The highlight is Isabel Belfor's beautiful series from our debut gig at Magnetic Field, featuring appearances from Eli "Paperboy" Reed and The Mighty Hannibal.
There are also some great from-the-crowd shots of our last show at Union Hall, including a couple of the surprise Sharon Jones cameo!
BBC 6 Music D.J. Craig Charles interviewed Sweet Divine Jennie Wasserman and Divines bandleader J.B. Flatt on his Saturday funk and soul show. The three discuss recording plans, the recent surprise appearances by Hannibal and Sharon Jones, and why on earth the Sweet Divines don't have a record deal yet.
You can hear the interview online - this week only - by visiting the BBC 6 homepage for The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show. Click the link on the right under "Listen again to this show" to open the player. The Sweet Divines portion begins around 1 hour and 39 minutes (fast-forward using the forward arrow).
Tickets for this Saturday's Union Hall show are almostgone!Get one while you still can:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
It's a "Satisfyin'" Soul Revue with
10:30 ELI "PAPERBOY" REED
9:30 THE SWEET DIVINES
at Union Hall (702 Union St., Brooklyn)
Doors at 8
Soul music all night from DJs:
THE HONEYDRIPPER (Daptone Records)
and
JENNIE WASSERMAN (Sweet Divines!) Advance tickets: $10
-Posted February 12, 2008
Sweet Divines Onstage with Sharon Jones! (CORRECTED)
If you can't wait until Friday'sSaturday's Union Hall show to see the Sweet Divines, consider shelling out for the Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings show at the Beacon Theater on ThursdayFriday!
One half of the Sweet D's -- Jennie Wasserman and Heather Wolfe -- will be singing backups behind the Queen of Funk herself! Their soul sisters Ashley and Pamela and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band will be up in the balcony cheering them on!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out (or tried to come out) to Magnetic Field last night for what turned out to be a sellout show! Your support was overwhelming and humbling, and we hope you had half as good a time as we did!
Thanks also to our guests Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the MIghty Hannibal who helped us bring the house down! If you haven't yet, please check out Eli and his band the True Loves and the essential Mighty Hannibal compilation Hannibalism!
(Here's an account of the Mighty Hannibal's guest appearance from an unsuspecting fan who found himself in the middle of the action.)
We're sorry to all those folks who couldn't get in. Please come out to our Union Hall show next month! This time, don't take any chances! Advance tickets are already on sale, so go to TicketWeb and get 'em before they're all gone!
We're also ordering more copies of our promo CD. We'll have them available at Union Hall for the people who didn't get one before they ran out.
Thanks again, and we love y'all!
-Posted January 19, 2008
This Friday - the Sweet Divines LIVE in Brooklyn!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
An All Night Brooklyn Soul Get Down with
THE SWEET DIVINES
at Magnetic Field (97 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn)
Doors at 8
Show at 9:30
Soul music all night from DJs:
CHAIRMAN MAO
ELI "PAPERBOY" REED
JENNIE WASSERMAN
Admission FREE, but donate $5 and get the Sweet Divines promo CD!
Expect guest vocals and guitar from Eli Reed and perhaps another souful surprise guest!
-Posted January 17, 2008
Live on WFMU (updated)!
This past Sunday, the Sweet Divines performed live on the air at the world-famous WFMU studios on Gaylord Fields' show. We played the songs from our "Honeythistle" Promo, talked about our upcoming 1/18 gig, and gave the world premiere performance of a new tune called "Heckuva Man"!
The Sweet Divines start about 35 minutes into the broadcast.
-Posted January 14, 2008
The Free Honeythistle Download is Back!
By popular demand, we are once again making "Honeythistle" available for free for all new mailing list subscribers.
Enter your e-mail address at the left, and we'll e-mail you the link for your free download.
-Posted January 7, 2008
The Sweet Divines Top the U.K. Charts!
Well, okay, someone's U.K. chart, anyway. Monkeyboxing Empire has put "Honeythistle" at #1 for this month! If you're new to Monkeyboxing, go click around on some of their music reviews. Their great taste doesn't end with the Sweet Divines.
-Posted January 3, 2008
