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The California Honeydrops - Redwood Highway Tour

Friday October 17, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Cost: $42-$74
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Fri., Oct. 17
California Honeydrops, Variety Playhouse — As their name implies, the horn-infused Honeydrops deliver buoyant soulful blues, smooth jazz and pop with a mile-wide smile and sunshiny glimmer. There are folk/bluesy elements too, but the sextet’s upbeat melodies and easy-flowing vibe aren’t going to find them on the radar of those looking for a deeper sense of that genre’s sound. There’s plenty of swaying music and enough jamming to keep the dancers involved. Fun times. — Hal Horowitz

From the venue:

“The California Honeydrops...evoke the greasy rumble of Booker T and channel the spiritual ecstasy of Sly and the Family Stone.” -Rolling Stone
Formed in the subway systems of Oakland, retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops are an electrifying group that defy convention at every turn. They’ve become a mainstay at festivals including Byron Bay Bluesfest (Australia), Outside Lands, Monterey Jazz, Lightning In A Bottle, and touring with B.B. King, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, and Allen Toussaint. Led by the enigmatic and energetic frontman, Lech Wierzynski, and drummer Benjamin Malament, each member of the band is a virtuoso in their own rite — Yanos “Johnny Bones” Lustig on saxophone, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards/guitar, Beaumont Beaullieu on bass, and regularly accompanied by Scott Messersmith on percussion, Oliver Tuttle on trombone, Leon Cotter on saxophone/clarinet, and Miles Lyons on trombone/sousaphone — navigating through a vast repertoire of original songs and timeless classics every night. But what truly sets them apart is their unwavering commitment to the art of improvisation - a skill so finely honed that they have completely abandoned the use of set lists and no two shows are ever the same. Off stage, their music has been streamed more than 200 million times, and placed in a variety of TV and films, including “Dead To Me,” “Alaska Daily,” “Black-ish” and more. They are currently touring North America in support of their new deluxe album, 'Keep On Diggin'.

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The California Honeydrops are a blues and R&B band founded by Lech Wierzynski. The California Honeydrops was formed in 2007. Throughout the band's existence members have joined and others have left. Nansamba Ssensalo was dating frontman Lech Wierzynski when the band first started, but eventu... | more...

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5f994 Variety Playhouse Magnum
1099 Euclid Ave. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 524-7354
variety-playhouse.com
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