Mavis Staples News

Tickets for the Flynn's Grand Reopening, as well as these season shows, are available to Flynn members Monday, July 12 at noon. Get tickets and find out more information here!

Feinstein's Presents, Feinstein's at the Nikko's concert series showcasing world-class performers at larger venues throughout the Bay Area, will present renowned San Francisco Bay Area jazz vocalist Paula West for a limited three-week engagement—August 13–28, 2021.

Live music onstage has returned to Kean University, with a Kean Stage outdoor concert July 17 at 6:30 p.m. by Grammy-winning jazz guitarist John Scofield and the John Scofield Trio featuring Vicente Archer & Bill Stewart on the Lawn at Enlow Hall.

Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, Sturgill Simpson, Iron Horse Bluegrass, Creole Stomp, Charley Crockett, Joe Troop (of Che Apalache), Nefesh Mountain, Kelsey Waldon, Sierra Ferrell, One Fret Over, Amythyst Kiah, Chatham Rabbits, and Hogslop String Band will all be making their debut at MerleFest this year. 

Musical performance and Lab conversations with: Adia Victoria, Amanda Shires, Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus, Cedric Burnside, Celisse, Devon Gilfillian, Fred Armisen, Iron & Wine.

In celebration of its 127th birthday, Massey Hall has announced that after a three-year closure for an extensive revitalization, it will reopen its iconic red doors and welcome back music fans in November 2021.

This 2021 Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular will be a televised, live-streamed concert to take place under the direction of Keith Lockhart from the stage of Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, Sunday, July 4, 8-11 p.m., broadcast live on Bloomberg TV and Radio, as well as locally on WHDH-TV Channel 7.

'It Ain't Me' features the Rangers' lead vocalist Woody Platt’s signature crooning vocals backed by the band's trademark harmonies and harkens back to the straight-ahead bluegrass roots of the band's earlier recordings.

This lineup of world-class bands and artists will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Tanglewood is announcing an update to its 2021 Popular Artist performances, many of which were originally slated to take place in June and July.

For the last 46 years, thousands have made the annual pilgrimage to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Four days of transcendent music in a breathtaking natural landscape, basking in the warmth of the solstice sun. Unfortunately, in 2020 the grounds remained empty on this magical weekend.

The album was produced by Dan Auerbach and has already been hailed as a singular sonic shift, with publications including The Guardian who proclaimed Yola as 'one of the UK's most underrated singers' following the release of her recent single, “Diamond Studded Shoes.”

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present a brand-new season filled with concerts and performances for a wide range of tastes from eclectic to traditional, from Grammy-winning artists in jazz, American roots, classical and global music to Broadway greats and more.

In addition she’ll play the Moon River Music Festival on Sept 11th in Chattanooga, TN. Yesterday, she announced a hometown show at Musician’s Corner in Nashville on June 11th and a string of dates opening for Lake Street Dive.

In addition to her Opry debut on May 28th, Allison Russell will be returning to Newport Folk (July 23-28) as a solo artist this summer. She played the festival previously with Our Native Daughters and also sat in with Mavis Staples and Hozier.

The Decades EP covers a lot of musical ground, from Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That A Shame” (1955) and Jackson C. Frank’s “Blues Run the Game” (1965) to Neil Young’s “Old Man” (1972), Kath Bloom’s “Come Here” (1984) and Elliott’s Smith’s “Ballad of Big Nothing” (1997).

During its 2021–22 season, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will showcase the finest musicians in American roots music, often in an unplugged format, revealing the soul of the artist. Scottsdale Arts ONE Members can get the best seats before tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 14, 2021.

'Bras and Jeans' is the third single from the upcoming EP following the all-embracing anthem of inclusivity, 'Baby Don't Cut Your Hair For Anyone' and gorgeously sprawling pseudo-title track, 'Wasteland.'

Boston Children's Chorus will present the culminating streaming concert of the season, 'Lift Every Voice: At the Table' on May 30, 2021 at 4pm ET in conjunction with a pre-show singer-moderated interview, 'Belonging in America,' focusing on race, immigration and identity at 3:30pm ET.

New England Conservatory announces gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples as its 150th annual commencement speaker at its commencement exercises on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET.