OK, I’ve seen a lot of music today, but my favorite has been Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. I loved them before, but the live show just knocked it out of the park for me.
The scene, with lights and matching suits and Sharon wailing and strutting in a way that should make Tina Turner feel slightly threatened, still boggles me because on my way there, I got sidetracked by crazy disco rock made my guys in matching red tracksuits and wearing sunglasses at night.
No, no, it wasn’t Corey Hart, it was Datarock. They looked like so much fun in the Gobi tent that I had to stop and watch and dare I say it, dance. That’s right, I danced on the first night of Coachella and there were no cowbells involved, although they did remind me a little bit of the Rapture. But this is why I love Coachella–two drastically different acts playing side by side.
Anyway, back to Sharon Jones and the fabulous Dap-Kings, the highlight was when they played “100 Days, 100 Nights.” And just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, they break it down and incorporate the best tambourine line EVER.
And rumor has it that one of the Dap-Kings is from Riverside.