Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears at The Horseshoe Tavern - Concert Photos

Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears delivered their unique and powerful brand of rhythm and blues, funk and soul for a crowd at The Horseshoe Tavern on October 10, 2018. Brad Goldstein captured these photos.

Check out shots of the openers, Vug Arakas, right here.

We've covered the band before, too. Check out photos from Lee's Palace in 2017 and TURF 2014 here and here.

And check out some tunes:

"Girls on Bikes"

"Sugarfoot"

"Culture Vulture"

Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears at Lee's Palace - Concert Pictures

I've said several times that one of my favourite things about music festivals is the new discoveries that I make. I first caught Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears live show at TURF - The Toronto Urban Roots Festival back in 2014. I shot some photos at the show. Check them out here.

This time I caught the band's great, sweaty, rockin', bluesy good time at Lee's Palace. It was everything I loved from last time - "Those horns! That voice! That groove!" - along with a bunch of tunes from their latest album, the fantastic Backlash.

I just love the funky, slinky, guitar riffs; I'm a sucker for great horns, and the rest of the band lays down such a great groove. I had a great time at the show and wholeheartedly recommend you give this band a listen and go see their live show. It'll make your body and soul feel good!

Their latest album Backlash came out February 10 and it sounds awesome.

Here are some tunes from their set:

"PTP"

"Come To My Party"

"Young Girls"

"Sugarfoot"

"Booty City"

"Big Booty Woman"

"Skulldiggin"

TURF Day 1: Band 6: Black Joe Lewis

I ended off the first day of TURF where I began - at the South Stage. Now, with the sun down, I checked out Austin's Black Joe Lewis and his band. What a perfect way to end the day. Up-beat, soulful tunes with one of my favourite things - a horn section.

I had been hearing about Black Joe Lewis for a few years now and had been really looking forward to their show. It did not disappoint. It's got the core elements of classic soul a la James Brown with gritty guitars and down to earth themes. An amazingly fun time. Those horns! That voice! That groove!

Check out some tunes!

"Skulldiggin'"

"Booty City"

"Come To My Party"

"Guilty"

"Golem"

"Mama's Queen"

"Mustang Ranch"

"Livin' In The Jungle"

"I'm Broke"

"Sugarfoot"