New Documentary Film: Miss Sharon Jones – playing this week in NYC “Her spirit is driven by music, and this was always her source of inspiration to continue onwards, despite the odds. Sharon makes you believe in anything.” – Barbara Kopple As a lover of her music as well as […]
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
The Super Soul Revue last Thursday through Saturday at The Apollo was an excellent reminder at the tremendous talent found on Daptone Records. As I’ve been spending some time recently with the outstanding Burnt Offering by The Budos Band, I was keen to capture a taste of their performance and […]
Links are to my reviews… 1 Massive Attack/Thievery Corporation/Nada Surf; Beacon Theater/Mercury Lounge 2 Grinderman; Best Buy Theater 3 New Orleans Jazzfest; Dr. John, Simon & Garfunkel, Terrence Blanchard, etc. 4 Corinne Bailey Rae; Terminal 5 5 Brendan Benson & The Posies; Highline Ballroom 6 Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings […]
…the links are to my video reviews of the album or a concert appearance by the band. 1 Spoon: Transference 2 Corinne Bailey Rae: The Sea 3 Grinderman: Grinderman 2 4 Black Keys: Brothers 5 Erykah Badu: New Amerika 2 – Return of the Ankh 6 Broken Bells: S/T 7 […]
One complaint – The Apollo has been open about 100 years and they haven’t figured out how to sell drinks. Lines were crazy…Other than that – excellent time. SJ spared no expense as a full 17 piece band backed her up!