Southside Johnny to party in Newton

NEWTON — Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes will take the stage of The Newton Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at 8 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m.
For Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes — ‘comfortable’ has never been a word associated with their brand of raucous, roots-tinged rock and bluesy reverie. The Jukes have more than 30 albums on their resume, thousands of acclaimed live performances across the globe, and a vibrant legacy of classic songs that have become "hits" to their large and famously dedicated fan base.
“With the Jukes, you’re out there every night leading this great rock n’ roll circus, giving it everything you’ve got” says Southside Johnny Lyon.
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes released the much anticipated SOULTIME!, their first new studio CD of all original material in five years, on Leroy Records in September 2015. SOULTIME! celebrates the transformative power of ‘70s soul music and represents a return to — as Southside sings — “just letting the music take us away”.
This new release encapsulates everything that fans cherish about Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes first achieved prominence in the mid-1970s, emerging from the same New Jersey Shore music scene as his now legendary contemporary and friend Bruce Springsteen.
Southside’s first three albums, "I Don’t Want To Go Home", "This Time It’s for Real", and "Hearts of Stone", were produced by band co-founder Steven Van Zandt (E Street Band, The Sopranos), and largely featured songs written by Van Zandt and/or Springsteen. "I Don’t Want To Go Home" became Southside’s signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and soul-searching lyrics. Rolling Stone Magazine voted Hearts of Stone among the top 100 albums of the 1970s and 1980s.
With a decades-long successful career, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes continue to deliver their soul-searing brand of raucous blues and R&B, with material mined from their many albums, featuring hits like I Don't Want To Go Home, Love On The Wrong Side Of Town, The Fever, This Time It's For Real, Talk To Me and their definitive fun-time cover of We’re Having A Party. The Jukes’ legendary high-energy live performances always satisfy with their classic blend of Stax-influenced R&B and gritty, Stonesy rock and roll.
Tickets for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes range from $49 to $64. Purchase tickets by visiting www.thenewtontheatre.com or contact the Box Office at 973-383-3700.