Sharon Jones: Dip-Dappin’ With Denzel
Pitchfork today posted a double dose of dip-dappin’ news from the Sharon Jones camp, and if youse’ve been reading this here rag since inception, you know how much we love the struttin’ n’ cluckin’ sassmouth Queen of Funk.
The Female James Brown has announced a slew of tour dates, including an early October show at the world famous Apollo Theater (read on for dates). But what else has Ms. Jones been up to while The Dap-Kings are shuffling off with legendary strumpet Amy Winehouse? She’s gonna be in pictures:
Jones will play a small role as a soul singer (quite a stretch) in the forthcoming flick The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington. It’s scheduled for a Christmas Day release. And, because Denzel knows on which side his bread is buttered, he’s pegged Sharon to contribute a few tracks to the film’s soundtrack.
I’ll be in Harlem for sure, and I’ll be at that Denzel flick on opening night. Wild horses couldn’t drag me away from watching Sharon Jones ask all kinds of rhetorical questions through song. Read on after the jump for a full list of tour dates and a handful of YouTube videos that’ll make you wanna dance…
10-06 New York, NY – Apollo Theater
11-09 Boston, MA – Middle East
11-11 Montreal, Quebec – La Tulipe
11-13 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
11-14 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
11-15 Chicago, IL – Park West
11-16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
11-17 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
11-20 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
12-01 San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern
12-04 Los Angeles, CA – TBA
12-05 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
12-07 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
12-08 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
12-09 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
12-10 Bellingham, WA – The Nightlight
Some videos: first, a clip from SXSW 2006…
From the Naturally record release party at Southpaw in 2005:
Video from her cameo at the JJ Grey & MOFRO show at Langerado:
Video from her set at the Langerado festival itself:
A string of clips from the Daptone Revue at Irving Plaza in 2005:
- Previously on HT: Sharon Jones Joins Booker T & the MGs
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Wow, good call, Ginz…I think since I’ve publicly stated that I’ll be in Harlem I should probably go. Otherwise my pullback may be seen as racist, and I can’t have that. Not here. Not now.
and i’ll continue to keep your anti-dentite secret
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