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"I don't miiiind," yowls Austin's Black Joe Lewis on the first track of his stripped-down, untitled new release on Weary Records. Produced by the Weary Boys' Brian Salvi, the eight hellbent songs rip like the night train with James Brown as engineer. Lewis lives for trad blues and soul ("Please," "Cousin Randy"), but make no mistake, this music is the color of tonight's dusk sky ("DC Killa," "Bitch I Love You").
- Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle
Right on schedule, around 10 p.m. surprise openers Black Joe Lewis of Austin took the stage to a crowd that built steadily to capacit
"I don't miiiind," yowls Austin's Black Joe Lewis on the first track of his stripped-down, untitled new release on Weary Records. Produced by the Weary Boys' Brian Salvi, the eight hellbent songs rip like the night train with James Brown as engineer. Lewis lives for trad blues and soul ("Please," "Cousin Randy"), but make no mistake, this music is the color of tonight's dusk sky ("DC Killa," "Bitch I Love You").
- Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle
Right on schedule, around 10 p.m. surprise openers Black Joe Lewis of Austin took the stage to a crowd that built steadily to capacity over their 45-minute set. The eight-person band, fronted by former Round Rock High student Lewis, warmed up the crowd with a mix of funky soul, doo-wop and blues. From the tight sound of the horn and rhythm section, I was shocked to discover from Lewis that the band had only been playing in its current incarnation for about three months. While the tie-clad band definitely held their own, the highlight of the set was amazing Lewis, whose blazing guitar licks played sidekick to an amazing set of pipes that echoed sounds of James Brown and Sam Cooke.
- Matthew Odam, Austin-American Statesman
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