It’s impossible not to fall in love with Ms. Sharon Jones at first glance. She’s at once a struttin’ storyteller, a sassmouthed soulstress, and a sensational seductress, all backed by the tightest, most professional band of funk misfits on either side of the Mississip: the Dap-Kings. If love means making me sweat my awkward white tuchus off at every show, I’ve surely been lovestruck by this lovely lady.
The Dap Queen’s new album, 100 Days 100 Nights, hits store shelves on October 2nd, but you can stream it now courtesy of the [good folks] over at AOL. It’s a perfect study in soul, a more restrained and mature album than to what we’re accustomed, and I recommend canceling all your morning appointments to listen.
Ms. Jones and the Dap-Kings have also added a surprise New York show to her tour. We’ve known for months she’ll be tearing down the house at legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem on Saturday, October 6th, but she’ll also be performing at the Virgin Megastore four days in advance of that gig, on the evening that her album drops (BrooklynVegan’s giving away some tickets). Something tells me you’ll have to line up early on the 2nd to catch a glimpse of the female James Brown, but it’ll easily make your night, and maybe your month. Good God.
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I gotta plug the new Bettye Lavette album :
http://www.bettyelavette.com/scene-of-the-crime.html
making of video :
http://media.anti.com/bettye_lavette/thesceneofthecrime/videos/bettyelavette_epk.wmv
Can always count on the HanzerBiscuit to drop some Betty LaLove into the Sharon Jones stories…
That’s cool, though for my money I’ll take the Dap-Kings over the Drive By Truckers any day.
Always 🙂 Its a balance thing. And BTW I’ve started grabbing Sharon Jones Albums off emusic thanks to your constant plugging. Whats a good follow up for Naturally?
Do you have Dap-Dippin’ with the Dap Kings? UNREAL. Great live Sharon Jones…