Mavis Staples

  • Maggie Rose Talks Philly, Nashville, and Getting Introspective (5/29 at WCL)

    The last time we saw Nashville singer/songwriter Maggie Rose in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection she was headlining the grand reopening of the Music Hall at World Café Live in September of 2021.  Although music fans were still navigating their comfort levels in live settings at...
  • Allison Russell Talks GRAMMY Noms, the Importance of Circles, and Her First Memoir (11/29 at WCL)

    “You can expect that it is going to be joyful circle work, where the audience is as much a part of the show as we are,” says Canadian-born/Nashville-based singer/songwriter and activist Allison Russell of her band’s current live show.  “I came up in roots music/Americana music, and it’s always...
  • Another Side of Sister Sparrow

    This past Friday, October 12th, Arleigh Kincheloe, better known as Sister Sparrow, bandleader of blues rockers Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, released her first-full-length since 2016’s The Weather Below.  The album, Gold, is Kincheloe’s first release as a mother and her first solo album.  The Dirty Birds are...