Perez Hilton — Chaka Khan. Erykah Badu. Boyz II Men? VH1 announced that there will be more Divas added to mix for their annual performance show, VH1 Divas. The list includes English singers Estelle and Marsha Ambrosius, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings as well as the a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lee Fields @ Summerstage (more by Bryan Kremkau) While the Budos Band (and special guest TBA) are ringing in the new year in Williamsburg, Dig Deeper will be presenting Lee Fields & the Expressions along with Sugar Pie Desanto over... more info

Guardian Music — (Daptone)With every album Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings release, the suspicion increases that the recordings might be superfluous to proceedings: that what really counts with this band is the blistering live show. Soul Time! feels like merchandise-s... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Record Store Day comes twice a year. On Black Friday (11/25), hit your favorite indie store and get your hands on exclusive vinyl and what-not. Back-Wash Rhythm Band – The Golden Breed Soundtrack (Vinyl) Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee P... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — On This Is The Modern World this week, Trouble's guest, record collector Pat Longo, DJ'd the second half of the show. Listen to this set, starting with Martha Whitney, and including Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings, and The New... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Those four Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings shows happening in NYC in December (special guest openers TBA) go on sale via Ticketmaster at noon, but there's also still a special presale underway. Ends up the occasion for the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Jones at Sasquatch 2011 (more by Josh Darr) Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings have been making booties shake across the continent and will continue to do so through the bulk of the fall, eventually looping back to New... more info

Altsounds — Fresh on the heels of their performance at the Austin City Limits Festival this past weekend, My Morning Jacket are showing no signs of slowing down since the release of their latest album, Circuital. The band are announcing a run of shows with S... more info

Guardian Music — (Fontana)As house guitarist with Stax records in the 1960s, Cropper was one of the architects of southern soul, a moving force behind Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and more. Dedicated salutes one source of Cropper's terse but slinky style, the half-fo... more info

Guardian Music — Eastnor Castle Deer Park, HerefordshireThe Big Chill used to have a reputation as the natural refuge for thirtysomething ravers, but the times they are a-changing at Eastnor. Festival audiences have been squeezed across the board this summer and the ... more info