VDay, or as some are calling it this year, “Black Saturday” is almost here. Whether you have someone special or not, there are lots of shows going on this weekend. But first, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are providing you with an awesome VDay card for your loved one. With their new...

Image: Amazon If you haven’t heard of it yet, get ready to be really excited. Dark Was The Night is a compilation being put out to benefit the Red Hot Organization–an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. This album will ...

A contender for my photo of the year: Whitley @ The Annandale Hotel, Annandale - 16th May, 2008 Rather than wait until the end of the year I thought I’d undertake Part I of my photography review of 2008 at the close of June. Closing 2007 out with José González was always going to be difficul...

Well, I suppose it is time for a Top 10–or 15–list, right? Let’s start with my Top 15 New York concerts from 2008. Of course, these are only culled from concerts that I attended so I’m sure everyone has their own list. Post yours in the comments! Runner-Up. Man Man and Yeasay...

Till slut hade ?uestlove pratat tillräckligt högt och mycket om att han skulle vilja spela in ett album med Al Green tillsammans med James Poyser för att budskapet skulle nå öronen på Blue Note-bossarna. Med sig in i studion har de hornen från The Dap-Kings. Lay It Down är ett supernostalgis...

In case you didn’t hear, the one and only Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings graced the stage of Late Night with Conan O’Brien yesterday, performing a very emotional, very tight rendition of “Let Them Knock,” off 100 Days, 100 Nights. The Music Slut has posted the performance. Sh...

Shotgun CD reviews are short reviews on CDs that you can usually pick up for $10 or less. For further explanation, check the FAQ Valient Thorr - Legend of the World (rock): This, my friends, is what I have been looking for: something with enough driving intensity to trick me into playing air guitar ...

In case you missed Monday night’s stellar performance on the Late Show w/ David Letterman on CBS, by the miracle of the Internet, Brooklyn Vegan has a treat well worth your broadband! Plus pics from last Friday’s Valentine’s / Homecoming Beacon Theatre gig c/o Brooklyn Vegan More p...

One lucky day back in October I caught a portion of the Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings performance at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square. Though I was brand new to the Dap King phenomenon, though the venue did the band no justice and I had to be someplace else that day/left midway through their set,...

Friday night the Beacon Theater was a funkalicious place. The Budos Band, with its fifteen-or-so members started off the night right with their soulful grooves. Then, the Dap Kings took the stage and introduced Sharon Jones, who was dressed for the occasion in a sparkly, flirty dress. Her amazing vo...