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Critics' Pick: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears at the Rex

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

[ROCK/SOUL] + MON. SEPT. 18

Austin’s Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears have been making extremely listenable soul music for the past decade. The band could go toe-to-toe with any of its peers, like Alabama Shakes or St. Paul and the Broken Bones, drawing influence from greats like Howlin’ Wolf and James Brown. The group will be joined at the Rex Theater by seasoned Mississippi bluesman Lightnin’ Malcolm.

8 p.m. 1602 E. Carson St., South Side. $15-20. 18 and older. 412-381-6811 or www.rextheater.net