I did the bounce up and down the stairs at the Cannery Row complex in Nashville on Saturday night, and one of the bands I caught was Honeyhoney. First a bit of history. The neighborhood used to be industrial, and blighted at that. When I lived in Nashville in the late 90s, I worked just up the railroad tracks at Cummings Station. There was an abandoned feel to it all, and it is so good to see a reclamation of the buildings. The area is starting to come alive again. The Cannery has been a venue since the early 70s, and has been through the twists and turns of eras and changing needs. The building now houses three venues: The Cannery Ballroom, The Mercy Lounge and The High Watt. The Cannery was built in 1883 as a flour mill and later was used to grind coffee. It earned the name of The Cannery in 1957 when the Dale Food company bought it and began processing food there.
Now a bit of history on the band Honeyhoney. Suzanne Santo (vocals/banjo/violin) and Ben Jaffe (vocals/guitar) came together in Los Angeles where they meld Woody Guthrie-esque folk with the ghosts of Buffalo Springfield and Gram Parsons, for an earthy and energetic brand of Americana. Oh, and they rock on stage, spinning a captivating web that will make you want to get closer. They are embarking on the three-month long “Ten Buck Tour” with Joshua James this Friday, September 21st in Albuquerque. I love this video, one of the tunes from their Billy Jack album, here is “Angel of Death.”
-Jessie Scott
