The California Honeydrops in Ashland

The California Honeydrops are an American soul and rhythm-and-blues band formed in Oakland in 2007 by singer and multi-instrumentalist Lech Wierzynski and drummer Ben Malament. Their music draws on funk, blues and jazz, and their catalogue includes the albums Like You Mean It, A River’s Invitation, Call It Home: Vol. 1 & 2 and Soft Spot. The group began performing in Bay Area Rapid Transit stations before moving into clubs and onto national tours. The California Honeydrops later supported Bonnie Raitt on dates of the Dig in Deep Tour, while their festival history includes appearances at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and repeated visits to High Sierra Music Festival.