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Dappered Classics: Music with some swagger

April 9, 2011 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

Music with Swagger – The Heavy | The Stone Foxes | Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

Originally Published 12/13/2010 as part of the annual Holiday Gift Guide “The 12 Days of Dappered”.  This was way back before the word “swagger” became completely overused everywhere by everyone.  Thanks for understanding.

12 weekdays, 12 gifts, not a partridge or pear tree amongst them.  And no golden rings either.  The goal is to keep these affordable (which is honestly, tough to define) but still interesting.  At the very least these should be idea starters.  Click here for the previous days.

If you’re going to give music as a gift, for Pete’s sake don’t give them some melancholy downer record.  Give them something they can put on and crank up.  Like any of these three.

The Heavy are a British Neo Soul group anchored by a lead singer with a killer falsetto, AC/DC like dirty riffs, and every once in awhile… horns.

The Stone Foxes are from the Bay Area, embody what the genre of rock should be today (i.e. bluesy, loud, and without an ounce of woe is me whine), and it’s stunning that these guys aren’t better known.  Bears and Bulls is their latest.  Start to finish, it’s as good as it gets.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears somehow manage to take what James Brown mastered, put their own spin on it, and it all comes out sounding more genuine than The Godfather of Soul himself.  The CD is only about 30 minutes, but holy Hell is it a great half hour.  The track, “Get yo’ shit” is easily the best piece of spoken and sung storytelling since One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer.
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Filed Under: Etc. Tagged With: 12 days of dappered 2010, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, blues, CD, music, Neo Soul, Rock, The Heavy, The Stone Foxes

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Comments

  1. Blaine says

    December 13, 2010 at 2:33 AM

    All EXCELLENT choices. GREAT music!

  2. Aa says

    December 13, 2010 at 5:25 AM

    No love for The Black Keys?!?!

    Props on Black Joe Lewis – they don’t make music like that anymore.

  3. MM says

    December 13, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Love the Black Joe Lewis song.

  4. ezinaz says

    December 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    try out Blind Pilot, indie folk out of Oregon. My current favorite indie band.

  5. Bar None says

    December 13, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    I would add Grace Potter to this list. Sexy and can rock with the toughest of boys. She is to legs what Christina Henricks is to curves. And did I mention she can rock?

  6. Andrew says

    December 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    Very well chosen. Black Keys and The Hold Steady should also be considered.

  7. tess the tyrant says

    December 15, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    Really diggin’ The Stone Foxes, thanks a lot.
    Loving the Black Keys love on this page too.
    For those Black Keys lovers’ listening pleasure, I happen to be the drummer in a blues-rock duo, The Blue Stones. We have streaming audio at http://www.thebluestones.ca , lemme know what you think

  8. Chris says

    April 9, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Love the The Stone Foxes. Met them after a small show with only about 15 attendees. They still played a high energy show. I hope they make it big and finally make it out to the East Coast where I now live.

  9. Mike says

    April 10, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    With the warm weather approaching, I like to roll the windows down in my car and play some buena vista social club. I love my cuban music!

  10. Ben says

    April 10, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Awesome stuff! Very polished, and a great overall sound. Keep it up–you have a new fan.

    Cheers,
    Ben

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