You’ve probably all heard about the passing of Sharon Jones already. If not, the sad news was announced yesterday on the Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Facebook page: I was lucky to see Sharon Jones twice at the Savannah Music…
OK, a few disclaimers: all lists are subjective, there’s something artificial in all the year-end “Best of” rankings, no one can see every show, some genres are inevitably neglected because of personal taste and happenstance, yada yada yada. But when…
On Saturday afternoon at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings brought their A game. Jones kicked off her shoes, kept dropping her earrings, impersonated Tina Turner, and — as usual — sang her heart out. It…