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THE HONEYRUNNERS - MusicOntario Member Spotlight

Posted on: May 3, 2024

Get ready to hit the road with The Honeyrunners this summer! This electrifying Toronto indie band is performing all summer and also teasing the excitement of a new album set for release in Fall 2024. Having captured the airwaves across 150+ radio stations in Europe and beyond with singles from their debut album, “Everything Is On Fire,” they are blazing a trail in the music scene! Adding a visual treat, the band has also released a hand-drawn animated music video for "MIXTAPE." Over their impressive decade-long journey, The Honeyrunners have shared stages with acts like The Sadies, Jim Cuddy, and The Trews, drawing rich influences from each performance. Don’t miss your chance to catch them in action this summer—see them live and experience the energy that define their performances!

More About Honeyrunners

“Let it burn. It’s the ashes that I admire.” A taunt from the title track of TheHoneyrunners' debut album,Everything Is On Fire, released on Canadian roots labelGypsy Soul Records, with a fire that sparked airplay on radio stations across Canada, US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, and beyond. Now the boys are back in studio with a raw batch of tunes that will cut through the noise of 2024 like a hot knife.

TheHoneyrunnersare a Northern take on Southern Soul – hot-blooded and rife with the poetry of heartache. The energy of this Toronto indie band is undeniable on stage and on record; an original twist on Americana, made by a melting pot of gentlemen from all walks of life. The band’s prior body of work aimed at disrobing a culture of apathy – a sentiment that everything is always on fire with nothing to do but watch.

The band (toting twelve members for larger shows) is fronted by Ottawa-born singer/songwriter Dan Dwoskin (keys, lead vocals) and Canadian-Peruvian audio-engineer/producer, Guillermo Subauste (bass, vocals). Newer additions to the lineup include Conor Gains (electric guitar, vocals), Jeremiah Pick (electric guitar, vocals), and Dan Leigh McLean (drums, vocals).

TheHoneyrunnershave been lucky to share a decade's worth of stages with friends and mentors including The Sadies, Jim Cuddy, Fred Penner, The Trews, The Beaches, Monowhales, U.S.S., Five Alarm Funk, My Son The Hurricane, Skye Wallace, Samantha Martin, Philip Sayce, Nick Waterhouse, King Khan, and many more over the years.

WATCH: "Mixtape" Music Video

UPCOMING SHOWS

April 26: Dakota Tavern (Toronto)

May 4: Heartwood Hall (Owen Sound)

May 11: Bracebridge Hall (Bracebridge)

May 17-19: Come Together Festival (West Grey)

June 1: Bayside Music Festival (Collingwood)

June 14-15: Vibes In The Valley Festival (Kilgorie)

June 25: Hugh's Room, Fundraiser (Toronto)

July 12-14: Four Winds Music Festival (Durham)

Aug 10: Frontier Ghost Town (West Grey)

Aug 16: Black Bellows Brewery (Collingwood)