Video: Black Joe Lewis And The Honey Bears LWJH Sugarfoot

The lure of seeing Hugh Masekela again for the first time in more than 30 years is tugging at my soul — I have a second-row seat for his Oct. 22 concert at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. I recently learned, though, that Friends of Bob, a local music cooperative, is bringing Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears to Lafayette that same night. All things being equal, I'd certainly opt to see Masekela, one of my favorite jazz musicians. Besides, I saw Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears just last year at the Austin City [...]

Local boys Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears sure have had a successful year. They blew everyone away at SXSW, opened for Spoon during the band's three night stand at Stubb's, and even played on the Late Late Show a few months back. While touring over in Europe, the craziness continues as they take "Sugarfoot" to the Jools Holland stage. Enjoy.

Black Joe Lewis brought his soul revue to the land of questionable dentistry yesterday, performing the James Brown-esque "Sugarfoot" on Jools Holland's program. Lewis does his best enthusiastic band leader act, while his horn section steals the show with their Blues Brothers -ready choreography and horn blasts. [ Culture Bully ]

Video footage of Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' performance on the Nov. 10 edition of Later with Jools Holland.