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Soul Serenade: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, “Scandalous”

Ken Shane March 17, 2011 7

It's a big week in Austin, and that city's Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears have done their hometown proud with a scintillating, soulful sophomore album

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CD Review: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “I Learned the Hard Way”

Ken Shane April 5, 2010 5

Retro-soul is a musical style in which contemporary artists attempt to recapture the sound and feel of the great soul music of the ’60s and early ’70s. Musical touchstones include the sounds of Motown,

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Lo-Fi Mojo: Odds & Ends

Ed Murray October 15, 2009 11

Rather than dive deep into a single band or song this week, I’m going to tie up a few loose ends and make mention of some lo-fi goodies I’ve been meaning to write about

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CD Review: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, “Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is”

Ken Shane April 1, 2009 4

Do you like those smooth soul ballads? Maybe you like to kick back with your lady, or man, and chill out with the lights low, and the Delfonics singing softly in the background. If

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