Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones sadly lost her battle with cancer at age 60. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Jones lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. more info

JamBase — The Dap-Kings will perform without frontwoman Sharon Jones on the White House lawn today. more info

JamBase — Next month President Barack Obama will host the first SXSL event on the White House lawn. more info

Consequence of Sound — The Lumineers, Sharon Jones, Leonardo DiCaprio, and the cast of Stranger Things are among the confirmed participants. more info

Stereogum — Earlier this month, the White House announced that they were teaming up with SXSW to bring a one-day miniature version of the festival to the White House’s south lawn. SXSL will take place 10/3, and today, the White House has announced some of the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Jesse Malin/Tommy Stinston, Frank Iero, Maxwell, Lucy Dacus, and more NYC shows on sale today. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are currently on their tour with Hall & Oates and Trombone shorty which wraps up later this month. The band have a couple fall dates coming up, including two just-announced "Home for the Holidays" shows... Continue readin... more info

KEXP Seattle — This Labor Day weekend, the Northwest Film Forum presents the Seattle premiere of Miss Sharon Jones!, a documentary chronicling one of the most challenging years in the life of Sharon Jones (of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings). The film was directed by ... more info

Detroit Free Press — ‘The adrenaline gets you going and it all goes away,’ says soul singer, 60             more info