Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

• Genre: Blues, Funk & Soul
• Artist Website: blackjoelewis.com
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Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears return with their most subversive record to date: an exploration of the sordid trappings of ego, isolation, consumption, waste and war. Sonically inspired by the Hill Country blues, cowpunk, and the southern soul of Stax, this album charts new territory with a heavy stream of lyrical consciousness.

The band’s fifth studio album is influenced by Lewis’ first decade on the road, embodying a deep repertoire of sounds and drawing from the heavy grooves of Albert King, the punked-up blues of R.L. Burnside, the storytelling of Bobby “Blue” Bland and the soulfully layered horns of the Stones. No one’s sound holds more weight than the next; all are all-omnipresent throughout.

“The Difference Between Me & You” is the band’s fifth studio album and while it’s an approach that might veer slightly from the typical sounds those who’ve followed the band are used to hearing, it was a conscious step in a new direction for Lewis. When asked, Lewis said he wanted to “make a more complex and reflective record” than he had before.

All free tickets will be released the Monday prior to the next weekend’s concerts. Free tickets will be available on the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks website or by visiting or calling the ArtsQuest Center Box Office, (610) 332-3378. An individual may reserve up to two pods per Levitt season concert. One ticket for a Levitt lawn pod is good for up to four people. One ticket for a table located on the Air Products Town Square is also good for up to four people. A ticket for a pod on the Levitt Lawn will be considered “unused” and will be released to the public for walk-ups if not scanned in by 15 minutes after the start of each show. Visit the “What to Know” page on levittsteelstacks.org for more information about policies and procedures.

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This program is being funded in whole or in part with funding from the Grow NORCO Grant Program through the County of Northampton Department of Community & Economic Development.