ASD just cannot get enough of Sharon Jones. Whether it's at a massive summer music festival or just by herself and the Dapkings, any time is good for her funky life lessons. Which is why we''ll probably start off 2009 with some of that buttery soul when Sharon Jones and the Dapkings play the Warfield Jan. 28. Tickets are on sale now. --Oscar Pascual
San Francisco's got nothin' but soul--lots and lots of soul nights, soul record stores, and plain ol' soul aficionados.New York's also got a lotta soul--thanks, in part, to DJ Jonathan Toubin, who believes all good tunes can be traced back to punk and soul. He's the conductor of New York Night Train, a traveling showcase of classic 45s that's pulling into San Francisco for the weekend. He'll be DJing a house/bus party in Oakland on Friday, hitting the turntables between acts for Quintron a