Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears spend the summer bringing the blues

By Alex Young on May 21st, 2009

If you’re a frequent reader of CoS, you’ll know there are a few bands that get us really excited, like to the point where we’re jumping for joy when they announce tour dates. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears can be considered one of these bands; news of their upcoming North American tour with both Lucero and the New York Dolls caused us to do some hardcore jumping. Ok, enough with the Fox News-esque love affair journalism. On to the details…

In support of the recently released Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is!, Black Joe Lewis and his bluesy septet have launched a two-month North American tour which sees them serving as openers for the now MTV-approved Lucero and the recently reunited New York Dolls, along with a couple stops at some of the summer’s latter festivals.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 2009 Tour Dates:
05/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour *
05/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims *
05/17 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre *
05/19 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s *
05/21 - Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theatre *
05/22 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern *
05/23 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore *
05/24 - Bellingham, WA @ The Wild Buffalo *
06/02 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom ^
06/07 - New Orlenas, LA @ House of Blues ^
06/09 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre ^
06/10 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues ^
06/11 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues ^
06/12 - Atlanta, TX @ Center Stage ^
06/22 - New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
07/11 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Folk & Roots Festival
10/04 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits