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Mon, June 03 2013 8:21pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Did you know about the current infestation of pythons that Florida is facing?

Sharon Jones postpones tour after being diagnosed with cancer

Mon, June 03 2013 7:44pm - Source: NME

Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings have cancelled plans to tour and release their new album following the news that Jones has been diagnosed with cancer.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings drop Sunday's GoogaMooga bill; Kool & the Gang added

Thu, May 16 2013 2:42pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

We regret to share the news but due to an urgent family matter, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are unable to perform as scheduled this weekend.

Quebec City Summer Festival 2013 lineup revealed

Tue, April 23 2013 6:27pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

The Quebec City Summer Festival has revealed its 2013 lineup.

Eels Join End Of The Road Festival Line-Up As Twenty More Acts Announced

Wed, April 10 2013 11:59am - Source: Stereoboard

Eels lead today's twenty-band announcement for the End of the Road Festival, joining a bill topped by Belle and Sebastian, Sigur Rós and David Byrne & St Vincent.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Flaming Lips to play The Great GoogaMooga 2013

Tue, March 26 2013 5:32pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

19th with a lineup that bundles together 20 live music performances, 85 of New York City's top restaurants, 75 breweries, and 100 wineries.

KEXP suggests: Treefort Music Fest March 21-24

Wed, March 20 2013 8:51pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

24th, (or even if you do) I highly recommend you hightail it to Idaho.

News Jam: Pitchfork Music Festival Adds The Breeders, …Trail of Dead, Swans; Forecastle Festival Snags the Black Keys and The Flaming Lips

Mon, March 04 2013 10:37pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

Earlier today, Pitchfork announced that The Breeders (playing their album Last Splash in its entirety), And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, and Swans have all been added to their 2013 festival.

Forecastle Festival Announces 2013 Line-up

Mon, March 04 2013 5:33pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

This year's Forecastle Festival has announced his line-up of artists who will converge at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky July 12-14.

Live Video: Orgone

Tue, February 19 2013 3:58am - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Ten-year old, eight-piece L.A. based soul/funk band Orgone has that perfect combination of tight refinement raw gut-punching power that is needed to become known, as they have, as one of the baddest funk bands around today.

SXSW reveals 2013 schedule

Thu, February 14 2013 6:50pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

With just four weeks to go until the start of South by Southwest 2013 , the festival has revealed the showcase schedule for its music portion.

Fall Fundraising Drive: Live Music Matters

Thu, October 04 2012 9:40pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

What a whirlwind of special programming this week has been!

My Most Anticipated Acts of Bumbershoot

Thu, August 30 2012 5:42pm - Source: Sound on the Sound

Lots of good things happening at Bumbershoot this year.

Live Video: Fitz and the Tantrums

Thu, July 12 2012 8:21pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Fitz and the Tantrums have garnered quite the reputation for themselves the past couple of years as the suited champions of indie-soul.

Celebrating Independence with… Daptone Records

Tue, July 03 2012 1:29pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

In honor of Independence Day, KEXP is saluting some of our favorite indie record labels who's DIY-spirit helped revolutionize the music industry.

Half Notes: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights (2007)

Sun, July 01 2012 11:30am - Source: Something Else!

Tom Johnson In a bustling town like Phoenix, Tom Johnson is an oddity: The Guy Who Never Left: "I grew up here, I went to school here, I went to Arizona State University, where I studied both creative writing and then studio art. And ASU is where I met my future wife (funny enough, I actually had to 'meet' her through a mailing list for Rush – but it was only because we both went to ASU that I met her, otherwise it would have never happened). Married in 1999, they have two children. A dabbler with the bass guitar, Tom's maintained a series of well-regarded sites over the years, and recently claimed The Versatile Blogger Award for his work here at Something Else! Reviews. Contact us at reviews@somethingelsereviews.com.

Bonnaroo Day Two: Foster the People, St. Vincent Lead an Eclectic Friday

Sat, June 09 2012 5:16pm - Source: Spinner

After a Thursday evening packed with some of the best rising acts in music, the Bonnaroo fest-goers woke up to a nearly cloudless blue sky and a full Friday of world-class acts.

Radiohead Push Boundaries at Bonnaroo

Sat, June 09 2012 2:25pm - Source: Rolling Stone

When Radiohead first played Bonnaroo in 2006, they did it with a set full of back-catalog staples and a handful of new songs.

Bonnaroo Announces Schedule

Wed, May 16 2012 2:35pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

This year's Bonnaroo Festival has announced the daily schedule of its attending music artists from June 7-10.

Bonnaroo Announces Schedule

Tue, May 15 2012 7:19pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

The schedule for Manchester, Tennessee's sweatiest four days has been announced.

Bonnaroo 2012 adds more acts, reveals daily schedule

Tue, May 15 2012 6:32pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

With festivities less than one month away, Bonnaroo 2012 has added even more acts to the lineup and revealed its daily schedule.

Song of the Day: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars – Gbara Case

Tue, May 15 2012 1:30pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars should be no strangers to KEXP listeners.

FLUXBLOG 2005 SURVEY MIX

Tue, May 01 2012 6:03am - Source: Fluxblog

The celebration of the 10th anniversary of this site continues on with this collection of the best and most notable music of 2005.

Book Notes - Joe Schuster "The Might Have Been"

Wed, April 18 2012 5:28pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

The Rockometer: Boys and Girls by Alabama Shakes

Wed, April 11 2012 1:16pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

Don't you hate it when you're reading a review of a hot new band, like let's say, this one by the throwback, soul-shaking rock band, Alabama Shakes, for example, and the reviewer does that classic reviewer dick move and instead of dealing with the album at hand says something along the lines of, "Why bother with Alabama Shakes when you could be listening to other better bands like Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Dirtbombs, The Detroit Cobras or Heartless Bastards? Have you ever heard that album the Oblivians did with Mr. Quintron. Now, that one's got soul."

Tracking the Big Q Factor, Part 4a: More Multi-Label Malaco Sessions

Mon, April 02 2012 6:03am - Source: Home of the Groove

I'm not sure how significant it is that I'm posting this on April Fool's Day. Guess you can be the judge o' dat!

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: "New Shoes" (Live Guardian Session) (Video)

Thu, March 29 2012 12:40pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

To really experience the full force of Sharon Jones's voice you need to see her live.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Shepherds Bush Empire

Tue, March 13 2012 5:28pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

A soul revue just like they used to make, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are all the things that a forward thinking music critic should really loathe.

In Which I Review The Entire Coachella 2012 Lineup (Part 2)

Thu, January 12 2012 11:36pm - Source: Swan Fungus

you just might be the perfect fit for Coachella 2012!

Florence Welch, Sharon Jones Cover Amy Winehouse at Vh1 'Divas' -- Video

Tue, December 20 2011 4:39pm - Source: Spinner

On Winehouse's 'Back to Black,' the title track from the album that broke the troubled U.K. soulstress in America, Welch sang with a mournfulness appropriate for both the song and the circumstances.

Shorties (Michael Chabon on eBook Royalties, The Top 20 Smiths Songs, and more)

Tue, December 20 2011 2:46pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

Author Michael Chabon talks to the Associated Press about eBook rights.

'VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul': Amy Winehouse Tribute

Tue, December 20 2011 9:34am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

"VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul" (Mon., 9PM ET on VH1) honored the greats, as well as those inspired by them.

Santa Stole My Lady 7″/download

Fri, November 25 2011 9:04pm - Source: BRING ME UP

On this black Friday please take some time out and visit our holiday single page for " Santa Stole My Lady " which is now available as a limited edition 7″ and download.

Live Music: The Budos Band and Afrolicious at Mezzanine, November 19, 2011

Tue, November 22 2011 3:05am - Source: Pop Dose

The funk tends to bring the fun, and Saturday night's installment of San Francisco's 10th annual Funk Festival lured the city's dance party people out to help Afrolicious and the Budos Band transform the Mezzanine into a full-on soul celebration.

Daptone Records: 10 Year Anniversary

Wed, November 16 2011 5:21am - Source: betterPropoganda

Daptone Records is celebrating 10 Years of Soul this year!

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Soul Time!

Mon, November 07 2011 2:13pm - Source: BBC Music

Few acts have created their own universe as successfully as Brooklyn-based Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.

Lee Fields playing New Year's Eve in Brooklyn, Sharon Jones adds opners to 4 sold out shows

Tue, November 01 2011 2:26pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

While the Budos Band (and special guest TBA) are ringing in the new year in Williamsburg , Dig Deeper will be presenting Lee Fields & the Expressions along with Sugar Pie Desanto over at the Bell House for a soul party closer to Park Slope.

Album: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Soul Time (Daptone)

Sun, October 16 2011 12:46pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The latest by Brooklyn's queen of soul starts a little dispiritingly with two JBs-style funk numbers, while what you want from Shazza is anguish.

DJ Handi's Archive Picks: Leaf Hound, Jansch, and Zzzzzzero Top 40, '68

Fri, October 14 2011 4:15pm - Source: WFMU's Beware of the Blog

On This Is The Modern World this week, Trouble's guest, record collector Pat Longo, DJ'd the second half of the show.

Huey Lewis & The News - 'If This Is It'

Fri, October 07 2011 8:55am - Source: One A Day

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