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\"BUMBLEFEST<\/a>
2019 Poster by the incredibly talented Becca Fuhrman!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BUMBLEFEST 2019:<\/strong><\/a> (40 bands \/ 2 nights \/ 6 stages)
\nFriday, September 13 & Saturday, September 14
\n500 block of Clematis Street – Downtown West Palm Beach\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

THE BLANK TAPES | WINTER | WORN-TIN | BIG BLISS | THE FANTASTIC PLASTICS | COOLZEY\u00a0<\/strong>w. Timothy Eerie + Las Nubes + The Dewars + Palomino Blond + The Darling Fire + Lion Country Ferrari + Glass Body + Boston Marriage + Woolbright + Glaze + Spirit & the Cosmic Heart + The Spoon Dogs + Dust Fuss + Pleaser + Nervous Monks + Electric Supply Company + Ghostflower + Soul Particles + All the V Words + Obsidian + Ghost Party + Turtle Grenade + Toro Jones + American Sigh + Mega Fluff + The Treetops + Violet Silhouette + In Motion + Makoto + Grima + JR Apollon + Sumsun + Henry Krinkle<\/span><\/p>\n

SIX STAGES: <\/b>Kismet Vintage * Respectable Street (inside\/outside) * Voltaire * Hullabaloo * Subculture Coffee<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>THE BLANK TAPES (LA)<\/b><\/h1>\n

<\/b>“We discovered this lo-fi unsigned band – which somehow evokes Belle and Sebastian, Pavement, and The Black Keys – in a San Fran coffeehouse (just like the old\u00a0days.) Quick, somebody sign them!” –ROLLING STONE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe sunny sounds of L.A.\u2019s Blank Tapes, who yoke a garage-pop sensibility to ferocious rock riffs.\u201d – THE NEW YORKER<\/strong>
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\u201cLaid-back psychedelic rock and roll vibes cast from a time gone, fresh in the now, emitting a groovy energy, which got the crowd sway-dancing through the night.\u201d – THE BAY BRIDGED<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAlternating between dreamy and driving, dappled with delirious solos and seductive harmonies. The Blank Tapes radiated Ultraviolet Californian chords\u201d – BLACKMATTER BLOG<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMatt Adams and his band premiere perfect summer pop. The Blank Tapes are turning their sun folk sound into some of this summer\u2019s best indie guitar pop, capturing the sound of golden West Coast pop like fire and lightening trapped in a jar.\u201d – IMPOSE MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Adams writes winsome pop tunes that snuggle up to you on the sofa and put a rosy glow in your cheeks. He’s a traditional pop-rock craftsman, but Adams also has pronounced folk proclivities, with many songs exuding a delicate, campfire aura. They go down easy, like the sun.” –\u00a0OC WEEKLY
\nINTERVIEW WITH MATT ADAMS AT PUREHONEYMAGAZINE.COM<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> |\u00a0\u00a0LISTEN NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>BIG BLISS (Brooklyn)<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/b>Recently named \u201cNYC\u2019s Hardest Working Band of 2017\u201d by Oh My Rockness, they\u2019ve played around 150 shows between five tours and in NYC since their inception. Their debut EP, \u201cKeep Near,\u201d was released on Exit Stencil Records in the fall of 2016, called \u201ca glistening, energetic continuation of what Robert Smith so eloquently popularized\u2026a wonderful example of post-punk that will have you excited about the genre again\u201d by Noisey. Jon Schaefer of WNYC\u2019s Soundcheck said their \u201cmusic jets along on classic-sounding post-punk melodies, with guitars usually chiming rather than crunching. But, like all good post punk, there\u2019s a bit of darkness lurking in the corners.\u201d
\nINTERVIEW WITH BIG BLISS AT PUREHONEYMAGAZINE.COM<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0LISTEN NOW!<\/strong><\/a>
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\"\"THE FANTASTIC PLASTICS (NYC)<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/b>The Fantastic Plastics are a Neo-New Wave band based in NYC. Describing themselves as \u201cThe Future of The Future\u201d, the Fantastic Plastics mix new wave, synth punk, and electro elements with Orwellian and Sci-Fi inspired lyricism. The band is a two piece live act, featuring video installations, custom costumes, and sing-along anthems.
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Formed in 2009 in Champaign, Illinois, the Fantastic Plastics relocated to Brooklyn in 2012. After Van’s Warped tour in 2017 the band relocated to Peoria Illinois to focus on touring and recording. The live show consists of Miranda Plastic on Moog Synth, Theremin, and Vocals with Tyson Plastic on Guitar and Vocals. \u201cFifth Beatle\u201d Dylan Plastic provides studio drums, bass, samples, video editing, and mesmerizing video installations.
\nINTERVIEW WITH TFP AT PUREHONEYMAGAZINE.COM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0LISTEN NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"WINTER (LA)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Winter is the project of songwriter Samira Winter, who’s love for guitar music and nostalgic imagery inspired the dream pop\/indie rock four piece. Samira grew up in Curitiba, Brazil listening to her American father’s punk records, and her Brazilian mother’s MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) tunes. While living in Boston during her college years she found a love for shoegaze which led to her collaboration with Nolan Eley who recorded and produced Winter’s first EP “Daydreaming” and LP “Supreme Blue Dream”. In 2013 Samira relocated to Los Angeles where the band currently resides working on their upcoming album “Ethereality.” Winter aspires to connect people to their inner child by making blissful, beautiful, dream pop.
\nINTERVIEW WITH WINTER AT PUREHONEYMAGAZINE.COM<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0LISTEN NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
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WORN-TIN (Santa Monica)<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/b>\u201cBut these crazy onstage antics, soundtracked by his psychedelic, laidback love songs, have solidified Warner\u2019s reputation as a must-see musician on the LA scene.\u201d \u2013\u00a0VICE<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Alternative Garage Rock,\u00a0Surfy Bedroom Rock band out of Santa Monica, CA.\u00a0Just call me Worn-Tin. I’m 21 years old. I play video games and I like to swim. My friends name is Burt.
\nINTERVIEW WITH WORN-TIN AT PUREHONEYMAGAZINE.COM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0LISTEN NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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COOLZEY (LA)<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

Golden era hip-hop roots planted in black Iowa dirt and tempered by 90s alternative era rock influence yields a juxtaposition of the dark, horrific nature of life paired with a slapstick and comedic view of the world, allowing for a wide, unpredictable arsenal of material ranging from soul-spilling indie bedroom rock to wise-cracking battle rap and on to radio pop.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coolzey stepped into the public eye around 2005 with a demo album and a series of exploratory DIY tours with rapper\/comedian and friend Schaffer the Darklord. Interest spread quickly and Coolzey found himself touring alongside hip-hop legends from Brand Nubian and Jurassic 5 as well as punk rock heroes like Dead Milkmen. Coolzey\u2019s first album \u2018The Honey\u2019 was released in 2010 and second official full-length \u2018Hit Factory\u2019 in 2013. In these albums as well as in a number of EPs, collaborations and side projects, he finds his niche as a songwriter, navigating hip-hop, rock, punk and pop in the spirit of genre defying influences such as Ween, Beck, The Beastie Boys and Outkast.<\/p>\n

Coolzey\u2019s love for multiple genres can also be evidenced in his record label Public School Records, which curates music from the classic hip-hop of Bru Lei to the art pop of Belly Belt.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>ALL THE V WORDS<\/strong> \u2013 You may be asking yourself, \u201cHaven\u2019t I seen all of the people in this band before?\u201d As you groove to infectious rock tunes a\u2019la Blondie meets the Stooges. Yeah, they\u2019ve got a decent pedigree to go along with the poppy tunes; some of South Florida\u2019s finest.\u00a0\u2013 Tim Moffat, PureHoney<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>AMERICAN SIGH<\/strong> \u2013 While the name might conjure a resignation of fate after a protracted battle against societal norms, American Sigh is Theo Matz\u2019s humble West Palm Beach entry into a canon of forgotten pop craftsmanship. Modern in approach and leveled so instruments and vocals shine, there is an underlying nostalgia to its saccharine epidermis. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>BOSTON MARRIAGE<\/strong> \u2013 Feeling like you don\u2019t want to leave your room? Straight out of Orange County (Florida, not LA), this indie trio composes beautiful, dreamy songs that\u2019ll make you want to cry and stay inside. However, their stormy instrumentals and looming bass lines might also make you step outside to see them live. \u2013 Olivia Feldman,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>THE DARLING FIRE<\/strong> \u2013 True to their namesake, The Darling Fire will set your humble soul aflame. With sweet satin vocals threaded through melancholic musings, they\u2019ve doused their repertoire with emotion akin to gasoline and dropped the proverbial match. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>THE DEWARS<\/strong> \u2013 West Palm ex-pat twins Anthony and Zachary Dewar have the sporadic output expected from subscribers to the yachting life. Their music, lofty as it may seem, is firmly grounded and mature \u2013 a synthesis of what is like to be Floridian through a sound like the blues that sails knots away from standard, leaving a salty wind in your hair and catchy tunes to hum. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>DUST FUSS<\/strong> \u2013 As eerie and mysterious as the tumbleweed\u2019s unassuming song, Dust Fuss are the devastatingly dreamy trio of modern cowgirls on a mission to sooth you, move you, and irrefutably groove you. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Take the Black Keys, meld them with My Morning Jacket, and you\u2019ll get three guys and a girl who take psychedelic rock and sucker punch it with some Southern attitude. The Fort Lauderdale-based quartet sings about losing control in their powerful guitar-driven tracks. \u2013 Olivia Feldman,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>GHOST FLOWER<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In an auditory incarnation of too much caffeine and not enough sleep, Ghostflower presents an explosive euphonic case study of tumultuous tension that will make you want to dance until dawn. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>GHOST PARTY\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 If you\u2019re dead inside, you might as well party it up on the outside, letting that raucous mess of bone and flesh erupt in rhythmic spasms. Such is the ethos of Boca\u2019s Ghost Party, a rock n\u2019 roll machine of deviant excess that has hilariously been endorsed by confused lovers of Christian rock across the social media channels begging the question: Does God love rock? We think she does. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>GLASS BODY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Glass Body\u2019s experimental indie rock pulsed through fuzzy dreams and distorted frequencies is a lush lawn of post-punk that lingers wistfully where the earth meets the sky \u2013 only that sky is a spiraling cacophony of Ben-Day dots channeling memories that have been lost to time or deliberately murdered by persons unknown. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>GLAZE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Broadcasting live from some magnificent pocket of the galaxy, Glaze brings you life through rose-colored glasses! Kick back on a journey through an uncharted sound sphere of revelations in reverb. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>GRIMA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Simulcasting all over the planet Earth, from sunshiny Miami Florida, Grima are here to stealthily seep their way into unassuming eardrums in a with a hypnotic euphonic mastery! Coming with the wryness of an early Pavement and romantic moroseness of The Cure, their melancholic indie reflections send shivers down your spine and hold a funhouse mirror to your face. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>IN MOTION<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Riddled with unrelenting emotion and savage angst, In Motion digs down deep into the abyss of the scorned human psyche. Their music is the explosion after so much pent up anguish you\u2019d rather not admit to having. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>JR APOLLON<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Grab your best gal, dip the bill, and ease right into the dulcet, tuneful refrains of J.R. Apollo. The smooth jazz, blended masterfully with blues, bossa-nova, and swing will drift you into another time, another world; sweeping you away on a cloud, in a dream. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>LAS NUBES<\/strong> \u2013 The dreamy fuzz box punk of Las Nubes can only come from the confidence well of fortresses known as bedrooms. And since it did evolve from a bedroom project for singer\/vocalist Ale Campos, this Miami trio infuses psych and pop into an open narrative of nostalgic reminiscence that has captured the ears and hearts of South Florida. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>LION COUNTRY FERRARI<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 If Wire had gone to art school in West Palm Beach and taken their punk angst from visual cues like drive-thru zoos and cocaine-fueled Italian sports vehicles they\u2019d be named Lion Country Ferrari. Recalling synth-punk pioneers The Screamers and Florida\u2019s Futurisk, they bring an earnest exuberance to Tascam 4-track recording. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>MAKOTO<\/strong> \u2013 Mathematical and proggy, Makoto explores itself within the context of the studio, distilling an essence that has been culled from different eras of jazz, 1970\u2019s rock, grandiose arena gestures and a Rush-like devotion to their instruments. Jammy and eclectic, their sonic experience promises weight but once unleashed, it soars with feathery grace. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>MEGA FLUFF<\/strong> \u2013 Harmonies, hand claps and jangly guitars; sort of like if the Breeders went lo-fi indie pop and refused to pick a genre. That\u2019s a Breeders based bouillabaisse of essential goods! But, you know, it\u2019s Mega Fluff; all the good stuff none of the filler.\u2013 Tim Moffat,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

NE\"\"<\/a>RVOUS MONKS<\/strong> \u2013 So you like earnest indie rock, but REM has been broken up for years and jangle pop just aint the same since college rock became mainstream crap. What\u2019s a fella to do? Settle down and get comfy, were going to drop the needle on the newest Nervous Monks record, it\u2019s going to be alright.\u00a0\u2013 Tim Moffat,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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O\"\"<\/a>BSIDIAN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The moody goth rock sound of the late \u201970s and early \u201980s lives on in this Fort Lauderdale band named after dark volcanic glass. The group\u2019s gritty guitars and moaning vocals would make Robert Smith and Ian Curtis beam with gloomy pride. \u2013 Olivia Feldman,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>PALOMINO BLOND<\/strong> \u2013 The farther out one goes from the epicenter of any major Metropolis, the more often one will find the locals have taken the concepts of the city and turned them into something new. Palomino Blond is Kendall\u2019s idea of what a grunge based Miami rock band with pop sensibilities should sound like; Miami might want to take notice. \u2013 Tim Moffat,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>PLEASER<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Where Pleaser lands, a party is never far behind! The band\u2019s Lo-Fi airy grunge sound is complemented almost too perfectly by their puckish, whimsical charm. They are the aural manifestation of your worldly troubles blissfully melting into the ether. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SO\"\"<\/a>UL PARTICLES<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013Soul Particles shuffle a deck of genres but land squarely in the earnest, lo-fi, indie-fook category. There are shades of alt country and more than a smattering of Wilco mixed in with the batter to make a delightful cake of experimental pop. \u2013 Tim Moffat,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>SPIRIT & THE COSMIC HEART<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Borne out of the necessity to fill the artistic dearth of their central Florida town, Spirit and the Cosmic Heart is a sextet of friends and family that radiates towards the cosmos a blanket of alt-pop-driven shoe-gaze. Their music is the type you can close your eyes for as you allow your body to become still and completely at ease. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>THE SPOONDOGS\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 From the sweaty garages of Orlando, the Spoon Dogs are reverb-accelerated, wild \u201860s teen punk in the acid sense. These jangled guitars explode from exhaust-filled rooms as vocals echo from tunnels of barbiturate abuse with percussive elements salvaged from the junkyard. It holds together and recalls brutal region rockers like the Zakary Thaks and the Prime Movers. \u2013 Abel Folgar,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>TIMOTHY EERIE<\/strong> \u2013 One-part Donovan, a dash of pre-glam T-Rex and double the dosage of psychedelic shoe-gaze and you have Timothy Eerie; If psilocybin made a sound, it would probably be this. From the depths of Orlando, it\u2019s no surprise that copious ego deaths and deep grooves would emanate from the city that was made by a mouse.\u2013 Tim Moffat,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>TORO JONES<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Grab your katanas, kids! Toro Jones\u2019 heart-pounding blend of cinematic surf-rock and rockabilly, spaghetti-western twang will have you bracing yourself for the Crazy 88 to vault over the bar in a rage of coolly spastic bloodlust at any given moment. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>THE TREETOPS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An attempt to stand stationary to the psychedelic 60\u2019s blues-pop musings of The Treetops would be blatantly in vain. They\u2019ve done the commendable service of bringing the mesmerizing groove of decades past into the 21st Century, where we so desperately need it most. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>TURTLE GRENADE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The alter-ego of Miami-an Denise Gorrio, Turtle Grenade pours her DIY rock heart out about her insecurities and crazy quirks on her guitar in a way that young people can easily relate. In her high-pitched, nervous voice, you can hear your high school self echoing her embarrassments and immediately empathize. \u2013 Olivia Feldman,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>VIOLET SILHOUETTE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Dance your way through time and space with an all out, in-your-face, dominating live performance by your soon-to-be favorite disastrous duo! Violet Femmes are saturated in synth and doused in a heavy dose of reverb, categorizing the band in a league all their own. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>WOOLBRIGHT<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Woolbright shines a fluorescent light on your own repressed, awkward, and somehow painfully beautiful coming of age story. They find allure in the darkness of reality and communicate it through gut-wrenching, melodic tunes. \u2013 Freddie Zandt,\u00a0PureHoney<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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