Bees Make It. We Shake It!

Established in 2011, Carol Pacey & the Honey Shakers is notable on the Phoenix local music scene with upbeat, catchy songwriting, big vocals, memorable guitar and bass riffs, and pounding drums so it is easy to understand the creation of their own musical genre “Americana-thrash-pop” as coined by Phoenix music writer, Mitchell Hillman, formerly of Java Magazine and contributor to Phoenix New Times.

Notable Dates

The Band

Carol Pacey

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar

Carol followed her heart to Arizona from Maryland and she is definitely glad she did! Always with a song in her head, her musical influences span a variety of female & male singers and their songs. Carol has her local Arizona loves, of course, as well as loves in classic country, rock, pop, and punk bands from the US and around the world! She is often asked where she gets her on-stage energy from and she'll gladly answer that it comes from the audience who is dancing and singing right along! Carol started her journey as a acoustic soloist in 2008 and stayed that way, for the most part, until Andy Borunda happened in 2011! She and Andy often perform as an AZcoustic duo around Arizona.

Andy Borunda

Lead Electric Guitar

Andy is an Arizona native and has been playing the guitar for over two decades. He is mostly self-taught as after a couple of weeks in guitar class the instructor said, “There’s nothing more I can teach you. Go ahead and learn on your own.” Andy has since developed his sound and technique over the years and cites Jimmy Page, Ace Frehley, and Slash as his main influences on the guitar while also being immensely inspired by bands such as The Beatles, Cheap Trick, and The Replacements. Andy loves playing electrically and acoustically equally and uses a Gibson Les Paul and a Taylor 614CE acoustic for live shows and includes a Fender Telecaster for studio work. At the end of the day, Andy sums it up best, "I’m a musical sponge and I just love playing music.” Andy named the band when he joined in 2011!

Steve Peete

Drums

Born in Buffalo NY, raised in SoCal in the 70's Surf/Skateboard culture, Steve's musical journey started in the 4th grade on the violin and after a few years, upright bass. He then started playing drums which became a life-long obsession, citing influences such as John Bonham, Alex Van Halen, Jeff Porcaro, and Neil Peart. His early gig days were in Las Vegas where he played the clubs, casinos, lounges, coffee shops, occasional backyard party, and also in church. His day-job led him to Phoenix in early 2001 where Steve's musical journey continued by playing mostly drums and some bass in a local band and in church. He has a deep appreciation for the groove and leans heavily on his experience of being a multi-instrumentalist in an effort to serve the song.

Brian Rigali

Bass

A New England native, Brian grew up bouncing between guitars, pianos, and drum kits before realizing the bass was where all the fun really happens. Brian joined the band after moving to Arizona in 2025 after years of fronting Lost Radio and releasing solo music as Gorilla Suit. A multi-instrumentalist and recovering frontman with a background in recording and production, he plays a short-scale bass strung with flatwounds, drawing bass influence from The Beatles, Wilco, and Led Zeppelin. His sound locks into the band’s Americana Thrash Pop energy with a mix of grit and groove. 

Notable Touring & Arizona Acts CPHS Shared the Stage

Cowboy Mouth (LA), Dramarama (CA), 10,000 Maniacs (NY), The Smithereens (NJ), Classless Act (CA), ZOSO (CA), Christopher Shayne (AZ), Pistoleros (AZ), Persuaders (AZ), Brian Blush (AZ), Black Moods (AZ), Crimson Truckers on Speed (AZ), Riot (NV), Left Lane Cruiser (IN), Banditos (AL), Buckshot George (KY), ClusterPluck (MO), the Ditchrunners (WI), Midnight Clover (NV), SIRSY (NY), Roxy Gunn Project (NV), Whitherward (CA), New Schematics (TN), Erica Blinn & the Handsome Machine (OH), Crosby Tyler (CA/TN), Anna Maria Rosales (TX), Val and the Southern Line (TX), the Paragraphs (TX), Life Leone (TX), A House for Lions (TX), Ryan Dishen (TX), Roger! (TX), Rosie & the Ramblers (TX), Shane Cooley & the Midnight Girls (TX), Greg Schroeder (TX), Deeper Than the Ocean (NY), Colton and Zara Band (KS), The Less is More (MI), Greg Rekus (Canada), the Stanleys (Australia), New Age Phonograph (OR) 

Touring Performance States, Cities & Venues Performed

  • ARIZONA: Tucson – Hotel Congress Plaza, Music Box, R Bar; Sonoita – Arizona Hops & Vines; Cottonwood – Main Stage, Pillsbury Wine Tasting Room, Rockin' B Saloon; Bisbee – Bisbee Grande Hotel & Bar, Dot's Diner/Shady Dell, Earl's Cafe, Elmo's, Hitching Post, Gene's Place, Room 4 Bar, Old Bisbee Brewing Company, Porky's, Wiggle Room, The Courtyard, Bisbee Good Cakes; Jerome – Spirit Room; Flagstaff –  Downtown Flagstaff, The Hive, Flagstaff Brewing Company, Wanderlust Brewing Company, Campus Coffee Bean; Sedona – Java Love Café; Prescott – Drunken Lass, Brick & Bones, Prescott Farmers Market; Pine – Old County Inn
  • CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles – The Redwood Bar & Grill; Burbank – Joe's Great American Bar & Grill
  • COLORADO: Crestone – Crestone Brewing Co; Boulder – The Laughing Goat; Windsor – High Hops; Durango – Balcony Bar & Grill Backstage
  • NEVADA: Las Vegas – House of Blues, Thunderbird Hotel and Lounge, Freakin’ Frog
  • NEW MEXICO: Santa Fe – Honeymoon Brewery

Arizona Main Stage Events & Festivals Performed

Ball-A-Palooza, Beckyfest, Brews & Brats Oktober Fest, Chandler Block Party, Coconino County Fair, Craft Q & Craft Walk, Flannel Ball, Local First Arizona Fall Fest, Lost Dutchman Days, Maricopa Community College Empty Bowls Charity, Melrose on 7th Avenue Street Fair, Miami Loco Festival, Phoenix Festival of the Arts, Phoenix Film Festival, Prescott Fine Art & Wine Festival, Scottsdale Arts Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, Sidepony Express Music Festival, Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe Music Revival, Tempe Oktoberfest, Third Thursdays Hayden Flour Mill

Arizona Events & Festivals Performed

12ks of Christmas, 3TV Phoenix 10K, AIDS Walk Phoenix, Ales & Artsy, Apache Lake Music Festival, Arizona Cancer Village Fun Run, Arizona Dragon Boat Festival, Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival with Arizona Rice Festival, Arizona State Fair, Chandler Ostrich Festival, City of Buckeye Live Music Series, City of Tempe & ASU Tailgate, Desperado Film Festival, Downtown Flagstaff “Sundays on the Square,” Gilbert Art Walk, Glendale Glitter & Glow Block Party, Hackett House, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Lost Dutchman Motorcycle Club, Maricopa County Fair, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Mesa Music Festival, New Times First Friday at Revolver Records, Phoenix Film Festival, Phoenix Pride Festival, Pinal County Fair, Proof is in the Pudding at Alice Cooperstown, RAW: Natural Born Artist, Roots and Boots Queen Creek, Second Friday Downtown Mesa inside SunDust Gallery, South by South Roosevelt Music Festival, South Mountain Community Relay for Life, Summer Ends Music Festival, Sunnyslope Art Walk, Tempe Blooms, Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe Oktoberfest, Ten Year Anniversary Cornish Pasty, The Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital Annual Fundraiser, The Holly Hope Foundation Annual Fundraiser, Valley Fever

Arizona Venues Performed

1227 Tap Room, Alice Cooper'stown*, Arizona State University, AZ Wine Company, Belle's Nashville Kitchen, BLK Live*, Bone Haus Brewing, Bookman's Mesa, Bourbon Jacks, C.A.S.A Sunba*, Cactus Jacks, Chopper John's, Club Red, Crescent Ballroom, Cutting Board Cafe*, Dark Side Tempe, Desert Eagle Brewing Company, Desert Ridge Marketplace, Duck and Decanter, Dynamite Brewing Company, Fiddlers Dream, Firehouse Gallery*, Gluttons*, Goldwater Brewing Company South Tempe Crossings, Gotham City Comics, Hard Rock Cafe Phoenix, Hollywood Alley*, Hooper's Bar, Hotel Valley Ho, Ice House Tavern*, Irene's Tap Room*, Last Exit Live, Lawn Gnome Publishing, Linger Longer Lounge, Listening Room*, Long Wong's at Apache*, Lostleaf*, Marauders*, Marquee Theatre, Montage Art Studio on Mill, Music on Mill*, Parley, PAZ, Pho Cao, Phoenix Ale Brewery, Prankster's Too*, Rebel Lounge, Rhythm Room, Rips, Roadrunner Lounge, Rockbar, Rogue Bar*, Sail Inn*, SanTan Brewing Company, SanTan Gardens - Brewery & Distillery Tours, SanTan Village, Shady Park, Simple Machine Brewing, Starlight Lounge, Stumblina's Cantina, SunDust Gallery*, Tap Dragon, Tempe History Museum, Tempe Marketplace, Tempe Tavern, Western*, Womack, ThirdSpace*, Ticoz*, Time Out Lounge, Unity Through Community*, Valley Bar, Westgate City Center, Wrigley Mansion, Xtreme Bean, Yucca Tap Room

*R.I.P.

Arizona Acts CPHS Shared the Stage

¡Compañeros!, 1140s, 13 to the Gallows, 36 Cents and a Dream, Action Jets, AG Sessions, American Amigos, American Longspurs, Ana Log, Andy Warpigs, April Anne, Armando Moreno & the Revival, Ashbrook, Band of Fools, BAMF, Battered Suitcases, Bayou Bandits, Ben Anderson, Big Finish, Birds & Monsters, Bitch Automatic, Black Carl, Black Mountain Moonshine, Black Rabbits, Blood Feud Family Singers, Bogan Via, Brea Burns & the Boleros, Brian Blush, Bucket of Witches, Cait Brennan, Camello Road, Casey James Brooks, Cockswain, Counterfeit Party, Craig Green Band, Craig Wallach, Crandall, Crossfire Lounge, Coyote Tango, D.G. Scherrer, Dadadoh + POC, Daphne & the Glitches, Darkness Dear Boy, David & the Guitar, Day Before Plastics, Dead Eyes of London, DeadFoxx, Delta Fifths, Dfactor, DL Marble, Doug Preston & the Soul Searchers, Doug Preston Band, Drew Cooper, Dylan Sloan, Earle Douglas and 87 Southbound, El West, Elvis Before Noon, Eric Underwood Band, Exploding Oranges, Fat Gray Cat, Field Tripp, Flying Half Full, French Girls, Frequency Principle, Fu, Gene Moran, Ghost Cat Attack, Gnarwhal Jrz, Grave Danger, Green Line Operator, Gregg Myers, Gus, Hallyways, Hank Topless & the Dedd Horsemen, Harper & the Moths, Hit the Earth, Honeygirl, Horizon i, Hunter Johnson/the Regretting Man, Instant Hobo, Interstate Heros, J. Scott Howard & the Freightliners, Jackson Dife', Jamie Waldron Trio, Jane N' the Jungle, Japhy's Descent, Jeff Gonzales, Jeremiah Craig, Jim Bachmann, Joe Pena, Joan of Arkansas, John Scott Howard and the Freightliners, Johnny Lee, Katie Mae & the Lubrication, Kevin Daly's Chicken and Waffles, Kingfathand, Koza, Labor Party, Lee Perreira, Liar's Alibi, Lo-Fi-Hi, Liminal Fish, Los Jones, Maggie O'Shea, Manic Monkeys, Marc Norman, Mariah DeRaet, Maxel Rose, Maximum R&B, Mill's End, Mississippi Nova, Mister Lucky, Monkey Cat, Monster May I, Moons, Mr. Eastwood, Murphy's Outlaw, Nickle City, Nolan McKelvey, O' Henry, Objective Perspective, Outlaw Inlaws, Pat Roberts and the Heymakers, Pablo & the Pour Decisions, Pablo T. Rodriquez, Zack Phillips, Pinner, Please, Psycho Square Dance, Quarter Inch Crown, Random Karma, Redlich & the Holy Heathens, Ring Finger No Pinky, Rockin' Chair, Roll Acosta, Romen Buffalo, Rose Colored Eyes, Ruca, Safety Patrol, San Jacinto Prison Band, Sarah Robinson Band, Scorpion vs. Tarantula, Serene Dominic & the Human Torch, Shane Hunt, Silver Lining, Sister Lip, Skink, Smiley Draco, Snailmate, Soul Country, Squiddog, St. Pop, Standing at the Back, Steve Jones, Sub Space, Sweetwater Julie, Taylor Glasheen, the Banter, the Bellwethers, the Bittersweet Way, the Blinding Suns, the Breakup Society, the Cole Trains, the DanDan Noodles, the Earps, the Effects, Thee Stillnites, the Fabulous Boring Brothers, the Frogstranglers, the Glides, the Hardways, the Lonesome Wilderness, the Lovelost, the Maybe Next Years, the Minor Injuries, the Naked Chollas, the Phosphenes, the Pleasure Victims, the Pubes, the Redemptions, the Senators, the Sintrics, the Skavalinas, the Torn Speakers, the Upper Strata, the Woodworks, Tin Can Screamers, Tjames/Echolalia, Tommy Ash Band, Tora, Torn at the Seam, Tramps & Thieves, Treasurefruit, Two Seven Kilo, Vicky Vicious & the Stains, Vox Manicka, Watch for Rocks, Whiskey Kiss, What's Left, Why Ask Why, Young's Modulus

About the band written by Carol Pacey with excerpts from Mitchell Hillman along with band photos from 
Jasperz Productionz Designz, LLC, Blushing Cactus Photography, and Mickey2X from Fat Gray Cat