Thursday, April 2, 2009
All over the world, honeybees are disappearing and dying. This phenomenon, dubbed the Colony Collapse Disease (CCD), is a mysterious disorder causing the disappearance of millions of honeybees, and the band Colony Collapse wants to teach the world about its namesake through its music.
The recently formed post-rock band chose the name Colony Collapse at the suggestion of a friend after looking into the recent epidemic.
All the buzz: Colony Collapse—a few of the bandmates are pictured above—is a local band that is named after the disorder causing the disappearance of millions of honeybees.
From “Inhale pollen/Exhale pollution” to “A day in the life of a bee,” every song the band writes has one common theme—honeybees. Guitarist Taylor Holenbeck says the beautiful pollinators of the world give the band motivation.
“Part of music for us should have a purpose and the bees are our purpose,” Holenbeck says. “We want to teach people about this travesty.”
The band has performed at local venues such as the Jackpot Music Hall but prefers performing at various bee farms “to get a better understanding of the bees’ natural surroundings,” trumpeter Brook Pertain says.
“Those places don’t pay a lot so we play at bars every once in a while to make ends meet, but our preference is the bee farms,” drummer and KU senior David Thomas says.
Colony Collapse will be playing April 8 at the Eighth Street Tap Room. To hear the band and learn more about CCD, check out www.myspace.com/colonycollapsed.
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