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

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sharon Jones at The Apollo in 2014 (more by PSquared) We are sad to report that Sharon Jones' cancer has returned, news she broke at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival on Friday (9/11) where she was to help promote... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Greek singer Monika was already a star in her native country when she visited NYC a couple years ago. A fan of Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse, she visited Daptone Records' Brooklyn HQ, knocked on the front... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Some of you may recognize Saundra Williams and Starr Duncan Lowe from their days singing backup for Sharon Jones. Saun & Starr have now made their own album, titled Look Closer, which is out May 18 via Daptone (of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis David Byrne (via @estee_p) Alexis Krauss (via @iambrianscottk) Sharon Jones & Davied (via @sharonjones) Last night was the David Byrne tribute show at Carnegie Hall which brought out a host of cool musicians to perform songs by... more info

Stereogum — No matter his level of recognition, David Byrne is forever a guy about town. I’ve brushed past him in the East Village, seen him ride a bike by the Williamsburg Bridge, and the night before flying to Austin for SXSW, I ended up eating dinner next t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Dorf's annual charity tribute concert is coming up at Carnegie Hall (3/23) which this year is a tribute to Talking Heads and David Byrne, featuring house band Antibalas with appearances by Rufus Wainwright, Steve Earle, Sharon Jones, Amanda..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Sharon Jones at The Apollo in 2014 (more by PSquared) As discussed, Michael Dorf's annual charity tribute concert at Carnegie Hall (3/23) honors Talking Heads / David Byrne this year, and since we last spoke, more artists have been... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones had an amazing 2014 that included being nominated for a Grammy at the age of 59 and beating cancer! She and the Dap Kings performed on Conan, Ellen, Jimmy Fallon, KCRW, Jay Leno, CBS This Morning, Jimmy... more info