Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Review

I suck for not going to the Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings show this past weekend. I really wanted to go but didn't really have anyone to go with (not my beloved's kind of show) but that's a poor excuse. I feel even worse about not going now that I've read Cory's review of the show over at Backseat Sandbar, including some great photographs of the evening.

What amazed me about this show was that this was music I could share with my father. I mean that slightly metaphorically because my father actually likes a lot of my music, but this show included every age group from 18 to people in their 50s or 60s, and I imagine many brokenhearted kids under 18. I guess that's not too much of a surprise when Sharon herself is 51 (going on 23). But who would ever imagine a soul/funk show selling Headliners completely out? I met kids from St. Louis who drove the 4-5 hours because the show had sold out there at a much smaller venue. They drove all that distance thinking no way would a venue of over 700 capacity would sell out. Fortunately it did only after they got their tickets at the door. Soul music selling out Headliners in Louisville, KY? Simply amazing.
- Cory, Backseat Sandbar