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New Yorkers and regional citygoers who need a musical pants-kicking would be smart to dip into their lifeless, uninspired pockets for upcoming shows with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - one a free-with-album-purchase gig at Union Square's Virgin Mega-store on Oct. 2, the other at Harlem's Apollo Theatre on Oct. 6. We've been heralding this soul maven and her stellar Daptone house band for a while now, even as they parted ways to collaborate and tour hither and thither with Amy Winehouse, Lou Reed and others seeking authentic analog and/or attitude. Hopefully these bits and pieces have gradually amassed themselves upon your sensibilities. For a refresher, visit AOL to stream the group's new album 100 days, 100 Nights (to be released on Oct. 2, if you hadn't inferred).

Brooklynvegan's handing out some free tickets to the Apollo, which might be good to shoot for since there is an unfortunate spacial limit to the Virgin store's actual Mega-ness.

It's not quite 100 nights, but here are some tour dates:

October
2 - New York, N.Y. @ Virgin Megastore
6 - New York, N.Y. @ The Apollo Theatre
16 - Bordeaux @ Theatre Du Vigean
17 - Barcelona @ Sala Apolo Barcelona
18 - Lyon @ Ninkasi Kao
19 - Paris @ L’elysee Montmartre
20 - Nancy @ Jazz Pulsations Nancy
23 - Koln @ Alter Wartesaal
24 - Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
25 - Holland @ Paradiso Upper Hall
26 - Hamburg, Germany @ Mandarin Kasino
27 - Berlin @ Bohannon Soul Club
30 - Weisbaden, Germany @ Schlachtof
31 - Wien @ Supersonic Festival

November
2 - Zurich @ JazznoJazz Festival 2007
3 - Nice @ Theatro Lino
9 - Cambridge, Mass. @ Middle East Underground
10 - Burlington, Vermont @ Higher Ground
11 - Montreal, Quebec @ La Tulipe Montreal
13 - Toronto, Ontario @ Lee's Palace
14 - Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick
15 - Chicago, Ill. @ Park West
16 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
17 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ Turner Hall
18 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Vogue
20 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom

December
1 - Solana Beach, Calif. @ Belly Up Tavern
4 - El Rey Theater Los Angeles, California
5 - Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, California
7 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
8 - Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo’s
9 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom
10 - Bellingham, Wash. @ The Nightlight
15 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat