Mavis Staples News

Although she turns 80 years old this July, the legendary vocalist Mavis Staples shows no sign of slowing down. Today she is thrilled to release her 12th studio album, We Get By, which features songs written and produced by multi-Grammy award-winner Ben Harper; watch the album's trailer HERE.

You see him every night on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" - now see Jon Batiste LIVE with his band Stay Human at The Ridgefield Playhouse Summer Gala on Friday, June 21 - the first official day of summer. From his original material and American standards to New Orleans Jazz to the present day -- come enjoy a great night of music, food and drink while supporting The Playhouse! The gala begins at 5:30 pm and includes dishes prepared by local restaurants, an open bar and a chance to bid on fabulous silent auction items outside under a tent on the baseball field next to The Playhouse. Jon Batiste and Stay Human will perform at 8pm. This show is part of the Moffly Media Evening of Art Wine & Jazz Series and Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity. Media sponsor for this show is WFUV.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Brandi Carlile is nominated for Artist of the Yearat the 2019 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. The annual awards ceremony will take place on September 11 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.

Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents are thrilled to share the daily lineups for Outside Lands 2019, featuring Twenty One Pilots, The Lumineers, blink-182 on Friday. Childish Gambino, Flume, Hozier and RL Grime will round out Saturday. Closing the festival on Sunday will be Paul Simon, Kygo, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Kacey Musgraves and more. View the daily lineups HERE

Last night, pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby performed his single 'Cast-Off' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'-watch/share the performance below. The song, which was co-written with Justin Vernon, appears on Hornsby's acclaimed new album Absolute Zero, which is out now to widespread critical praise.

Brandi Carlile's Girls Just Wanna Weekend—a destination concert vacation produced byCloud 9 Adventures in partnership with The Bowery Presents—will take place at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico from January 29-Febraury 2, 2020 and once again feature an all female-fronted lineup. In addition to multiple sets from Carlile, the festival will include performances by Sheryl Crow, Lake Street Dive, Patty Griffin, Lucius,Wanda Sykes (comedy set), KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Amanda Shires and Yola as well as special guests Ruby Amanfu, Natalie Hemby and Katie Herzig.

Due to unforeseen production issues, Mavis Staples' new album We Get By will now be released on May 24; you can pre-order the album HERE.

Today, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter Carl Anderson released 'She Took Everything,' the fourth song to be released from his forthcoming EP You Can Call Me Carl out on May 31. Wide Open Country premiered the 'gorgeous ballad' that details the grieving over the loss of his marriage.

With the intricate fingerpicking of Nick Drake and romantic croon of Big Star's Chris Bell, singer-songwriter Will Fox just announced his debut album Which Way, out July 12 on Twosyllable Records. Under the Radar premiered the first dreamlike single and video from the record, “Waiting,” calling it “a sumptuously full folk crooner.” The track comes ahead of west coast tour dates with Ryan Pollie in Los Angeles and San Diego next month.

“I'm the messenger,” Mavis Staples says on the eve of her 80th birthday. “That's my job—it has been for my whole life—and I can't just give up while the struggle's still alive. We've got more work to do, so I'm going to keep on getting stronger and keep on delivering my message every single day.”

 Today, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter Carl Andersonannounced tour dates supporting Paul Cauthen, Devon Gilfillian and Nikki Lanethis spring and summer. On May 31, Anderson wil release his new EP You Can Call Me Carl. Find a full list of tour dates below and on Anderson's website.

Pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby's highly anticipated new album, Absolute Zero, is out now. Fans can listen to the album here!

Last night renowned singer and songwriter Ben Harper performed “There Will Be A Light” on American Idol with Top 20 contestant Alejandro Aranda; watch it HERE. “There Will Be A Light” is the title track from Harper's 2004 album with The Blind Boys of Alabama which won a Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album that year.

Pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby's highly anticipated new album Absolute Zero—out on April 12—premieres via NPR Music's First Listen, who proclaim, “Absolute Zero is the sound of an artist subverting expectations and pulling it off brilliantly. At this point in his career, Hornsby could easily coast on writing cozy songs and settling for that. Thankfully for us, he's still up for an adventure.” Listen to the album here!

Today, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter Carl Andersonreleased 'Ten Different Reasons' from his new EP You Can Call Me Carl out May 31 via Tone Tree Music. American Songwriter praised the 'joyful mid-tempo rocker' and the EP's 'knockout band of players, including Phil Cook and The War On Drugs's Charlie Hall.'

Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents are thrilled to announce the lineup for Outside Lands 2019. Outside Lands will return for the 12th year to San Francisco's historic Golden Gate Park on August 9 - 11 for an amazing, delicious, awe-inspiring weekend of music, art and the best culinary experiences the Bay Area has to offer. 3-Day GA and VIP tickets go on saleThursday, March 28th at 10 am PT at www.SFOutsideLands.com.

Today, prolific songwriter, instrumentalist and producer Phil Cook releases an instrumental album called As Far As I Can See:  Instrumental Recordings 2009-2019. The collection combines Cook's favorite moments from out of print releases, as well as four unreleased recordings, into a brilliant companion to his more widely released output.  The compilation is available today digitally on Psychic Hotline with a limited edition deluxe LP version out on May 31. Listen to 'As Far As I Can See' Here, and  pre-order the vinyl Here. 

Railbird Festival, a new world-class music festival led by AC Entertainment coming to The Grounds at Keeneland August 10-11, 2019, is proud to present its inaugural lineup, ticket levels, premium festival experiences and more. Those topping the weekend's bill include American rock supergroup The Raconteurs (Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler) and singer-songwriter Hozier, whose latest album Wasteland, Baby! debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts.

She Remembers Everything, Rosanne Cash's highly anticipated follow-up to her triple-Grammy-winning masterpiece The River and The Thread is a powerfully insightful and strikingly universal collection of new songs. Both confessional and cathartic, the material reverberates with an urgency of a woman who has found and owns her story and her voice, and who is driven to speak when time feels ever shorter. Songs from this record, released in 2018, will be featured in concert along with selections from Norma Rae - the musical she is writing with John Leventhal (book by John Weidman) based on the 1979 hit film. Don't miss this unique night of music at the Van Wezel on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 8 p.m.!

A Nashville mainstay, Phil Madeira was Americana before it was a thing. His venerable pedigree as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger is assured, backed by Grammy-winning credits and a lengthy discography boasting collaborations with Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris, The Civil Wars, Elvis Costello, Alison Krauss, Toby Keith, Amy Grant, Mavis Staples, Keb Mo', Bruce Hornsby and Vanessa Williams. Yet when this musician's musician sits at the piano backstage or at home, it's jazz-blues riffs that he noodles. On April 26, Mercyland Records will release Madeira's first instrumental album, “Crickets,” comprised of ten new songs that he wrote and produced for a jazz quintet.