All About Jazz — Jazz bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding and soul/funk outfit Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are among the seven acts making their debut appearance at the 2009 Playboy Jazz Festival. Now in its 31st year, the annual festival will be held June 13-1... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - The annual LA event, the Playboy Jazz Festival (the 31st Annual this year) announced the line-up with The Neville Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, the Wayne Shorter Quartet and Kenny G among the performers booked to... more info

JamBase — WAXPLOITATION PREPARES CAUSES 2 WITH MUSIC FROM DEVENDRA BANHART, GNARLS BARKLEY, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, MY MORNING JACKET Waxploitation Records has confirmed a May 5 release date for Causes 2, the second album in the label's ongoing benefit series f... more info

JamBase — MASSIVE THEFT HURTS GREAT INDEPENDENT LABEL The Budos Band On Monday, February 16, Daptone Records' studio in Brooklyn, NY was broken into and robbed. Unfortunately, lots of valuable equipment was stolen and damaged. Daptone Records is asking fo... more info

Soul Sides — Jay's Soul Connection: Frank's Party LifeFrom Amsterdam Gangster (MPM, 2009)Jay-Z: 99 Problems (Prince of Ballard Remix)From armedsnobbery.blogspot.com (Sep. 2007)(Originally written for Side Dishes)I like Jay-Z as much as the next dude but even I wa... more info

Soul Sides — Just got back from seeing Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Decent crowd for a Sunday night - about 2000 in attendance - including ?uestlove who was down in the main bar area, eating Rice Krispies treats. This is t... more info

JamBase — SOUL COMES TO THE PACIFIC COAST! San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle get ready! Fresh off a run of Australian dates, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will be back in the US for a quick West Coast tour, beginning January 23... more info

Pitchfork — Remember Bonnaroo, dude? Yeah? Aw man, you must not've really been there, then. We'll spare you the burnout logic and, instead, point permafried attendees of the annual lovefest to Live From Bonnaroo 2008, a DVD compiling highlights from th... more info

Pitchfork — Remember Bonnaroo, dude? Yeah? Aw man, you must not've really been there, then. We'll spare you the burnout logic and, instead, point permafried attendees of the annual lovefest to Live From Bonnaroo 2008, a DVD compiling highlights from the most rec... more info

My Old Kentucky — MOKB is giving away two (2) tickets to see Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings at Jakes in Bloomington (actually two guest list spots, to be clear).In addition, the winner will receive a FREE dinner for two (2) at The Farm (108 Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN... more info