Sharon Jones shakes it up on a Monday morning!

Sharon-and-Nic

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are a band you MUST see live if they ever come anywhere even close to where you live. I first saw them at the Knitting Factory (a relatively modest venue) in LA years back and Sharon blew my mind. She stormed out on the stage, threw her shoes off and proceeded to GET DOWN. And despite some frustrating sound problems, she was classy and dominated the stage throughout.

As for the Dap Kings, they are some of the most talented musicians around and you probably already know their excellent work if you’ve listened to anything Mark Ronson has produced lately (Amy Winehouse, awesome Bob Dylan remix). In fact, EVERYTHING on the NY-based Daptone label is a sure thing. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

We were all loving having them in this morning to get our week started. Check it out for a high energy funk/soul fix!

RR