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Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Recommended by: Nick Perrotti
According to Wikipedia, Black Joe Lewis formed in Austin, Texas in 2007 as a blues band influenced by Howlin' Wolf and James Brown. After gaining local acclaim, the band toured as openers for Spoon and Okkervil River in 2007. Their first full length album "Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!" was released on March 17, 2009. In 2009, after performing seven times during the week of South by Southwest, the group's album ended up number one on Waterloo Records' Top 50 Sellers List for the week of March 28, 2009. To hear Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears check out their myspace.