Your arts blogger is resting his metaphors for tonight’s Live Arts season announcement (check back first thing tomorrow for the details), but thought he’d offer a few gifts for those of you battling workplace/final exam/general apathy this morning, from a gal who doesn’t know the meaning of the word "tired."
NPR announced this morning that singer Sharon Jones turns 53 today, and as Jones was such a great interview for my story on Danny Shea in October, I felt it in good taste to send her some birthday wishes. You could bake your own cake with the heat from those vocals, Sharon—happy birthday.
Enjoy a pair of my favorite Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings performances—the excellent "Let Them Knock" and a cover of James Brown’s "It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World":
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings still land near the top of my list of returning acts I’d like to see in town once more. (Although it may involve waiting on venues from this guy or that guy. Or a move by one of these guys.) Who makes your list?
