Music is in her soul, and the music Sharon Jones makes with the Dap-Kings is a throwback to the James Brown soul-funk of her youth. It's the music she and her older brother imitated growing up in Atlanta, and it's the sound that's been the key to her career. From her beginnings as a session and background singer in New York through the evolution of her work with the Dap-Kings, she has found her groove thanks to her retro musical embrace.
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The Gazette (Hoopla) - Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Little Village - Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings’ latest album, Give the People What They Want, is an energetic record with analog warmth and a near-intangible immediacy missing from modern soul music. It was released in January of last year, but was originally slated to drop months earlier, in August. Jones’ diagnosis of cancer, however — along with the resulting surgery and chemotherapy — pushed things back a bit. Now, a year later, she’s coming off her tour behind the record, and made time to chat with us about her music, her journey and her thoughts about where it’s all headed. Jones performs this Friday at the Iowa City Soul Festival.
Iowa Now - Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The 2015-2016 season for the University of Iowa’s Hancher is underway, and tickets are now available to the general public for the full lineup. Tickets can be purchased online (hancher.uiowa.edu), by phone (319-335-1160 or 800-HANCHER), or by visiting the Hancher Box Office in the Old Capitol Town Center in downtown Iowa City.
The Gazette - Sunday, August 23, 2015
Heavy metal soaring into the sky makes a perfect backdrop for heavy metal pouring over the masses. Pittsburgh’s Squonk Opera brought its air-powered sight and sound explosion to more than 1,000 people gathered Saturday on the grounds adjacent to the new Hancher Auditorium, which sports 4,400 tons of structural steel and, eventually, 14,000 stainless steel panels covering its exterior.
Iowa City Press-Citizen - Saturday, August 22, 2015
Hancher Auditorium served as the background to street art, music and family fun Saturday afternoon in Iowa City. Hancher held a Drawing Closer event Saturday at the site of the soon-to-be-finished auditorium to let the community know that the University of Iowa performing venue is a year from being finished.
Iowa City Press-Citizen - Thursday, August 20, 2015
City officials say they are working closely with directors of the new Hancher Auditorium to minimize the impact Iowa City’s $51 million Gateway Project will have on the building’s 2016 grand opening.
The Gazette - Thursday, August 20, 2015
Hancher is celebrating its new season with an event - "Drawing Closer" - that has multiple meanings. With just one more year before the University of Iowa's new flagship opens, Hancher launches its season Saturday (8/22/15) in the street and green space adjacent to the new structure. Festivities will incorporate chalk drawings by pros and participants and is aimed at drawing all ages to the massive $176 million performing arts complex rising like a phoenix after the floods ruined Hancher's previous home.
Little Village - Wednesday, August 19, 2015
In anticipation of a new grand opening in 2016, Hancher Auditorium will begin its 2015 campaign with a free event packed with art, food, games and more this Saturday, August 22 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. “Drawing Closer: Celebrating Hancher’s Upcoming Opening” is a family festival that will feature professional chalk artists, a STEAM workshop, and the band Squonk Opera.
KCCK - Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Rob Cline from Hancher says you should not miss the free performance of Squonk Opera Saturday in the parking lot where the new Hancher Auditorium is going up. "Drawing Closer" will feature sidewalk chalk art, kids' activities, and a musical performance featuring the giant "Lady Pneumatica."
Iowa Now - Monday, August 17, 2015
The University of Iowa's largest flood recovery project, Hancher, is getting comfortable within its own skin. The final covering has been applied to some parts of the building, and other preparations are well underway. Iowa Now provides you with intimate glimpses of the work done over the past few months.