Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears at the Bottleneck


​If the Bottleneck learned one thing about Black Joe Lewis last night, it’s that his kin is important to him.

The Austin garage-soul act Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears played a makeup show in Lawrence on Saturday night after canceling several months ago following a band member’s death in the family. 

“I love Kansas and Kansas City,” Lewis said. “I used to live there, and I got a lot of kinfolk there.”

Lewis decided to play a gig down the road a piece from his kinfolk — and the guy made good on his word that he’d reschedule. Hell, the crowd liked the band already, and it hadn’t played a single note yet.

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