Just like the title of their debut album, "Tell 'Em What Your Name Is," the Austin, TX, blues outfit Black Joe Lewis [ tickets ] & The Honey Bears are making the rounds, introducing themselves and getting noticed.

Lewis cites the music of Lightnin' Hopkins [ tickets ] and James Brown [ tickets ] among his main influences, and, according to his band's website, it wasn't that long ago that he stumbled on his own talent. "When I was 19 or 20, I was working in this pawn shop and all these guys would bring in guitars," he said. "One day, I started playing around with one and took it home and started teaching myself how to play."

Teaming up with The New York Dolls for the second leg of their tour, Black Joe Lewis & The Honey Bears will be in the southern states through the end of June. July and October find them doing a set at the Chicago Folk & Roots Festival and Austin City Limits Festival, respectively.

LiveDaily photographer Elisa Sherman attended their show in Seattle on Friday (5/22), and here are some of her shots.