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Dig Deeper brings Lee Fields to the Five Spot in Fort Greene (video)

Posted on April 26, 2009 by

I was fortunate enough to catch soul singer Lee Fields performing last night at the Five Spot in Fort Greene, the latest in the impressive monthly live soul music parties thrown by the nice folks at Dig Deeper.  What a fantastic night of soul music. Even at Mr Fields advanced age, he still tore it…

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Free Daptone Records sampler album on Amazon!

Posted on February 26, 2009 by

As folks know, I'm a big fan of Daptone Records, the Brooklyn-based soul music label.  If you would like to check out what all the fuss is about , head to Amazon.com where you can download a free sampler album featuring several acts in the Daptone stable, including Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, the Budos…

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Update from Gabe Roth on Daptones Records Burglary

Posted on February 22, 2009 by

My friend Laura passed on to me this email from Gabe "Bosco" Roth, head of soul music indie record label Daptone Records, about the burglary of their studios a week ago.  Sounds like they are still hurting, but basically back in business: Luckily, the extent of the burglary was not debilitating. Between what was stolen…

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Daptone Records in Bushwick was robbed!

Posted on February 17, 2009 by

Brooklyn Vegan reports that the amazing indie soul label Daptone Records was broken into a couple of days ago! They lost a ton of equipment including: a Fender Super Guitar Amp and Deluxe Guitar Amp, an HP laptop computer, one desktop MacIntosh computer, 2 Yamaha NS10 monitors, a vintage Harmony Rocket Guitar, one steel string…

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Grooving to Sharon Jones and Dap Kings in Times Square last night!

Posted on February 15, 2009 by

 Last night, a bunch of friends and I caught Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings at the swank Nokia Theater in Times Square.  Sharon and the band played a mix of their last two albums, several awesome new songs that they are still working on, as well as amazing covers of Sam Cooke and Gladys…

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A History of the Jazz Split

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