No artist comes at today’s soul revival with the punk attitude of Austin’s Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears. The 26-year-old Lewis leads a horn-fueled blues revue that’s equal parts Otis Redding and Lightnin’ Hopkins and would sound at home on the Fat Possum label. His eponymous and indie 2007 EP started the buzz both locally and nationally. – Jim Caligiuri
The 24-year-old Austinite has been honing his sound alongside folks like the Weary Boys and Walter Daniels to a nontraditional soul audience – the local Red River scene.more at austinchronicle.com
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Black Joe Lewis
No artist comes at today’s soul revival with the punk attitude of Austin’s Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears. The 26-year-old Lewis leads a horn-fueled blues revue that’s equal parts Otis Redding and Lightnin’ Hopkins and would sound at home on the Fat Possum label. His eponymous and indie 2007 EP started the buzz both locally and nationally. – Jim Caligiuri
8 months ago.Black Joe Lewis
The 24-year-old Austinite has been honing his sound alongside folks like the Weary Boys and Walter Daniels to a nontraditional soul audience – the local Red River scene.more at austinchronicle.com
10 months ago.