Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are already well known as one of the most exciting acts in the nation for both their explosive live shows and their prolific output of gritty studio recordings. Their breakout release, 100 Days, 100 Nights, sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. On Jones’ birthday this year, the band will release I [cont.]

James Brown may have passed, but the funk will never die. Every couple of years or so, we see funk revivials come to the forefront, whether it was the heavy hip-hop sampling of the genre during the 80′s and 90′s, or Breakestra’s ingeniuous “live mixes” half a decade ago. Most recently, the soul sounds of [cont.]