Sunday morning I went to
see James McMurtry perform at The Federal Bar in North Hollywood. This was part
of the Mimosa Music Series, hosted by Gary Calamar (who will be performing with his own band this coming Sunday). I arrived quite early. In fact, the venue wasn’t
really open for business yet as I took my seat up front. Honey County, the
opening band, was setting up for its sound check. The first thing I noticed was
the banjo case, so I was immediately interested. And when they sang, I was
drawn in. Their harmonies are beautiful. They checked two songs – “A Little
More Friday Night” and “Looking Around For You” – and afterwards introduced
themselves to me. I told them, “I’m
looking forward to seeing your set.” “You
just saw it,” Danni joked.
They took the stage at
11:45 a.m., and did a seven-song set, including “Blood From A Stone,” a song
featured in the television series True
Blood. My favorite is probably “Looking Around For You,” partly because it
features Molly on banjo, and partly because of the way that Danni and Whitney
trade off on lead vocals, then blend beautifully on certain sections. “And I want to fall so badly/But baby, if he
only knew/I keep looking around for you.” Honey County is Danni Rosner, Whitney Fenimore and Molly Miller. I’m looking forward to
their first CD release.
Here are a few photos
from their set:
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