Pitchfork

Ms. Sharon Jones and her fabulous Dap-Kings (who may be the only people on the planet more sick of Amy Winehouse than you and me) have lined up North American tour surrounding the October 2 release of their sure-to-be-smokin' LP3 100 Days, 100 Nights on Daptone. The tour proper doesn't begin until November, but Sharon and the Kings will herald the new album in style with a show at Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater on October 6.

Wonder where Sharon's been while her band's taken over the globe, backing up Ms. Winehouse? Well, aside from kicking it with Lou Reed and guesting with Rufus Wainwright and They Might Be Giants (!), she's been hanging out in Hollywood. Jones will play a small role as a soul singer (quite a stretch) in the forthcoming flick The Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington. It's scheduled for a Christmas Day release. And, because Denzel knows on which side his bread is buttered, he's pegged Sharon to contribute a few tracks to the film's soundtrack.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings:

08-02 Aspen, CO - The Belly Up
08-03 Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival
08-04 Denver, CO - The Gothic Theatre
10-06 New York, NY - Apollo Theater
11-09 Boston, MA - Middle East
11-11 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
11-13 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
11-14 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
11-15 Chicago, IL - Park West
11-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11-17 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
11-20 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
12-01 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
12-04 Los Angeles, CA - TBA
12-05 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
12-07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
12-08 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
12-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
12-10 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight