ðeɪ plˈeɪd ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ʃˈoʊ æz ðə bˈiːz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd tˈʊɹd æz ɐn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈækt fɔːɹ ɡˈʌstɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv ðɛɹ deɪbjˈuː ˈælbəm, stˈɑːɹi ɡˈeɪzi pˈaɪ.
They played their first show as the Bees in 1999 and toured as an opening act for Guster in 2004 after the independent release of their debut album, Starry Gazey Pie.