Guardian Music — (World Village)Here's a world diva with a difference. Mathlouthi's lament for her homeland, "Ya Tounes Ya Meskina" (Poor Tunisia), became a soundtrack to last year's uprising, along with the celebratory "Kelmti Horra" (My Word is Free). Arriving afte... more info

Guardian Music — 'I had an overwhelming urge to express the joy, the delirium, I felt listening to the radio and going to shows by the Stones and Dylan'Greil Marcus lives in a newly built, cedar-shingled house on the border between Oakland and Berkeley. Inside, the l... more info

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ContactMusic — Folk veteran Joan Baez has paid tribute to late Apple boss Steve Jobs revealing he kept her supplied with free laptops and iPhones right up to his death The computer genius passed away in October 11 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer and Baez... more info

ContactMusic — Legendary civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King JR loved telling racial jokes about himself and members of his entourage according to folk singer Joan Baez The veteran musician is a keen human rights activist and spent time with King Jr ahead... more info

Guardian Music — (Old Town School)The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago is one of the great American institutions. Set up in the 1950s to "teach and celebrate music rooted in the tradition of diverse American and global communities", it has become a centre for... more info

Detroit Free Press — Gym Class Heroes and more at Royal Oak Music Theatre Insane Clown Posse at the Fillmore Detroit Joan Baez at Michigan Theater Never Shout Never and more at Royal Oak Music Theatre Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band at Convocation Center (EMU) more info

Chicago Tribune — The activist and singer reports that Europe is paying attention to the 'Occupy' movementJoan Baez is calling from Paris the morning after a sold-out concert, and she's seen the news reports coming out of Chicago. more info

Chicago Tribune — Joan Baez is calling from Paris the morning after a sold-out concert, and she’s seen the news reports coming out of Chicago. more info

Guardian Music — Imagine a picnic with scalding hot, salty chips, the sun beating down, a view of the white cliffs of Dover in the distance, and a good book to read✒ We were back in France last weekend, as I was speaking at a dinner hosted by Guy Boursot. Guy (Brit... more info