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Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and Those Darlins stopped by and played to a sold-out show at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on April 3rd.
I've lost count of how many times I've seen Those Darlins, it's probably their sixth time here. The last time I saw them, I noted that they did a bunch of new songs (about 8 of them), but they eventually gave in and did fan favorites.
With perhaps a shorter setlist because they were the opener, they pretty much did only new songs from their album, Screws Get Loose.
They started off the set strong with "$" ("the green in my pocket ain't no friend of mine"), followed by eight or nine new songs, including: "Be Your Bro", Kelley's song (don't know the name of this one), "Waste Away", "Mystic Mind" (Jessi is looking freakish on this song), "BUMD", and, of course, "Screws Get Loose".
After the new songs, I did remember them doing "Red Light Love" and "Night Jogger". My favorite is "Funstix Party", which I'm pretty sure offended some people in the audience. Awesome!
So, the live show was the first time I experienced Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, both in name and music... and they were GREAT. I love the high energy and the movie projection (of black entertainers mixed with weird psychedelic liquid).
Their music, is a combination of blues, with some funk, and lots of brass and horns. I thought the horns would be used on one or two songs, but practically every song had the loud tubular sound.
If they stuck to the setlist closely, you'll see that the music played was from their two albums, Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! and Scandalous, both on Lost Highway Records.
They ended their set with an epic version of "Please", parts one and two. They came back with two more songs for the encore, but I didn't know what they were.
I wish I was more of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears fan to tell you more about their songs that were played, but I reckon you'll have a good time if you do end up seeing them live. Although, I will confess, the garage rock music of Those Darlins and soul sound of Black Joe Lewis did not mix well. I do think that when Sharon Jones joins Joe Lewis later on their tour, that those two bands will be fantastic.
PS, I did manage to purchase Those Darlins' first pressing of the vinyl to Screws Get Loose, it came with a fold-out poster and a free digital download. If you rather just own the MP3s, Amazon is having a sale for their album for $3.99. Sale ends this week. Also, another tip: if you buy a full album, you also get an upgrade to 20GB on your Amazon Cloud Player!
I've lost count of how many times I've seen Those Darlins, it's probably their sixth time here. The last time I saw them, I noted that they did a bunch of new songs (about 8 of them), but they eventually gave in and did fan favorites.
THOSE DARLINS |
They started off the set strong with "$" ("the green in my pocket ain't no friend of mine"), followed by eight or nine new songs, including: "Be Your Bro", Kelley's song (don't know the name of this one), "Waste Away", "Mystic Mind" (Jessi is looking freakish on this song), "BUMD", and, of course, "Screws Get Loose".
After the new songs, I did remember them doing "Red Light Love" and "Night Jogger". My favorite is "Funstix Party", which I'm pretty sure offended some people in the audience. Awesome!
So, the live show was the first time I experienced Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, both in name and music... and they were GREAT. I love the high energy and the movie projection (of black entertainers mixed with weird psychedelic liquid).
Their music, is a combination of blues, with some funk, and lots of brass and horns. I thought the horns would be used on one or two songs, but practically every song had the loud tubular sound.
If they stuck to the setlist closely, you'll see that the music played was from their two albums, Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! and Scandalous, both on Lost Highway Records.
They ended their set with an epic version of "Please", parts one and two. They came back with two more songs for the encore, but I didn't know what they were.
I wish I was more of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears fan to tell you more about their songs that were played, but I reckon you'll have a good time if you do end up seeing them live. Although, I will confess, the garage rock music of Those Darlins and soul sound of Black Joe Lewis did not mix well. I do think that when Sharon Jones joins Joe Lewis later on their tour, that those two bands will be fantastic.
BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS |
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