Mavis Staples leveraged more than 70 years of performance and activism to meet the moment Saturday at a sold-out Chicago Theatre. Navigating a sociopolitical and cultural backdrop vastly different ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s Dean Richards is offering a look at some of the shows and events taking place around Chicagoland this weekend. In music, Chicago legend Mavis Staples performs at the Chicago Theater ...

Christy Bennett: 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Part of the Women’s Jazz Festival. Tickets start at $14. heynonny.com. Marshall Charloff & the Purple ...

People would have laughed and rolled their eyes if the 1977 movie smash “Star Wars” had even suggested that — one day in the future, in a galaxy far, far away — hit records would be created entirely ...

Maya Hawke’s younger brother, Levon Hawke, shares her love of acting and music. Maya is supportive of Levon’s projects and praised his play on Instagram. In an October 2024 post, the Stranger Things ...

Critic’s 2025 Top 10 centers on women artists; S.G. Goodman to Staples. Selected albums emphasize loss, reconciliation and small-town introspection. Range spans gospel, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz ...

As liner notes to her 2025 album, Sad and Beautiful World (Epitaph Records) rightly maintain, "Few people wield the combination of moral authority and musical artistry that Mavis possesses." The ...

The supermarkets and malls are already unleashing holiday earworms upon us, and one sure way to banish them from the subconscious is to enjoy the real-deal experience of checking out live music.

Mavis Staples is a warrior. A central figure in the Civil Rights movement, at 86 years old Staples’ determination and resolve is not in the least bit diminished. Setting age aside, it’s not the most ...

In tracing the journey of modern music, there is one key takeaway: All roads lead to Mavis Staples. Her legendary eight-decade career would prove as much. It has taken us through South Side Chicago ...

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