Honeybear, The Band delivers The Cure to fans across Canada

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeEntertainmentMusic Honeybear, The Band delivers The Cure to fans across Canada Vancouver quartet says it's a great time to be an indie band on the live music circuit in Canada Author of the article: By Stuart Derdeyn Published Sep 04, 2026 Last updated 2 hours ago 3 minute read Join the conversation Honeybear, The Band releases The Cure in 2026. PHOTO BY HONEYBEAR, THE BAND /Submitted Article content There are a lot of stories about musicians coming together in a band and having instant chemistry. Many of these are myths. But Colin Brumelle says Honeybear, The Band found its groove from the get-go. Article content The Vancouver roots and soul quartet releases its second album, The Cure, at the Hollywood Theatre next week. The show looks to be another sellout. Article content Article content Since forming in 2023, the group has amassed more than 7 million Spotify streams, gained 175,000 monthly listeners and toured across Canada playing events from Barnside Harvest Festival and Vancouver Jazz Festival, to Toronto’s legendary The Horseshoe Tavern. The band was recently named Roots Music Canada’s New Discovery of the Year. Article content “Ian Beaty, the bass player and lead singer, and I have known each other since we were kids and played together in a band called Green Room that toured across Canada,” said Brumelle. “I went to San Francisco, had a career in software and only got back into playing music in 2020. It surprises no one more than me that we’ve done as well as we have in the time we’ve been around.” Article content The guitarist is up front about the fact that the band deals in a kind of sonic nostalgia. Pedalling a sound that mines the ’60s soul sides of artists such as Sam & Dave with roots acts like Los Lobos could make Honeybear, The Band just another bar band. Article content What makes the difference is Beaty’s voice. He is blessed with a set of pipes that makes songs like the single Paying It Forward pop out of the speakers. From the synchronized finger snaps to the liquid guitar licks, the track just oozes style. Article content Article content Article content “Ian’s voice makes people feel things really deeply,” said Brumelle. “In many ways, I think the reason behind the band was to get my best friend and his incredible instrument up in front of as many people on as many stages as I can convince people to…