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Sharon Jones Vinyl Box Set

November 30th, 2010 | No Comments

INSTRUMENTAL MIXES, 28 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDED

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings

I Learned The Hard Way, the newest album from Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, is
now available as a limited edition box set on all 7″ vinyl. This set features all twelve of the album cuts from the
latest release on eleven 45′s, including ten bonus tracks. It also includes sought after instrumental mixes of 8 of the
original tracks. Plus, it features “Give Me A Reason”, the previously unreleased vocal counterpart to the hit
instrumental, “The Reason.”

For those who missed the out-of-print “When I Come Home” 45, which was only
available with the first pre-orders for the album, the exclusive vocal is also included in this box set.

The package comes with a 28-page full color 7×7 booklet featuring never before seen live and behind the scenes
photos from the I Learned The Hard Way sessions and release parties. Originally released for Black
Friday/Record Store Day, the box set is now available on the Daptone Super Soul Super Store.

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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: New Album Pre-Order

March 18th, 2010 | No Comments

15% of Sales to be Donated to Doctors Without Borders
Fans Quick to Order to Receive Freebies

“It’s hard, maybe even impossible to upstage Sharon Jones, who fights her way through I Learned the Hard Way and channels the drama boldly and candidly.” – Pitchfork

new album

I Learned The Hard Way, the highly anticipated new album from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings is now available for pre-ordering direct from Daptone Records.

The band and label are proud to announce that 15-percent of all pre-order sales from Daptone’s online store will be donated to Doctors Without Borders‘ Emergency Relief Fund, which will directly contribute to relief efforts in Haiti.

And making this even more special for SJDK fans are special offers for those among the first to pre-order the album. The first 1000 orders of the CD or LP will receive a FREE bonus 45 rpm single featuring the track “When I Come Home” (unreleased from the I Learned The Hard Way sessions) plus an instrumental b-side. The first 100 orders of the LP will be autographed, and all LP copies will come with a coupon to download the entire album in high-quality MP3 format. In addition, ALL pre-orders will arrive to the consumer at least one day before the official street date of April 6.

Fans can go here to purchase the album in the format of their choosing.

I Learned The Hard Way was produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios. The record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness and melodic command set her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples and Aretha as a fixture in the canon of soul music. From the lush Philly Soul fanfare that ushers in “The Game Gets Old” at the top of the record to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style “Mama Don’t Like My Man” at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. I Learned The Hard Way is the “Daptone Sound” at it’s finest.

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Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: New Album and Tour

February 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Announce Tour Dates
I Learned The Hard Way Out April 6

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have announced an extensive U.S. Tour highlighted by two record release parties at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City in support of their upcoming release.

On April 6, 2010 the band will release I Learned the Hard Way, their fourth full-length on Brooklyn’s independent Daptone Records. The record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost single-handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound.

Tour Dates:

3/26/2010 Friday – Snoe Down Festival – Rutland, VT
4/10/2010 Saturday – Astra – Berlin, Germany
4/13/2010 Tuesday – Trabendo – Paris, France
4/14/2010 Wednesday – Koko’s – London, UK
4/15/2010 Thursday – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
4/17/2010 Saturday – Wanee Music Festival – Live Oak, FL
4/22/2010 Thursday – Festival International de Louisiane – Lafayette, LA
4/23/2010 Friday – The Howlin Wolf – New Orleans, LA
4/24/2010 Saturday – Double Decker Festival – Oxford, MS
4/30/2010 Friday – The Apollo Theater – New York, NY
5/1/2010 Saturday – The Apollo Theater – New York, NY
5/6/2010 Thursday – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – Richmond, VA
5/7/2010 Friday – Ram’s Head Onstage – Annapolis, MD
5/8/2010 Saturday – Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
5/9/2010 Sunday – The NorVa – Norfolk, VA
5/11/2010 Tuesday – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
5/12/2010 Wednesday – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
5/13/2010 Thursday – Center Stage Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
5/14/2010 Friday – Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN
5/15/2010 Saturday – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
5/17/2010 Monday – The Southgate House – Newport, KY
5/18/2010 Tuesday – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
5/21/2010 Friday – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
5/22/2010 Saturday – Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI
5/23/2010 Sunday – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
5/25/2010 Tuesday – The Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
5/26/2010 Wednesday – Le National – Montreal, QC
5/27/2010 Thursday – House of Blues – Boston, MA
5/28/2010 Friday – New England Dodge Music Center – Hartford, CT
5/29/2010 Saturday – New England Dodge Music Center – Hartford, CT
6/20/2010 Sunday – The Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
6/21/2010 Monday – Showbox Sodo – Seattle, WA
6/22/2010 Tuesday – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
6/25/2010 Friday – Warfield Theatre – San Francisco, CA
6/26/2010 Saturday – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
6/27/2010 Sunday – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA

Feb. 8, 1865: Mendel Reads Paper Founding Genetics

February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

1865: Gregor Mendel reads his first paper on genetics to the local scientific organization. It will be decades before Mendel’s intellectual seeds take root in the fertile grounds of Darwinism and grow a scientific revolution.
Mendel was born in 1822 and became an Augustinian monk, living at the monastery in BrÃ¼nn, Moravia. (Moravia was then ruled [...]

Sharon Jones: New Album 5/4

January 11th, 2010 | No Comments

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, OUT 5/4

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are already well known as one of the most exciting acts in the nation for both their explosive live shows and their prolific output of gritty studio recordings. Their breakout release, 100 Days, 100 Nights, sold over 150,000 copies worldwide. On Jones’ birthday this year, the band will release I Learned the Hard Way, their fourth full-length on Brooklyn’s independent Daptone Records. The record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost single handedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound.

I Learned the Hard Way was produced by Bosco Mann and recorded on an Ampex eight-track tape machine by Gabriel Roth in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios. The record drips with a warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax. Sharon’s raw power, rhythmic swagger, moaning soulfulness, and melodic command set her firmly alongside Tina Turner, James Brown, Mavis Staples, and Aretha Franklin as a fixture in the canon of soul music.

From the lush Philly-Soul fanfare that ushers in “The Game Gets Old” at the top of the record, to the stripped down Sam Cooke-style “Mama Don’t Like My Man” at the tail, the Dap-Kings dance seamlessly through both the most crafted and simple arrangements with subtlety and discipline. I Learned the Hard Way is the Daptone Sound at its finest.

I Learned The Hard Way Track Listing

1. The Game Gets Old

2. I Learned The Hard Way

3. Better Things

4. Give It Back

5. Money

6. The Reason

7. Window Shopping

8. She Ain’t A Child No More

9. I’ll Still Be True

10. Without A Heart

11. If You Call

12. Mama Don’t Like My Man

Sept. 28, 1998: Internet Explorer Leaves Netscape in Its Wake

September 28th, 2009 | No Comments

1998: A report from the International Data Corporation shows that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has passed Netscape Navigator in browser share for the first time.
The numbers: Microsoft Internet Explorer was shown to have captured 48.3 percent of the market, leaving Netscape Navigator with 41.5 percent.
“The results of [the survey] show a dramatic shift toward Microsoft Internet [...]