Video Release: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "I Learned the Hard Way"

"I Learned the Hard Way" -- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Some of us never really "learned the hard way," or at least won't admit it if we did, but this video makes you feel like you may want to. Can Lee Fields and Sharon Jones act or what? I mean, what can we say about Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings? The woman/band is a smash. After releasing 100 Days, 100 Nights to much critical acclaim, Jones immediately returned to Daptone Studios in Brooklyn and began cutting her newest effort. "I Learned the Hard Way" is the title track from recent her Daptone Records' release which dropped on 4/6. The album sold almost 23,000 copies first week making it to the #15 spot on the Billboard Top 200. Needless to say, among all the pop, rock, and rap acts that don the Top 200 every week, injecting a bit of genuine R&B soul is a fresh musical respite. Join Jones & Company on 4/30 for their album release performance at the Apollo Theater in NYC. You may even learn how to dance from an audience member -- happened to us the last time we saw Jones and the Kings!

Full national tour dates after the jump.


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


After the jump.