In the space of a few memorable appearances, Menahan Street Band has become the
Booker T. & the MG's of today. Formed in 2007 by Thomas Brenneck, the band is
named after Menahan Street, the New York street where guitarist Sharon Jones &
the Dap-Kings lives. In 2008, Menahan Street Band released Make the Road by
Walking, whose title track was sampled by Jay-Z for "Roc Boys (And the Winner
Is...)", much to the delight of the band's financial returns. Menahan Street
Band members reunite as The Expressions with Lee Fields, on Aloe Blacc's Good
Things album in 2010, or with Charles Br...