Ryan's Smashing Life — HAPPY DEVIATIONS - I was moving through the television lineup like a hungry tiger this weekend when I caught the end of an automobile commercial featuring the sensational Sharon Jones. Turns out the sponsor spot was for Lincoln and the song was "Midn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako & Ryan Muir Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings kicked off BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival's 2016 season of shows in style with a packed house on a beautiful evening in Prospect Park on Wednesday (6/8). Th... Continue re... more info

Rolling Stone — Sharon Jones performed a funky update of the Allman Brothers' standard "Midnight Rider" in a new video.    The forceful singer works with her usual backing group, the Dap-Kings, which had some musical reinforcements on this occasion, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC shows include Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' opening night at the BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Festival in Prospect Park, Beyonce, "AL G" and Ronald Paris, Vinnie Caruana/Brandon Reilly, a tribute to Prefab Sprout, and more. Contin... more info

KEXP Seattle — Last month, KEXP officially opened the doors to our new home. To celebrate, we invited all our friends. Thousands of listeners and supporters showed up to our all-day party, featuring many of our favorite artists performing. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Ki... more info

Rolling Stone — A documentary about soul singer Sharon Jones' life, career and ongoing cancer battle is heading to movie theaters. The Barbara Kopple-directed Miss Sharon Jones!, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and screened at SXSW Film... more info

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