America - Neil Diamond America - Prince We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad Back In The U.S.A. - Chuck Berry We're An American Band - Yo La Tengo This Land Is Your Land - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings [...]

* Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings : (Introduction) (2.0 mb) | Got A Nice Thing On My Mind (4.0 mb) | Pick It Up, Lay It In The Cut (5.0 mb) From Dap-Dippin'... : Daptone Records : DAP-001 If you haven't yet experienced the sure fired soul of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, then you're in for a rip-snorter of a good time, as it's nearly impossible to listen to this music and not want to [...]

Hey... happy freaky friday to y'all... It's early in the morning, da birds are chirping, which means I stayed up past everyone's bedtime again...dang me... So ...instead of focusing on the nastiness abounding in the world, I'll find some good to focus in on as the sun starts it's wayward journey high... Hmmm.... where to start... Cal Trans opened up the ramp connecting to 580 off the Bay Bridge last night over the "Mac Arthur Maze" in Oakland a full month ahead of schedule... Pretty Amazing overall... they [...]
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Do you ever find yourself looking around the waiting room while a mysterious wind whispers sweet funktified nothings in your ear? Well, these are the type of things that happen when you're a doctor. If you were wondering, those sweet funktified nothings happened to be Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. The voice of this present day soul sister number one will be echoing in your bones until your spirit gets off the One-Train down at Sheridan Square. Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Side A: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings-Just Stopped By [...]

HAVE YOU HEARD?? MY NEW DANCE NIGHT HITS A GO-GO DEBUTS AT LAST EXIT BAR IN BROOKLYN TONIGHT!!! Check out that awesome flyer -- big thanks to Julie for her photoshop skills. It's a soultastic pop lovin' dance party hosted by DJ Colleen Crumbcake ( Sandy Acres Sound Lab on EVR ) -- spinning french pop, classic soul, brit invasion, girl groups from the 50's & 60's with a sprinkling of indie, new wave, electro on the dance floor in the back! - the zombies - [...]

Photography by Katie James Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings - Natural Born Lover lover lay me down lover take me tight right now own what's yours take what once was mine breath [...]

Soul Sides, Volume One 1. Charles May and Annette May Thomas: Keep My Baby Warm 2. Clarence Reid: Masterpiece 3. Lee Moses: Time and Place 4. Amanda Ambrose: Sad Songs 5. Erma Franklin: Piece of My Heart 6. Donny Hathaway: Jealous Guy 7. Linda Lyndell: What a Man 8. Jimmy Jones: Live and Let Live [...]

This is for all of the people who have to travel (see Chris), go holiday shopping (see me) or work today. It's a nightmare out there, so I had to come up with something to help keep the sanity. Sit back and listen to these funk grooves. It just might make the day slightly more bearable. If you like what you hear, you can find all of these songs and much more here . Smile, it will be over soon. The Poets of Rhythm - More Mess On My Thing [...]

First thing's first, go out and vote today. Most of the races are sure bets here in Texas, but I don't think I can criticize the administration if I didn't try and change it. Your vote does count. Don't let anyone tell you different. Check out election reults in your area throughout the day. Sharon Jones - This Land Is Your Land (mp3) Some good new releases today Isobel Campbell - [...]

DOWNLOAD: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Give Me a Chance (MP3) Sharon Jones is unbelievable - an amazing performer with endless amounts of energy, and backed by the smooth sounds of the funky Dap Kings. She played two one-hour sets on the Rocks Off Cruise show that sailed along Manhattan's West side on Friday night, September 8. 2006. Tripwire has a full review . [...]

I went uptown to Harlem for Sharon Jones and The Dap-kings Super Soul Review on Wednesday night at Jackie Robinson Park. Sharon Jones is always a pleasure to see live and I have never seen her put on a bad show. She recently celebrated her 50th birthday but, damn, she can still dance. Now, Sharon is usually dressed to the nines and always wears stilettos. Still she busted out The Camel Walk, The Boogaloo, The Pony, The Tighten Up, The Mashed Potato, The Funky Chicken, and The Swim. But when it was time to really get [...]