Artist: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears

There's a band out on the highway, They're high steppin' into town, It's a rainbow full of sound, It's fireworks, calliopes and clowns. Everybody dancin'. C'mon children, C'mon children, Come on clap your hands.  Sun went down in honey and the moon came up in wine, You know stars were spinnin' dizzy, Lord The band kept us so busy we forgot about the time. - The Music Never Stopped (Barlow/Weir) For four days the 27th annual SXSW Music Festival was the equivalent of my own living jukebox. A cacophony of sounds emanated from [...]

With many of the artists that make SXSW so appealing fleeing before the weekend, Friday usually provides one last chance to catch bands that you've missed so far on the theory that you'll catch them later. On a separate note, the two things I think I've enjoyed most when they occur: a lead singer talking to the audience while forgetting that their reverb level is still set to maximal distortion and a set simply ending without fanfare as the band simply puts down their instruments and everyone disperses. The latter is such a corporate way to end a [...]

The Bunbury Music Festival has revealed the lineup for its 2013 installment, which takes place July 12th - 14th at Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove in Cincinnati, Ohio. This year's bill includes The National, MGMT, Belle & Sebastian, Yo La Tengo, Tegan & Sara, Cake, Atlas Genius, Chairlift, Sky Ferreira, fun., Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, DeVotchKa, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, We Are Scientists, Walk the Moon, Oberhofer, Robert DeLong, Bear Hands, Vacationer, and more. Single-day and three-day passes are now available through the festival's website .

South by Southwest 2013 has confirmed many more acts to perform during the musical portion (March 12-17th). Highlights include our Rookie of the Year Angel Haze, Major Lazer, Wavves, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Cold War Kids, The Joy Formidable, Dawes, Robyn Hitchcock, Richard Thompson, Toro Y Moi, Thee Oh Sees, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Charli XCX, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Hundred Waters, and The Hood Internet. Other new additions include Conveyor, The Dear Hunter, Doomtree's Dessa, Kid Koala, Ra Ra Riot, The Crystal Method, Daedelus, Delicate Steve, Reignwolf, Reptar, The Orwells, Allo Darlin', Chance The Rapper, Aloe Blacc, [...]

Besides day two of the Made in America Festival, there's a bunch of shows going on in the Philadelphia area tonight. If you're hitting up the festival today and looking for something to do afterwards (or just feel like taking in some impressive turntable skills), DJ Shadow will be spinning a late night Made in ... Continue reading �

So we're sorry about the late notice and all, but if you don't have any plans tonight and need something fun to do there's a festival going on in Georgetown today starting at 5:30pm. The 2nd annual Clusterfest lineup is headlined by Sleigh Bells and will also feature performances by Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Future Islands, and more. Tickets are only $25 and can be purchased online until 2pm this afternoon. After that you can purchase them at the door, cash only. A few more details on the fest: -Doors open @ [...]

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A few weeks ago, @Sawyer_w took me to see Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears at The Fillmore.  I had only listened to a few tracks and had no idea what to expect.  The crowd was considerably older, which is surprising since the band was signed at SXSW in 2009.  The opening band, The Sheepdog s, put on a stellar performance.  Their crazy guitarist is certainly meant to be rock royalty!  With the crowd fully amped,  Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears came on stage and wasted no time getting down to business.  Even though [...]

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Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Austin garage soul band - new album sound like Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Eli Paperboy Reed. Black Joe Lewis took it all in-Delta and Chicago blues, Memphis soul, Detroit garage punk. Crossover between Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Picket, James Brown and MC5 or Stooges, such like Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street, or even Betty Davis's hard-funk. Released on the same record label, Lost Highway, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears 2009 first album Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!, was bluesy, and Stax-influenced. Scandalous was produced by Jim Eno (Spoon's drummer) sounds [...]

Austin band Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears are proud to announce tour dates in November and December. The band will kick off the tour Friday, November 11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico before making their way up the west coast, including a stop in Los Angeles on November 11. The tour will head to the Midwest to wrap up in Chicago, Illinois for a New Year's Eve party on December 31. For a complete list of tour dates, please see below. Growing up in Austin and Round Rock, Joe took it all in-Delta and Chicago blues, Memphis soul, Detroit [...]

LINKIN PARK, THE SOUNDS, GIRL TALK, DIPLO ADDED TO 2011 DELUNA FEST with WEEZER, JANE’S ADDICTION, THE SHINS, CUT COPY, CAKE, BIG BOI & MORE TICKETS ON SALE NOW DeLuna Fest and Five Flags Tourism Group are excited to announce multi-platinum Grammy winners Linkin Park, on their only Fall show date, as headliners at this year’s festival and the band also announced their inclusion via an online video- see it here. Swedish sensations The Sounds, mash-up master/dance party starter Girl Talk and world renowned DJ Diplo are also confirmed to perform the [...]

For years (13 years, to be exact), it seemed that ‘90s indie rockers Archers of Loaf were gone for good. Then, this past January, the North Carolina-based foursome reunited for a surprise set in their home state. To the delight of fans everywhere, a fall reunion tour was announced a few months later, followed by a performance at Sasquatch Music Festival. The hype didn’t stop there; in early June, Merge Records announced plans to reissue all four of AoL’s studio albums, beginning with their debut LP Icky Mettle on August 2nd. Later that month, the group [...]

There's lots of cool shows to check out this weekend. Here's what we recommend. Tonight - Death Cab For Cutie w/ Frightened Rabbit at the Mann Center at 8 p.m. Tickets to the all ages $29.50-$39.50. - Hometown heroes Man Man with Grandchidren and the West Philadelphia Orchestra at The Trocadero at 7 p.m. Tickets to the all ages show are $14. - PhillyLOVE w/ DJ Queslove at the Electric Factory at 10:30 p.m. Tickets to the 21+ show are $40.20 (including service charges). - Atomic Square w/ Ages and Bacio at Johnny Brenda's. [...]

Passion Pit, Public Enemy, The Damned, Slayer, Lykke Li and more are headlining the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin November 4-6. The eclectic fest also includes Henry Rollins , Diplo, Odd Future, Blonde Redhead, Del , Asobi Seksu, Big Freedia, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and dozens more, all taking one of four stages. As part of the Danzig Legacy Tour, Glenn Danzig will be performing Misfits songs with original guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. Hum and Hot Snakes are also reuniting at the fest. Complete lineup and ticket information [...]

Listening to Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears on record and seeing them live are two rather entertaining experiences themselves, but in the new video for "Mustang Ranch" from their latest LP - Scandalous - the Austin, TX-based outfit takes it to a whole new level. The Justin Buschardt-illustrated, Tad Catalano-animated clip finds the group animated and in search of a “ham glazing” at the world famous Mustang Ranch. Clocking in at nearly four-minutes it video opens with the cartoon versions of Lewis and bassist Bill Stevenson plotting a visit to the brothel as they drive from Salt [...]

Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Livin' in the Jungle

After seeing the lineup of Sasquatch this year I almost wanted to ditch that whole “photographer” gig and just go as a fan.  A fan of so many bands throwing down at the festival that I wanted to stay and watch each act to the end (a luxury not given to those who have 50 bands to cover and only the first 10-15 minutes or so of each performance to shoot).  Their songs had penetrated my most often selected playlists and had often sound-tracked my long days editing content at Amazon or bike rides through Venice and since the move, [...]

There is nothing quite like a great summer weekend to bring on the Monday Morning Blues. To help make things a bit more tolerable as we kick off the working week, with our eyes on the prize of a extra day or two off thanks to Independence Day, I thought we'd turn to Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears to help keep us in good spirits. Earlier this year, the Austin-based act released their sophomore album Scandalous , which features their modern take on classic funk and garage soul. Let's check out the [...]

Shouldn't really be giving you guys this song since you can buy it on Amazon but it's such a fun song. I'm a huge fan of the retro sound of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and even though this ... Continue reading �

Oh, Bonnaroo . You do it to us every time. Year by year, over 80,000 people make the pilgrimage to a field in the middle of nowhere, Tennessee to camp for four days in the blistering heat with little to no refuge and more dust than anyone should be able to handle. That sounds kinda miserable, right? How then, you might ask, did Bonnaroo make it to this, their 10th year? I think that can be summed up in their newfound theme song, by the Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, "Bonnaroo (Feel the Magic)". [...]