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From The Mind Of Adi #82: Black Joe Lewis’ Firsts
Firsts: Sh*te that happened before other sh*te happened.
Today: Black Joe Lewis’ Firsts! This time, we examine what inspired Austin’s favorite soul man Black Joe Lewis. Usher in 2010 with a hearty sampling of funk and R&B, and of course, plenty of soul -- get your tickets here and spend New Year’s Eve at Stubb’s with Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears.
- 1st favorite musician or band: Geto Boys.
- 1st vinyl purchased: In the Jungle Groove - James Brown.
- 1st album recorded on a cassette tape: Comin' Out Hard - 8 Ball and MJG.
- 1st cassette tape purchased: Please Hammer, Don't Hurt Em ' - MC Hammer.
- 1st CD purchased: Return to the 36 Chambers - Ol Dirty Bastard.
- 1st album downloaded: The Very Best of Ace - Ace. Looked for this album everywhere then finally had to get it on iTunes.
- First personal band: Cool Breez, we played at Ego's every week for a while a long time ago.
- 1st recording: A 45 for Shake Your Ass Records in Italy.
- 1st live performance: At Rock Stars on 6th Street or maybe Headhunters. I was really nervous so I got pretty drunk and just yelled at people.
- 1st national (or international) tour: Opening for Spoon in 2007.
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Past Firsts:
- Adi’s Firsts
- James Petralli’s (White Denim) Firsts
- Chris Rose’s (Car Stereo (Wars)) Firsts
- JP’s (Built By Snow) Firsts
- Lauren Larson’s (Ume) Firsts
- John Farmer’s (What Made Milwaukee Famous) Firsts
- Martín Perna’s (Ocote Soul Sounds) Firsts
- Adrian Quesada’s (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout!, Ocote Soul Sounds) Firsts
- Marcos Cabral and Jacques Renault’s (Runaway) Firsts
- Ben and Jeff Brown’s (No Show Ponies) Firsts
- Jeramy Neugent’s (Learning Secrets) Firsts
- James Moody’s (The Mohawk) Firsts
- Nancy Whang’s (LCD Soundsystem, The Juan MacLean) Firsts
- Jen Rea’s (Team Fabrication) Firsts
- Richard Henry’s Firsts
- Matt Ragland’s (Nelo) Firsts
- Shane Lawlor’s (Electric Touch) Firsts
- Graham Williams’ (Transmission Entertainment) Firsts
- Jaylinn Davidson’s (The Boxing Lesson) Firsts
- Daniel Ash’s (Love and Rockets) Firsts
- David Garza’s Firsts
- Shay Tisdale’s (Oak is Keeping) Firsts
- Bryan Keplesky’s (Misprint Magazine) Firsts
- Steve Terebecki’s (White Denim) Firsts
- Kyle Robarge’s (The Calm Blue Sea, Murdocks, Frank Smith) Firsts
- Roy Dank’s (My Cousin Roy) Firsts
- Scott Telles’ (My Education, ST 37) Firsts
- Rob Dickinson’s (Catherine Wheel) Firsts
- Bill Baird’s (Sunset, Sound Team) Firsts
- Hung Nguyen’s (Foot Patrol) Firsts
- Jonathan Meiburg’s (Shearwater, ex-Okkervil River) Firsts
- Mark Sultan’s (The BBQ, The King Khan & BBQ Show, The Almighty Defenders) Firsts
- Zach Duran’s (The Eastern Sea) Firsts
- Rick Smith’s (Torche) Firsts
- Steve Brooks’ (Torche) Firsts
- Nicholas Saldaña’s (Visitors) Firsts
- Z Lynch’s (The Steps) Firsts
- Candice Jones’ (The Coathangers) Firsts
- Erin Mikulenka’s (Team Fabrication) Firsts
- JG Wilkes’ (Optimo Espacio) Firsts
- Aasim Syed’s Firsts