Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings announce spring tour

The soulful sounds of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will be heard around the country this spring and and they will have a new album in tow. The band will release I Learned the Hard Way on April 6 via Daptone Records and the tour will bring them to the Cat's Cradle on Tuesday, May 11. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, Feb. 19 via etix.com for $25.

Click the link below to download the title track from Jones' new album and check out tour schedule down there too.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - "I Learned the Hard Way" (mp3 link)

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings tour dates:
03.26.10 - Rutland, VT - Snoe.Down Music Festival
04.17.10 - Live Oak, FL - Wanee Festival
04.22.10 - Lafayette, LA - Festival International de Louisiane
04.23.10 - New Orleans, LA - The Howlin Wolf [Tickets]
04.24.10 - Oxford, MS - Double Decker Festival
04.30.10 - New York, NY - Apollo Theatre [Tickets]
05.01.10 - New York, NY - Apollo Theatre [Tickets]
05.06.10 - Richmond, VA - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
05.07.10 - Annapolis, MD - Rams Head
05.08.10 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
05.09.10 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva [Tickets]
05.11.10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
05.12.10 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel [Tickets]
05.13.10 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage [Tickets]
05.14.10 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom [Tickets]
05.15.10 - Nelsonville, OH - Robins Crossing @ Hocking College
05.17.10 - Newport, KY - Southgate House [Tickets]
05.18.10 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre [Tickets]
05.21.10 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre [Tickets]
05.22.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
05.23.10 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue [Tickets]
05.25.10 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy [Tickets]
05.26.10 - Montreal, QC - Le National
05.27.10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues [Tickets]
05.28.10 - Hartford, CT - Comast Theatre * [Tickets]
05.29.10 - Hartford, CT - Comast Theatre * [Tickets]
06.20.10 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
06.21.10 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo [Tickets]
06.22.10 - Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom [Tickets]
06.25.10 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
06.26.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern [Tickets]
06.27.10 - Solano Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern

* w/ Dave Matthews Band