Mercury News, California — Trombone Shorty, Sea of Dreams, Con Funk Shun and other tuneful ways to spend Dec. 31 in the Bay Area. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Strand of Oaks in Austin in 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Yo La Tengo, The Feelies @ Town Hall While their Maxwell's... more info

Core News — “Craig speaks to Lisa Stansfield who stars in the film Northern Soul, which is out this week. The film is a portrayal of adolescent escapism and self discovery, set against the high-octane Northern Soul scene of mid-seventies Lancashire. We celebra... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Daptone label is throwing a three-day holiday party called the Super Soul Revue at NYC's The Apollo on December 4,5 & 6 with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Charles Bradley playing all three nights. The lineups... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bad Brains at DeLuna Fest 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As discussed, the free 2014 AfroPunk Festival is going down in Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park from August 23-24 with D'Angelo, Body Count, Trash Talk, Shabazz Palaces, Fishbone, and mo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Muir Jones cutting a rug w/ audience member @ Lowdown Hudson Blues Fest Jones waltzed through her catalog with tight vocal technique, annunciation and grit on her fast paced jams and sweet flow on her ballads. She... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — De La Soul at Sasquatch 2014 (more by Chris & Rae Graham) Fight Amp at BV Northside in 2012 (more by Markus Shaffer) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ Beacon Theater in February (more by PSquared) The free Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival is back in 2014, happening July 16 & 17 at Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place in downtown NYC. Lineup this... more info

Nialler9 — Choice Cuts have announced that they’ll be putting on a double headline show at the Cork Jazz Festival featuring Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Lee Fields & The Expressions. It happens at the Cork Opera House on October 26th this year. Tickets a... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The morning after firebrand singer Valerie June’s swing through L.A. to open for Sharon Jones at the Wiltern on Tuesday, she had a whirlwind day of activities related to promoting her acclaimed 2013 album “Pushin’ Against a Stone” before hopp... more info