaBelle, Justin Smolian, Corey Coverstone, John Notto. I dont usually encourage Justin or Corey to copy the parts that I put down because theyre such incredible players. Vocalist Marc LaBelle and guitarist John Notto give us their view from the fast lane. on 9 September 2020, 6:29pm, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Apart from great songs, were really selling ninety minutes of freedom, says Notto. It was more about capturing takes. In fact, the chill LaBelle is the rare hard-rock frontman youd actually want to be roommates with. The official music video for "The Wire'" by Dirty Honey. Notto also mentions another young band from Los Angeles: Joyous Wolf. Do band members bring finished songs they write on their own or do you guys generally work things out together? Their follow-up single "Rollin' 7s" would do almost as well, rising to #3. The new Dirty Honey album indeed builds on the band's output to date, driven by the smoking lead single "California Dreaming" that muses about life's ebbs and flows, even in paradise. It was his idea to start small and grow. By contemporary, I'm thinking '90s forward Marc LaBelle: Audioslave, they're definitely one of them. Thankfully, the song isnt a Mamas & The Papas cover. The band was slated to play some opening dates for the highly anticipated Black Crowes reunion tour marking the 30th anniversary of the band's breakout debut albumShake Your Money Maker in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic would derail those plans. The guitarist draws on any number of different influences when it comes to riffs, chord progressions and solos. Catching Dirty Honey with the Black Crowes should be nothing less than a pure celebration of rock and roll. The day before the band members were due to fly to Australia to track the album, Los Angeles entered lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and traveling was off the table. Nothing but nice things to say about them. Sometimes it's five minutes, sometimes it's five years. A year ago, an unsigned Los Angeles band sprawled on a downtown fire escape for a photoshoot that accompanied a High Hopes piece in Classic Rock. They still have yet to sign with a label, that now obsolete rock-band brass-ring of yore. In early 2023, they released "Heartbreaker 2.0." Members The band is comprised of Marc LaBelle, John Notto, Justin Smolian, and Corey Coverstone. You cant just recreate something thats already been done.. "He was able to listen to what we were laying down in real-time, through this app," says LaBelle. By sheer coincidence, the band worked with Dave Cobb, Rival Sons producer, when they covered Aerosmiths Last Child., Then theres Greta Van Fleet, arguably the most scrutinized band of the new classic rock scene. That took a long time to find that special sauce for it. But he was just like: Im wearing em. New-fashioned rock &roll from the soul. LaBelle reaffirms his status as one of contemporary rock's best vocalists on "The Wire", while the gospel-tinted "Another Last Time" is a midtempo, organ-fueled album-closer bursting with soul. WHAT'S THE BEST PART OF BEING ON TOUR, AND WHAT'S THE WORST PART OF BEING ON TOUR? Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Once nobody can tell me what to do, its gonna be off the chain, Notto deadpans. After a string of opening slots with the Who, Guns N Roses, Slash, and Alter Bridge, appearances at various music festivals across the nation, and a few headlining gigs (including one in Los Angeles), Dirty Honey joined everyone else in the pandemic lockdown and sheltered at home. The band became the first-ever unsigned act to top Billboards Mainstream Rock Chart with their single When Im Gone, and kicked off the month by playing two shows as openers for Guns N Roses. WHO IS DIRTY HONEY? England and Wales company registration number 2008885. MARC LaBELLE I met guitarist John Notto at a gig in Santa Monica, California, when he sat in with a cover band I was singing for. I think right now, its GNR, AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith, and the Stones -- theyre all on their own level. The Los Angeles quartet has dropped a new single, "California Dreamin'", with a news feature and video that premiered today via Rolling Stone. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, It consists of singer Marc Labelle, guitarist John Notto, bassist Justin Smolian, and drummer Corey Coverstone. We live in a time of YouTube nerds there are probably ten-year-olds who can play the guitar solo from our new single California Dreamin better than I do. Formed 2017 Origin Los Angeles , CA Genre Rock #1237 band Boost Dirty Honey Popularity Band #1237 Dirty Honey Fans Also Viewed Mneskin Wallows Calpurnia Dirty Honey - When I'm Gone [Official Video] by Dirty Honey on YouTube The self-released six-song effort came out in the spring of 2019 and served as the band's calling card with "When. Los Angeles' rock band Dirty Honey are gearing up for an ambitious 2019. Do you want to go to waste five years of your life of pursuing the thing that could never really pan out, unless you're extremely hardworking and lucky? Notto recalls that the smooth opening for Rolling 7s was actually Labelles idea. . Its tough when youre not living a life to write about life.. For example, drummer Coverstone has studied with jazz and L.A. session drummers but loves heavy metal; Notto grew up listening to 70s funk and R&B as well as rock 'n' roll, and bassist Smolian has a bachelor of music in classical guitar and loves Tom Petty and The Beach Boys. The vocal performance is autotuned, the guitar solos dont even really exist anymore We got into this radio-friendly format of recording that lost all its soul. So is Greta Van Fleet. But the studio recordings are a little more polished and produced. CD & Blu-ray Disc Ira Kantors Vinyl Confessions: Driven To Sniff n the Tears. WHAT BAND OR MUSICAL ARTISTS ARE YOU A BIGGEST FAN OF? Its got to feel right, especially if its a cover. You dont want to just keep writing radio songs, quote unquote, that are all three-and-a-half minutes because you can get very cookie cutter. (Photo credit: Cardice Fairorth), L-R: bassist Justin Smolian, vocalist Marc LaBelle, drummer Corey Coverstone (Photo credit: Mike Savioa), Dirty Honey - When I'm Gone [Official Video], "Remedy" The Black Crowes@Star Lake Burgettsown, PA 7/28/21, Dirty Honey x Harley Davidson (Livestream 4.9.20), Dirty Honey - Down The Road (Suitcase Sessions), Dirty Honey - Fire Away (Live from Capitol Records Studio A), Dirty Honey - Rolling 7s (Live at The Troubadour), Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. I just think people are ready for rocknroll again.. 1,251 talking about this. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends). Notto notes how the song evolved. And we kind of knew then that we clicked. And hes just a huge fan of the band and has been a huge supporter for a long time. The Rolling Stones | GRRR LIVE! But it's persistence that gets you to the finish line. Those are the biggest gigs you can get.. Along with AC/DC, Notto cites Aerosmith and Van Halen as bands that give him ideas. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Some musicians take a while to build an audience and connect with fans. Did you try to get some writing done? . They've been nothing but kind to us and supportive. "What makes all of our songs fun to play and listen to is we don't allow ourselves to stop short of getting the best possible results out of each one of them. But I really wanted to go to the reunion show and see the first one. It consists of singer Marc LaBelle, guitarist John Notto, bassist Justin Smolian, and drummer Jaydon Bean. Greta Van Fleet initially got a ton of Zeppelin comparisons for obvious reasons, though they have kind of veered off into a sound that is more prog with elements of Queen and Rush. CBS SF: You came to Los Angeles specifically to pursue a musical career in 2012 from what I was reading in the band's bio, but you didn't connect with the other members until like five years later. "I also wanted to extend the artistic statement that we've already made. That song, LaBelle tells me, was totally just a quarantine baby. When you get people with personality in their playing, you want that to shine through. But for him and the rest of Dirty Honey, pushing through those tough times and coming out stronger on the other side is worth it. Listen to "California Dreamin'" https://orcd.co/californiadreamin Listen / Buy the debut 'Dirty Honey' LP . Anyone who rocks. Stop trying to re-invent the wheel. That's pretty much everything I love. Were you in any groups leading up to that point? Though the guitarist demos a lot of the material for the band to try out, he stresses its not quite that cut and dry. It was fucking awesome. Europe is about to get DIRTY! If the world seems to weigh a little lighter when you listen to the louche swagger of their song Tied Up (That one is just about fucking, says LaBelle), thats because Dirty Honey planned it that way. . Led Zeppelin was a White version of Black blues with longer arrangements. CBS SF: A lot of your songs draw on a classic blues-rock sound, but "Take My Hand" is kind of reminiscent of something Audioslave might have done. Let's go down and try and meet them." I just think that without, shitting on anybody specifically, the sound of the music got too polished, Marc continues. But there really hasn't been a lot of other stuff that's really piqued my interest in terms of contemporary bands. Shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets for Mobile are $22.50 via ticketweb.com and $25 - $30 for Huntsville via eventbrite.com. We were in the middle of nowhere going to a gig where we might have played for like 100 people, LaBelle recalls. But you come to a Dirty Honey show and we give less of a fuck so you will too, yknow?, One of LaBelles fondest memories is a rare backstage encounter with Axl Rose (He was in a velvet robe, cowboy hat from the stage, sandals), and Dirty Honey arent shy of becoming mercurial rock gods in their own right. Another key early break happened when Los Angeles rock radio station KLOS began playing Dirty Honey songs on air almost immediately after the EP dropped. Although each band member started playing music as kidsat the age of eight, Notto's parents even bought him a red-and-white Stratocaster . We caught up with singer Marc LaBelle to find out how they've pulled off such success without label backing, and also discussedmore important topics such ashis love of tequila, hats and motorcycles. CBS SF: I know the pandemic delayed this tour for quite a while. There are a lot of people in LA who don't want to take that risk. Hes literally like a big brother to me. LaBelle meanwhile, takes cues from his songwriting idols (to name a few, Robert Plant, Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Chris Robinson, and the late Chris Cornell) when coming up with lyrics. "If we had gone when we were supposed to in March, we wouldn't have had as many songs," Smolian says. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. Before our conversation ends, I say how it would be cool if in 30 years Dirty Honeys headlining an anniversary tour for their own debut album. Although the Dirty Honey album may sound effortless, its genesis had a bumpy start. Connecting Dirty Honey with his brother Nick DiDia -- the longtime engineer of choice for famed producer Brendan O'Brien, who worked on recordings by Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and many others -- the group would travel to DiDia's studio in Australia to track their debut EP. I was just sitting at my (recording) console playing guitar one day in open-G tuning. Hes referring to the alternate guitar tuning behind many of Keith Richards Rolling Stones riffs. These Los Angeles hard rockers dont need no stinkin label to land a #1 single on the Billboard charts. On a few occasions, the version that people kept going back to was the sloppiest, if you look at it from a performance standpoint. LaBelle says there were songs Dirty Honey chose to leave off the debut LP that are a little more expansive, including one called Rebel Son the bands considering playing on tour. Their second single, "Rolling 7s," went into the Top 5 and was still headed up when COVID changed everything. READ THIS: The Underground Sounds Of America: Dirty Honey, I think the rock format got really stale, says Marc. Theres nothing too heavy-handed or overly ambitious just Nottos crunchy guitar work and Marc LaBelles impassioned vocals stretched out over bassist Justin Smolian and drummer Corey Coverstones resolute foundation for a fulfilling elixir of blues-based rock. In addition to being a simpatico musical pairing and their shared management, Dirty Honey will pick up a lot of new fans and The Crowes will be extra inspired to bring it every night, giving the tour extra buzz. Honestly, the biggest challenge was convincing the other band members to simply play what feels good. They both grew up playing hockey, Kitsch in Canada and LaBelle in Upstate New York, and initially connected in Los Angeles skating at various local ice-rinks. Labelle came up with the name Dirty Honey after hearing Robert Plant mention his band The Honeydrippers in a Howard Stern interview and thought it sounded like such a "dirty" rock and roll name. Ages 16 and Up. But Dirty Honey flaunts their roots without sounding exactly like any of those bands. Which begs the question: what is it about Dirty Honeys music, straightforward and earnest as it is, that has vaulted them above so many other bands trying so hard to make it? Formed in 2017, the blues-tinged rock outfit came together after singer Marc LaBelle and guitarist John Notto -- who had been playing in the LA-based group Ground Zero -- decided to split with that band to follow their muse and find their own path. We weren't looking to sound different, or prove our growth, necessarily. He says the band could also come up with a new tune during opening night soundcheck and play it during the show. On the other end of the phone line, the frontman for the best new hard-rock band in recent memory sings and plays guitar for a few seconds. The song captures the whole essence of what Dirty Honey are all about straight-up, no non-sense riff-rich rock with an old-school gloss and a modern-day attitude. Which Rockers Love To Show Off Their Poker Face? The Los Angeles quartet is also releasing a new single and video, "California Dreamin'". It was after this second performance that they decided to officially form a band in 2017. We remained busy. Notto: Its like, you look at someone in the sixties wearing Wayfarer sunglasses, and someone wearing them now if the picture is just right, you wouldnt know what time period it is.
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