The rise of bands like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings sort of renews my faith in the general ear of humanity. Makes me think that in the past 50 years or so since the birth of soul, that part of us that’s seduced by a knock-out voice over the perfect combination of bass and horns never went away. Maybe it just needed to be waked up. Well wake up baby, because the alarm is going off, and it’s the smoky voice of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.
This week they released a new video for “Livin’ In The Jungle,” and after the audible buzz floating around SXSW about these guys (though shamefully I never caught them myself, though I knew someone who thought them good enough to see twice), I’m just hoping I’m still a “late-comer” and not yet to “band-wagoner” status. They’ve announced some tour dates, as well, (some with that very Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings) and I’ll be front and center to see them at Bonnaroo on June 11th and again at the Hi-Tone June 23. It’s on the calendar. In pen.
Now: swish your booty.
::: TOUR DATES — Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears :::
5/16 – Madison, WI – Capitol Theater*
5/17 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theater*
5/18 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Theater*
5/29 – Quincy, WA – The Gorge (Sasquatch! Music Festival)
6/4 – Houston, TX – Free Press Summer Fest
6/11 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
6/12 – Hoboken, NJ – Maxwell’s
6/12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Park (Big Apple Barbecue Block Party)
6/16 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
6/17 – Columbia, MO – Mojo’s
6/23 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Café
6/24 – Louisville, KY – Iriquois Ampphitheater
6/25 – Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn at White River State
6/26 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
7/2 – Portland, OR – McCall Waterfront Park
7/3 – Portland, OR – McCall Waterfront Park
7/16 – Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival
8/6 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
9/10 – Bowling Green, OH – Black Swamp Arts Festival
*with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
::: AUDIO: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Livin’ In The Jungle :::
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