Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings

new Sharon Jones compilation on the way (stream the Stevie Wonder cover)

The compilation includes five previously unreleased covers, two originals that were recorded for the ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ soundtrack but not used, and more…

Today's livestreams (Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, A$AP Rocky, Pixies, more)

plus Princess Nokia, Drive-By Truckers, Fleet Foxes, Beck, Portugal. The Man, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

Five Notable Releases of the Week (11/17)

This week’s Notable Releases include the powerful new Mavis Staples album, the posthumous Sharon Jones album, the latest Electric Wizard rager, and more.

posthumous Sharon Jones LP out this month; Nitehawk adds more 'Living on Soul' screenings

We lost Sharon Jones last year but she has left us with one final album with The Dap Kings, titled Soul of a Woman, which will be out via Daptone on November 17…

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2016 lineup: Neil Young, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, RHCP, Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg, more

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returns this year from April 24-May 3 with a pretty amazing lineup that includes Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Snoop Dogg, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Beck, Van Mo…

Hall & Oates playing MSG in February with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and Mayer Hawthorne (BV presale)

Daryl Hall & John Oates were in the NYC area over the summer playing Jones Beach, but they’ll be in Manhattan proper when the iconic pop duo hit Madison Square Garden on February 19…

Sharon Jones playing WFUV holiday show with Brandi Carlile & Dawes +++ Budos Band, Lee Field & Charles Bradley shows

Sharon Jones‘ cancer sadly returned but she’s still fighting and touring soon. When we last posted, her schedule included a couple shows just outside of NYC (Newark and Tarrytown) and now it’s got one happening in the c…

new Sharon Jones: "Little Boys With Shiny Toys" (listen)

Sharon Jones had an amazing 2014 that included being nominated for a Grammy at the age of 59 and beating cancer! She and the Dap Kings performed on Conan, Ellen, Jimmy Fallon, KCRW, Jay Leno, CBS This Morning, Jimmy Kimmel, and the Queen Latifah Show…

AfroPunk 2014 expands lineup: Bad Brains (but no HR), Sharon Jones, Cro-Mags, King Britt, DJ Rashad tribute & more

Bad Brains at DeLuna Fest 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As discussed, the free 2014 AfroPunk Festival is going down in Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park from August 23…

Sharon Jones played a free NYC show (pics) ++ Budos Band, Naomi Shelton, Charles Bradley & other Daptone news/dates

Jones waltzed through her catalog with tight vocal technique, annunciation and grit on her fast paced jams and sweet flow on her ballads. She covered Gladys Knight and humorously imitated Tina Turner…
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