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Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings (with help from Lee Fields & the Budos Band) dominated Prospect Park (pics & video)

“Sharon Jones absolutely murdered celebrate Brooklyn last night. #legendaryshit #ilovethatwoman” – Sleek Sharon Jones & Lee Fields“Wow….

New Pornographers confirm full band for tour, kick things off w/ a small show upstate, Neko here now, new video & more

DOWNLOAD: The New Pornographers – Your Hands Together (MP3) The New Pornographers are gearing up for their album-supporting shows this summer in Europe and North America…

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings schedule TV gigs, made a hot new video w/ Lee Fields who is playing soon, Budos Band too

Daptone’s funky Budos Band play Southpaw on Friday, April 16th with The Jay Vons. Tickets are on sale. One day later, Saturday, April 17th (Record Store Day), the band plays a free in-store at Generation Records…

Lee Fields touring w/ Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band (dates), Mark Ronson playing w/ Budos Band

Lee Fields @ Southpaw on December 18th (Alex Darsey) Lee Fields & The Expressions and Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band will be touring Europe this February…

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings announce 'I Learned the Hard Way' - their 4th studio album

On Sharon Jones‘ birthday this year , the band will release , their fourth full-length on Brooklyn’s independent Daptone Records. The record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost singlehandedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound…

Dinner With The Band on IFC (tonight) w/ Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings + upcoming Daptone shows & Knitting Factory pics

Sharon Jones (and fan) & the Dap Kings @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn Brooklyn venue Southpaw has two Daptone Records-related shows in its future…

Tim Fite releasing free album, playing show on Halloween

Tim Fite is releasing Watch Your Mouth, the third album of his Halloween trilogy (for free) on October 31. He’s also playing that night with The Woes and Via Audio at Union Hall…

Lee Fields played Pop Montreal (pics), Daptone Records doing CMJ (lineup), releasing Daptone Gold (tracklist)

“ is a collection of hits and obscurities, album favorites and unheard exclusives from the Daptone Records catalog. Since first rearing it’s head in 2001, Daptone has upheld it’s reputation as both a premier source for new raw soulful music and a model for the possibilities of independent music today…

Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Phenomenal Handclap Band & Fight the Big Bull @ Joe's Pub in NYC - pics & stream

The legendary Lee Fields“NPR Music and WBGO boldly attempt to go where few have gone before: Deep soul, indie funk and polyglot jazz share a stage and a bill…

Stuy Town music series kicks off ++ new Budos Band (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Budos Band – The Proposition (MP3) Daptone 11-piece Budos Band has an EP coming out in a couple of weeks, called, appropriately, . It’s a collection of unreleased tracks from recorded between The Budos Band I and II sessions…
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