She Keeps Bees: BeatCrave Fav

She Keeps Bees isn’t a new name to us at BeatCrave. We were lucky enough to interview the duo for our Know Your NYC Bands series back in 2009, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to share the wealth. As you may have noticed, She Keeps Bees is not just a she but a two-person band that consists of Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant.

The duo first caught our attention when they first released “Gimme” as a single. There’s something about the smokey vocals Larrabee provides on that song when she sings the lyrics, “Work me like my back ain’t got no bone.” We’ve mentioned that before but it’s great lines like that and simple guitar chords that puts She Keeps Bees in the same category as the Black Keys. There is a whole lot of soul that makes a simple song sound much bigger than the chords written down on paper. Get to know She Keeps Bees a bit more in our BeatCrave Fav series below!

Pick of the Day: She Keeps Bees

Type: Indie/Rock/Soul

Band Members:

• Jessica Larrabee (Vox/Guitar)
• Andy LaPlant (Drums)

Label: Names

Discography:

• Minisink Hotel (2006)
• “Shhhh” EP (2007)
• Nests (2009)

Videos:

“Gimme”

“Cagematch”

“Stutter”

“Ribbon”

Watch more She Keeps Bees videos here.

Photos:

Upcoming Shows:

• 3/03  Dresden @ Schueune
• 3/04  Wien @ FLuc
• 3/04  Offenbach @ Hafen 2
• 3/06  Schorndorf @ Manufaktur
• 3/09  London @ The Lexington
• 3/20  Austin, TX @ SXSW (The Driskill Hotel)
• 3/20  Austin, TX @ SXSW (Red House Pizzeria)

More Info:

• Official She Keeps Bees Website
• She Keeps Bees on MySpace
• She Keeps Bees on Facebook
• She Keeps Bees on CD Baby
• She Keeps Bees Interview for BeatCrave’s Know Your NYC Bands

This Weeks’ BeatCrave Favs:

• Letting Up Despite Great Faults
• Superhumanoids
• The Vanguard

***Like She Keeps Bees as much as we do at BeatCrave? Don’t forget to vote for them in Friday’s BeatCrave Fav poll!

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