Run, don’t walk, to your local music store today and pick up Sharon Jones’ new album, 100 Days, 100 Nights.
While you’re at it, check out Daptone Records. This label’s website should give you a taste for their retro, yet fresh, takes on serious funk and soul. Daptone’s stable of recording artists is pretty selective. In addition to Sharon Jones, I can vouch for the awesomeness of The Sugarman Three and the Budos Band—each of which have killer brass and percussion. Plus, you can buy a lot of the music on vinyl—LPs and 12” singles. I hear turntables are making a comeback.
I’m secretly counting the days until November 16 when Binky Griptite introduces the hardest working woman in showbiz at First Ave.
Until then, here’s a dose of the funky and dynamic sister:
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