Good band alert: The Honeycutters

From the desk of Ned P. Rauch:

The Honeycutters, from Asheville, N.C., played just before us on Sunday night at Spike Hill. They smoke. Amanda Anne Platt writes the songs, sings and plays rhythm guitar, Peter James sings back-up and plays lead. It was just the two of them on stage, and their sound was a bit Gillian Welch. But their album, Irene, has a full band, and sound comes across as more Eilen Jewell/Alela Diane. They're touring as a duo now. I suppose when they get back to Asheville they'll reconoiter with the rest of the band. Anyway, definitely worth a listen.

(Photo of the Honeycutters lifted from their Myspace page.)