This past Friday on the Local Beat Russell Baggett of the recently revived Honored Guests was my honorary guest as we discussed the recent hiatus of the band and their comeback in recent months.  The Honored Guests just recently released a free online EP via Vinyl Records which you can download here.  In addition the band is currently finishing up recording it’s “newest” album, a project that began about 4 years ago, and it should hit the streets in the fall.  Russell and I chatted about all of these things and more, while leaking some of the newest tracks from the upcoming full length.  Take a listen below:

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You can catch the Honored Guests June 26th at the Nightlight in Chapel Hill where they will be playing with local group Pros and Cons.

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You might have to reach back into the far memory of your brain to remember the Honored Guests, a band from Chapel Hill, NC.  However after an almost 3 year hiatus from the local scene the band seems to be back in action with a fantastic new EP released by Vinyl Records: Into Nostalgia (download it for free here).  Not only that but the guys are also adding the finishing touches to another full length record that was halfway completed back in 2008.

Lead guitarist Russell Baggett is coming in to sit with me and chat about the record and play some tracks from the new EP as well as the unreleased full length which should hit the streets in the fall.

Immediately following the Local Beat NC State is taking on Duke in the last weekend of regular season baseball.  The game begins at 6:30 and broadcast should start around 6:25.  Pull on the Pack!