Universally recognized as one of the most exciting singers remaining from the original soul era, 82-year-old Ural Thomas and his band, The Pain, just released their third LP, Dancing Dimensions. Thomas initially made his name in the 1960s with stone-cold soul classic releases like “Pain Is The Name of Your Game,” “Can You Dig It,” “Deep Soul,” and his 1964 recording debut with The Monterays, “Push – Em Up.” After a musical journey that commenced in his native Portland, Oregon, and led to Los Angeles, Cincinnati, and New York, sharing stages with everyone from James Brown and Stevie Wonder to Otis Redding and Etta James.