Southside Johnny brings the Poor Fools to ST94

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Taking some time off from his primary gig as frontman for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Johnny Lyon is paring things down a little bit for his latest tour. Bringing the Poor Fools to Sellersville on Sunday, March 25, for an intimate, acoustic set, Lyon plans to have a great time going through some choice selections of the great American songbook.

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Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes Raise The Roof at Landmark

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Exuberant, energetic, and inspired performance by the Jersey band.
By Ann W. Latner – March 14, 2012

Ears are probably still ringing from the incredible performance by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes on Saturday night at Landmark on Main Street. Attendees of the sold-out show certainly got their money’s worth – the band played for almost three hours, with barely a breath between songs. It was one of the most exciting shows I’ve seen at Landmark, and that’s saying a lot.

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A busy year for Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

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By Gary Graff – for Journal Register Newspapers; Twitter: @graffonmusic.

Like most Jersey Shore music veterans, Southside Johnny Lyon was “kind of shocked” when Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band died last June. And when Springsteen decided to tour this year, Lyon had an early inkling that it would cost him one of his own saxophone players — Ed Manion, a longtime member of Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, who’s also been part of horn sections Springsteen has taken on the road before.

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Lyon finds inspiration in backstreet settings

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Southside Johnny Lyon has been playing with his Asbury Jukes since 1975.

By Dave Hoekstra – February 29, 2012 5:58PM – He still combs America’s backstreets with more regularity than his New Jersey compatriots Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt. Lyon is hotwired to soul and rhythm blues, and his party music is best heard in smaller venues where you can twist the night away. When Lyon has free time he looks for used record stores and flea markets in the city where he is performing. Lyon and Springsteen bassist Garry Tallent have a shared collection of 5,000 45s, 4,000 albums and 2,000 78s.

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