New York Times — Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will kick off the event in Prospect Park on June 8. more info

Guardian Music — (Warner Bros)Now released in the UK following US success, including two Grammy R&B nominations, Andra Day’s debut also comes armed with classy backing from the likes of Questlove, the Dap-Kings and Raphael Saadiq: all varnished-walnut producti... more info

KEXP Seattle — Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are recent legends and have become one of KEXP’s core artists. The band, and the Daptones label that it represents, were the main force behind the soul funk revival of the last fifteen years, the stylistic rebirth that ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Icelandic heartthrobs Samaris are familiar to KEXP’s most loyal fans, but they were clearly a surprise and a radical departure to the newcomers. The trio – vocalist, clarinetist, and beat maker/DJ – had the burden of having to follow-up Sharon ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Iggy & Sharon Jones / FKA twigs / Gogol Bordello / big finish Carnegie Hall is not exactly known for wild crowds, but Iggy Pop got people on the feet and running down the aisles... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ MSG 2/20/016 Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings will kick off the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival with a free show at Prospect Park Bandshell on June 8. While the full 2016 schedule has... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: FKA twigs @ Brooklyn Hangar, 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Tibet House Benefit Concert feat. Sharon Jones, Philip Glass, Iggy Pop,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Why Moby-Dick sometimes has a hyphen. NPR Music is streaming Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings' album It's a Holiday Soul Party. 30 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggregation yesterday (bringing the total..... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Book Riot recommended essential Japanese writers. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings played a holiday-themed Tiny Desk Concert. 45 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggregation yesterday (bringing the total num... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Happy Hanukkah! The first night was last night, and this morning Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have a new video for the Hanukkah song on their recently-released holiday album, It's A Holiday Soul Party. The song, "8 Days (of... more info