“…Watching them play, I had the same kinetic experience I had once years ago when I first saw Jefferson Airplane perform!” Jim Capaldi, founder of the legendary rock band Traffic, had that to say after seeing them play one night in LA.

6 years, 750 shows, and 2000 miles ago, a band was born. In a desert environment where very little grows, HoNey CHiLD blossomed to be one of the best and most respected bands the Valley of the Sun had ever seen. Like most things out west, their origins lie in the East. On a fateful after hours night, Jason Montero (a transplanted New Jersey boy), Dino Gisiano (a New Yorker who grew up in the garment district) and Heather Higgs (a Pittsburgh songbird with a voice as tough as the steel town she comes from) found themselves gathered in front of some mutual friends and couple of guitars. Sharing songs they all knew, it became obvious that for whatever reasons they had individually moved there, they were meant to make music together. And HoNey CHiLD was born…

Since that late night, the band has gone on to play some far better gigs. In 1998, HoNey CHiLD was chosen as the best unsigned band in Arizona. They appeared on the 1998 H.O.R.D.E. Tour and began touring outside of their home state. It wasn’t long before the hot, dry winds of Arizona carried their name and sound throughout the West. Dean Budnick had heard enough to include them in his historic 1998 book, Jam Bands, North America’s Hottest Live Groups. However, there was something very different about this Jam Band. 1n 1999, The Santa Barbara Independent put it best, “Honey Child evades the aimless shambling wank that traditionally dooms jam bands and overcomes much of the over-easy Caucasianhood that weakens their own by employing spot-on polyrhythmic percussion, fuzzy rock guitar, prominent pop hooks, and most of all, the voluminous vocals of Heather Higgs.”

In late 2000, after successful tours of the Midwest and the East Coast, the band returned to the studio. While beginning work on their latest studio release “Taller”, the band decided they needed a change. The next 18 months were spent crafting their most ambitious record to date, and making plans to move back to the land that gave birth to the music they make. The East Coast. With Charlotte as their base and Marty Winsch of Mountain Entertainment plotting their course, the band is carrying their sound to a whole new set of ears. From Asheville to Atlanta music fans have already responded enthusiastically to HoNey CHiLD’s unique sound, and with an aggressive schedule ahead it won’t be long before they become a formidable musical force south of the Mason Dixon Line.