Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Daryl Hall taking 'Live From Daryl's House' on the road

Feb 10, 5:27pm The NJ Underground

Hall will play the Northeast with Sharon Jones and others in April.

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Steely Chan: Hip hop/ Jazz remixes = Amazing

Jan 23, 9:26am Mayor Marwan

Steely Chan is always showing up in my inbox and I'm very pleased with that. This dude makes amazing remixes. Out of Toronto, Canada, the dude combines hip hop with funk, soul and jazz to make dope new sounds. Check out his Soundcloud . Dig. Cairo Beast Mission - Reflection Eternal vs Shawn Lee - Steely Chan's Blender Mash - Right Click/Save link as to download. Click the play arrow to the left of the title to play. They Reminisce Over Sling Shot - [...]

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VIDEO ROUNDUP: The Ladies of Jazz Fest

Jan 12, 2:25pm Live Music Blog

The overriding WOW(!) factor that jumped out most when the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival lineup was released was the caliber of both the newer and established female artists in the lineup. This year the Jazz Fest organizers hit the nail on the head with their attention to the amazing array of new [...]

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The Alabama Shakes: Alabama Shakes EP

Jan 5, 2:05pm Kick Kick Snare

So while I took a few days off of blogging for nye and such, I was, for some reason, feeling pessimistic about what the blogosphere was going to treat my return. I think this is mainly because A.) my day at work was... another day at work. B.) the last time I went face-melt music searching on the blog ocean, I felt like I was paddling around on a kittie pool with nothing but a clock radio, a 2 liter of Jasta and a Popeye's drum stick. Well, after dropping off a bunch of canned food to a [...]

• ALABAMASHAKES! - I Found You - Alabama Shakes EP
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Florence Welch, Sharon Jones Cover Amy Winehouse at Vh1 'Divas' -- Video

Dec 20, 2011, 12:01pm Spinner.com

Filed under: News , Video , Television Evan Agostini, AP This weekend's 'Vh1 Divas Celebrates Soul' concert was one big ol' tribute to classic belters, and Florence and the Machine frontwoman Florence Welch chose to honor two singers from her native Britain: Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox . On Winehouse's 'Back to Black,' the title track from the album that broke the troubled U.K. soulstress in America, [...]

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Video: Florence And The Machine, Others Pay Tribute To Amy Winehouse At 2011 VH1 Divas

Dec 19, 2011, 10:55pm Neon Limelight

Florence Welch VH1 had the best intention when they gathered a few stars to pay tribute to the late Amy Winehouse at their 'VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul' event. It's just a real shame the actual performance didn't quite come together. After an introduction by rapper and Winehouse's friend Nas , Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings took the stage to start Amy's hit You Know I'm No Good . Sharon sounded perfectly fine (although some of the lyrics sounded questionable) but things took a turn for the worse when singer [...]

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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: Soul Time!

Dec 16, 2011, 2:00am PopMatters

Soul Time! is evidence that, even when the singer and her backup band isn't concentrating on working on cuts that will, pardon the pun, make the cut, they're still turning out ace material. If you've seen soul revivalists Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings live in concert, you know one thing. Sharon Jones is not merely a performer, she is an entertainer - and one of the most consummate quality. A Sharon Jones concert is a transcendent experience, and she certainly knows how to milk expectation. In fact, she doesn't walk out onto the stage until her band and [...]

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Charles Bradley – Heartaches & Pain

Dec 10, 2011, 1:43pm indie shuffle

Click here for download Sounds like: Lee Fields and the Expressions, Al Green <!-- "Charles Bradley - Heartaches & Pain" --> Song : Charles Bradley - Heartaches & Pain [download here] What's so good? If listening to some old school R&B and soul music doesn't give you a warm fuzzy feeling, well, then I don't know what will. If you have a record player, there's really nothing better than busting out [...]

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LMB NYC: This Week's Concert Calendar (Dec. 5 – Dec 11)

Dec 5, 2011, 12:14pm Live Music Blog

And just like that, the live music scene in NYC picks up again, with a lot of great shows kicking off this week.

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Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - KCRW 2010

Nov 15, 2011, 4:31pm Beehive Candy

This is Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings live on Morning Becomes Eclectic, at the KCRW Studios, Santa Monica, CA back on the 28th June 2010. We feature the video version just below (just click on the video play button, that seems to be only partially visible in some browsers) . Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are a funk/soul band. They are signed to Daptone Records, where the Dap-Kings are the house band. They are spearheads of a revivalist [...]

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Live in Chicago: J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound

Nov 10, 2011, 3:00pm indie shuffle

Click image to download full album Sounds like: Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings "J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound - Everything Will Be Fine" What's so good? Last time we checked in with J.C. Brooks & The Uptown sound, they were hosting a sweaty dance party at the Hideout. In the year since, they've steadily [...]

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Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings – Soul Time!

Oct 20, 2011, 4:21am Muso's Guide

Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings - Soul Time! By Kenny McMurtrie Album number five from Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings , the in-house band of Daptone Records, brings together a couple of singles from the early part of the last decade, a bonus track from an earlier album, previously live-only favourites and a Shuggie Otis cover in their authentically executed James Brownesque style. As the cover shouts out, it is indeed Soul Time! Tracks one and two comprise the group's [...]

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Shakori Hills Fall 2011

Oct 13, 2011, 4:07pm WKNC 88.1 FM

"Shakori Hills Community Arts Center's mission is to provide an environment for community building through arts and education." The weather could not have been better for a four day weekend of communal music and dance at the Shakori Hills Grassroots festival . A diverse group of people gathered together all with one goal: to climb festival mountain. Festival mountain has many trail heads that all lead to the top. Some may choose to go the dancing route, and find themselves encountering the "whitest dance" around town: clogging. That's right, ladies and gentleman, a clogging workshop was led [...]

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Wednesday's Presales: October 5, 2011

Oct 5, 2011, 12:20am Bumpershine.com

Sharon Jones at the Virgin Mobile Festival (08/09/08) Photo : Tim Griffin ( more ) Oct 24 Mon Michael McKean with Less The Band (2 Sets) Mercury Lounge New York , NY 09:30 PM [...]

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Live in San Francisco: Kings Go Forth

Sep 29, 2011, 12:36pm indie shuffle

Click image to download full album Sounds like: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Lee Fields & The Expressions, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound "Kings Go Forth - High On Your Love" What's so good? Two different kinds of soul revival bands exist today: those that mimic the sounds of decades passed, and those that create a sound of their own, paying homage to [...]

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Want to go to Shakori Hills?

Sep 5, 2011, 8:32pm WKNC 88.1 FM

Of course you do! Four days of music, dance, art and education in the heart of North Carolina, what could be a better way to spend fall break? The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance is holding its Fall Festival October 6-9 in Chatham County. Over 60 bands, including Béla Fleck & The Flecktones , Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings , Donna the Buffalo , Brett Dennen , Sidi Touré , The Duhks , Rosie Ledet , Nawal , Preston Frank , Emmit-Nershi Band , Eilen Jewell , Toubab Krewe , Bearfoot [...]

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Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry On Their Own (Organized Noize Dungeon Family Remix)

Aug 1, 2011, 11:32am indie shuffle

Click image to download track Sounds like: Adelle, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Outkast "Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own (Organized Noize Dungeon Family Remix)" What's so good? What is there to say about Amy Winehouse? I can't quite seem to find an appropriate entryway into this post. Should I speak on the sublime talent and emotive voice she possessed? Maybe I [...]

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Jamie Lidell – Gypsy Blood (Pat Sansone Remix)

Jul 31, 2011, 1:53pm indie shuffle

Click image to download track Sounds like: Lee Fields and the Expressions, Aloe Blacc, Mayer Hawthorne "Jamie Lidell - Gypsy Blood (Pat Sansone Remix)" What's so good? If you haven't heard of Pat Sansone, you should pay attention. He's part of Wilco and Autumn Defense, and he's worked with Jamie Lidell in the past (mostly on his album Compass ). According to [...]

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Damages Soundtrack - ft The VLA, Ed Harcourt, Sharon Jones, more

Jul 27, 2011, 8:07am Band Weblogs

The Damages Soundtrack features 10 tracks all of which were featured in a past season or will be featured on this upcoming fourth season, including the much talked about theme song - The VLA's "When I Am Through With You." The soundtrack also includes an exclusive remix of Fitz & The Tantrums' "Breakin' The Chains of Love" and an exclusive version of Ed Harcourt's "Shadowboxing." The talented artists who contributed to the soundtrack include: Ed Harcourt, Fitz & The Tantrums, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Greg Laswell, Hellsongs, The VLA, Sea of Bees, Phontaine, [...]

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Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Jul 24, 2011, 5:37pm Berserk As Fuck

I haven't posted much on this blog in quite awhile so I'm going to add photos of some old concerts I've shot until I catch up. First up is Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings who I highly recommend for their high energy and great vocals.

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