Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB PRESENTS

BLACK JOE LEWIS & The Honeybears at FITZGERALDS Historic Nightclub $25 General Admission (mostly Standing Room Only) / Reserved Tables Available

About Black Joe Lewis

Black Joe Lewis is the realest motherfucker there is. When Covid sidelined his touring, he started laying concrete to help support his baby mama and his kid. That's fuckin real. When Joe and his band, the Honeybears, popped onto the national stage over a decade ago, many critics embraced him but still, there were some that maintained that they hadn't paid their dues. Joe's still here. Still going. Still cashing checks and snapping necks. The dues of hard work; the delirious heights of the industry as well as the disappointments and low hanging fruit.

Through this all, Joe's only honed his mastery over gut bucket blues guitar and his true voice. It's a vital and distinctly American voice that never anticipated the attention he wound up receiving, never went looking for it either. It just started happening. The garage, the blues, the propulsive and synergistic live performances that inhabit the spaces of James Brown, Lightnin Hopkins, and the MC5; those things happened naturally from the very beginning and could only be accurately communicated in the live experience, not a press release or a slick brand campaign.

Collaborations and Influences

Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin Malcolm, The Dirtbombs, Detroit Cobras, the Strange Boys; these are some of the artists that Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears shared countless bills with; almost a roll call of the most influential soul and garage bands of the last twenty five years. Has the soul blues garage explosion from that era been commodified or worked into the overall template of pop rock? Sure. But the ground floor was a vital space for people that like guitars and grease and at this point, Black Joe Lewis is one of the last standing that was there. Last of a dying breed. Or maybe a missing link.

Does this make him a throwback? A throwback to a throwback? It'd be tempting and easy for Joe to go along with that but nah, we don't think so. We know that Joe Lewis is genuinely doing his thing and that he'd do it regardless of what's coming down the pipe. A stone cold original and a veteran at that.

Audience and Expectations

If you like whistling in your music and some floppy hat, quaky kneed dudes cloyingly singing at you, then you might not get it but whatever; there are enough intrepid, degenerate weirdos that do. Those are the folks Joe cares about. Not the glad handing set. Not the fair-weather friend set getting down with the flavor of the month. Like the title of his last album says, the difference between me and you is Joe defining for himself that there's the belabored wannabes and then there's dudes that actually HAVE the blues... whatever the hell THAT is! Joe's concrete pouring boss is going to miss him.

Dining Options

Grab dinner before the show at BABYGOLD BARBECUE (link to restaurant website) or enjoy full service dining inside the club when doors open.

PARKING

There is rather limited street parking in the area; we recommend arriving by rideshare, bicycle, or rickshaw.

AGE RESTRICTIONS

21+, minors admitted with guardian. This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event and will not be eligible for a refund. Thank you for purchasing a ticket to FITZGERALDS! If you selected Will Call, you'll check in at the entrance when doors open for the show. Please have an ID ready. If the event is General Admission, there is no Reserved Seating. Under 21 ok if accompanied by parent or guardian. Tickets are NOT mailed to you unless you select delivery.

Ticket Information

All Tickets are Non-Refundable. All Tickets are Non-Transferrable. A NON-REFUNDABLE service charge will be added to the purchase price of each ticket - in the instance of a show cancellation, this fee will not be returned. Parking is available on the street with no permit restrictions or meters; DO NOT park in business or mini-mall lots or you will be towed. NO Filming or Audio Recording without written consent from the performing artist. Outside food and/or drink is not allowed.

Reservation and Menu Links

Enjoy dinner at our restaurant BABYGOLD BARBECUE before the show or inside both The Club & Sidebar. Place a reservation here: https://resy.com/cities/brwy/babygold-barbecue - view the menu here: https://www.babygoldbbq.com/