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So, a dear friend of mine hipped me to this amazing amazing amazing singer, Sharon Jones. She preforms with an eight-piece band called the Dap Kings. They are on Daptone Records, based out of Brooklyn. This woman's voice is killin. On the reals. Despite the market being kind of over-saturated with the old school Motown sound, Sharon Jones is the real thing- making timeless music that deserves to be recognized. She's fifty-two and in the prime of her game. Her fervent cover of "This Land is Your Land" would make Woody Guthrie no less than proud.
If you live in Chicago, she's coming to the Vic, December 4.

Here she is with the title track off her album, 100 Days, 100 Nights.