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

Stereogum — California Sunday Magazine and Mailchimps’ Q&A series “The Thread” has been going all year, facilitating conversations between artists like Ben Gibbard & Mark Kozelek, Father John Misty & John C. Reilly, and Bethany Cosentino & Molly Ringwald. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hanukkah happens this year from December 6 to 14, and as always there are some musical ways to celebrate in NYC (plus things for Jews to do at Christmastime). Here's a roundup of some cool options: It wouldn't be... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings just released It's a Holiday Soul Party, which features a mix of covers and originals, including their previously-released "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects," and a song called "8 Days (Of Hannukkah)."  They've just... more info

Stereogum — The 26th annual Tibet House US Benefit will take place on 2/22 at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, and its initial lineup was just announced. FKA Twigs, Iggy Pop, Philip Glass, Sharon Jones, Basia Bulat, and Dechen Shak-Dagsay with Helge van Dyk will... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to Hall & Oates show at Madison Square Garden (2/19) with Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and Mayer Hawthorne go on BV presale today at 10 AM. Password is VEGEATER. If you miss out on the presale, tickets... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2016 DOC NYC Festival happens from November 12 - 19 and includes a number of music films on this year's roster, including Peelander-Z's Mad Tiger and Miss Sharon Jones!. Other screenings include: the US premiere of Blur: New World Towers (11/1... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Hall & Oates @ Googa Mooga 2012 (more by Ryan Barkan) Daryl Hall & John Oates were in the NYC area over the summer playing Jones Beach, but they'll be in Manhattan proper when the iconic pop duo hit... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sharon Jones at The Apollo in 2014 (more by PSquared) Sharon Jones' cancer sadly returned but she's still fighting and touring soon. When we last posted, her schedule included a couple shows just outside of NYC (Newark and Tarrytown)... more info