The blues will be celebrated in a big way this summer if the 2025 Chicago Blues Festival lineup announced Wednesday morning by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is any ...

On Sunday, June 8, I sat in a gentle rain at the Chicago Blues Festival with thousands of others, waiting for Mavis Staples to take the stage. At 85, Staples is an icon, with songs that include “Why? ...

Austin Blues Festival returns to Moody Amphitheater April 26-27 with a lineup featuring Chicago singer/activist Mavis Staples, precocious Mississippi guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and more.

These are the artists we are most excited to see, and we’ve also included some useful tips to know before the festival next week. Taj Farrant made waves at just nine years old as a baby-faced guitar ...

Calling all blues aficionados and music lovers! Mark your calendars because the Austin Blues Festival is returning to Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on April 26 and 27. There are a variety of ...

The organizers behind Byron Bay Bluesfest have unveiled the artist lineup for the 2023 edition of the annual affair, which will take place from April 6 through 10 at the breathtaking Byron Events Farm ...

This week has a good variety of blues-related shows, and some major acts who recently performed in Connecticut are coming back again. Their visits to other venues just highlights the quality of ...

A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mavis Staples, Taj Mahal and the North Mississippi All-Stars are among the nominees for this year's Blues Music Awards in Tennessee. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Wee Willie Walker and ...

A lot of artists in the soul/gospel/R&B genre can trace their inspiration back to Mavis Staples, even if it’s a six-degrees-of-separation-type scenario. She’s a legend in the industry and as a civil ...

She sang at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and in Barack Obama’s White House; marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.; took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival and at Bonnaroo; and inspired ...

Mavis Staples is keeping busy. The Chicago singer has a number of upcoming tour dates, many of which are with Bonnie Raitt. Staples is slated to hit the road in early-August and will be touring ...