Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

The best moment of Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air has nothing to do with George Clooney or the film’s, you know, relevance at a time of national insolvency. Actually, it’s a lot more simple, ...

When Jones was a little girl, she used to wonder how Santa could pile toys under her tree when there "ain't no chimneys in the projects." Now, the soul singer has turned her lament into a sensational seasonal song of the same name.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings took the stately old National Theater in Richmond, Virginiaby storm. By storm I mean the tornado of energy that is Sharon Jones. When Jones hits the stage she may remind you of a cross between Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin, or perhaps a female James Brown. ...

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A look inside the new book, "Alex Steinweiss, the Inventor of the Modern Album Cover."

This special edition of the Soul Bowl features the debut performance of the Mellomatics! The Mellomatics play hot and nasty Rhythm & Blues. The band features Binky Griptite (The Dap Kings), Marcus Farrar (Antibalas), Meah Pace (Rev. ...

Daptone Records, your first source for the heaviest and most soulful Funk, and Afrobeat 45's. With a stable of musicians and producers that previously made up the Sound and Soul of the former funk champion Desco Records, we at Daptone are confident that our line of Funk 45's are second to none.

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