The Honey Badgers and Cardboard Ox

The Honey Badgers are Erin Magnin and Michael Natrin.

The Honey Badgers are known for their intense, unique harmonies, their sincere lyrics and melodies, and their undeniable onstage chemistry. Weaving their voices together over driving guitar, wistful violin, and punchy harmonica, The Honey Badgers create a sound that is all at once heartfelt, reflective, eager, and full of laid-back fun. The Honey Badgers have been creating music together since the summer of 2011. In their first several years working together they released their debut EP, “Booth Bay”, a thoughtfully crafted second EP, “Soul”, as well as a collection of live recordings entitled “Mad Season”. In the years following the duo’s conception, they played all over their home state of Delaware and the surrounding area, from the Delmarva Folk Festival in Hartly to the World Cafe Live at the Queen in Wilmington.

Cardboard Ox is Tracie Potochnik & Steve Allain

Well-established as solo performers in their home state of Rhode Island, Tracie Potochnik and Steve Allain joined forces in 2014 to form Cardboard Ox. The duo is known for sweet and soulful harmonies, thoughtful musicianship, and delicately crafted storytelling.Cardboard Ox has performed at venues throughout New England including the main stage at The Providence Folk Festival, the Spire Center for the Performing Arts, and the legendary Club Passim, and has opened for acts including Cheryl Wheeler and Marc Douglas Berardo. The duo has also been nominated for Limelight and Motif Magazine awards.Cardboard Ox’s eponymous debut EP, a collection of six original songs, was recorded at Rhode Island’s Lion Recording Studio with engineer Ross Lenzing. The album features simple arrangements and production that capture the duo’s live sound, and place focus firmly on the songs themselves. They have also released the dowload-only Cardboard Ox Presents: A Cardboard Ox Christmas (featuring Cardboard Ox), a holiday EP featuring three original songs and one Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers classic. They’re currently in the studio recording a full-length album.