Nialler9 — It’s a heartwarming story. After years of toiling away, struggling through personal tragedy of his brother’s murder, working as a cook as a fallback and playing in bars, 62 year-old Charles Bradley has finally brought his soulful voice to an audi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Art is made up of moments. Moments of inspiration. Power. Emotion. Grace. Passion. These moments collided in Paris in 1911 and changed the path of art and conventional creativity. There will be another spectacular convergence exactly 100 years later... more info

KEXP Seattle — If you thought they just don’t make souls singers like they used to, you definitely haven’t seen or heard Charles Bradley. Sure, there are a lot of terrific retro-soul singers or soul inspired musicians today, like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings,... more info

KEXP Seattle — Like fellow Daptone signee Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley has traveled an unconventional road to success. Born in Florida but raised in Brooklyn, he spent most of his childhood on the streets. After seeing James Brown live at an early age, he decided ... more info

Impose Magazine — After releasing her fourth album, I Learned The Hard Way, there's been no end in sight for Sharon Jones and her backing band the Dap-Kings. They've since completed US, Australian, and European tours in less than a year, and we've just found out she's... more info

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Popdose — Last summer, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings blew away a Newport Folk Festival crowd. Last week they were back in RI, and Ken Shane was there. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Lee Fields, Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley. All three of these names are grouped into what is collectively known in 2011 as the retro-soul movement.  Not that this style of music ever really went away, but on a commercial level it did find itself ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — This year's ediiton of the Wanee Festival is held at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL on April 14th – 16th. It loks like a busy festvial for guitarist Warren Haynes, who will be playing with his own band and most likely will be j... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "i can't win... Prince apparently at Darby. i'm in BK at Bk Bowl. maceo parker consolation prize? and i turned down Darby... #EPICFAIL" - chinisha Sharon Jones on stage w/ Prince @ MSG (by Questlove) Did Prince pull the ultimate... more info