They are set to perform on Friday at 8 p.m. at The Colonial Theatre

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 band has flourished with more than 30 albums, releasing 12 studio albums since 1976. Rolling Stone named their early release "Hearts of Stone" as one of the top 100 albums of the '70s and '80s.

The group will bring that energy to The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville on Friday at 8 p.m.

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes emerged from the New Jersey shore scene in 1974, and though they carried over a significant influence from Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, the Jukes evolved as more of a white R&B horn band in the Memphis Stax Records tradition.

Organized by singer John Lyon, guitarist/songwriter Steve Van Zandt and Richie Rosenberg, the band is well known for their high-energy live shows and no-holds-barred songs, including "I Don't Wanna Go Home," "Havin' a Party," "The Fever," "Talk to Me," "Trapped Again" and "This Time It's For Real."

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes' highly acclaimed 2015 album "Soultime!," which was their first new studio CD of all original material in five years at the time, was extremely well-received by critics and fans in the U.S. and abroad. The same year, Billboard Magazine honored the band with a special issue celebrating their 40th anniversary.

"Soultime!," released on Leroy Records, celebrates the transformative power of '70s soul music, encapsulating everything fans cherish about Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. The pattern of horns plus rhythm, each song painted with catchy choruses, top-notch string arrangements and gospel charged vocals, keeps on coming.

The CD was written and produced by Jeff Kazee and Lyon, and was recorded in the Jukes' hometown of Asbury Park, N.J. It features Southside Johnny on vocals and harmonica, Kazee on keyboards and vocals, Glenn Alexander on guitar, bassist John Conte, Chris Anderson on trumpet, John Isley on saxophone, Neal Pawley on trombone and drummer Tom Seguso.

In the spring 2017, the group surprised fans by releasing their "Live From E Street" vinyl 12-inch EP, which immediately made it onto the Billboard Magazine Blues Album Chart at No. 10. The disc featured Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes' versions of the Bruce Springsteen tracks "Jack of All Trades," "Cover Me," "Murder Incorporated" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," all recorded live at the Stony Pony.

Only 3,000 copies of this limited edition vinyl EP were pressed, quickly becoming a collector's item. Southside Johnny's first three albums, "I Don't Want To Go Home," "This Time It's for Real" and "Hearts of Stone" were produced by Van Zandt and featured songs written by Van Zandt and Springsteen. "I Don't Want To Go Home" became Southside Johnny's signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and soul-searching lyrics.

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."