Stereogum — Trumpeter Will Miller has been a fixture of Chicago's music scene for years, appearing on key 2010s releases from artists like Chance The Rapper, Whitney, and Twin Peaks and branching out beyond the Windy City for work with heavy hitters like SZA and... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Mavis Staples. Livin’ on a high note. Read Rick Moody in MAGNET on Mavis: The post Happy Birthday Mavis Staples appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Mavis Staples released Livin’ On A High Note. Featuring the songs of M. Ward, Nick Cave, Neko Case, Valerie June, Ben Harper, Tune-Yards and more. Read our Staples feature: The post Mavis Staples Released “Livin’ On A High N... more info

Stereogum — Every year, Oklahoma’s Woody Guthrie Center honors a different artist for contributions to activism through music with the Woody Guthrie Prize. Bruce Springsteen, Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, and John Mellencamp all have Woody Guthrie Prizes. Tom M... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, Mavis Staples released You Are Not Alone. Grammy winner produced by Mr. Jeff Tweedy. Read our feature on her: The post Mavis Staples Released “You Are Not Alone” 15 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Mavis Staples is one of those miraculous figures — someone who’s been making earth-shakingly important music for an extremely long time and who remains active and curious, with a whole lot left to say. As part of the Staple Singers, her family... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Mavis Staples. Livin’ on a high note. Read Rick Moody in MAGNET on Mavis: The post Happy Birthday Mavis Staples appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — Granfalloon, an annual celebration of art, ideas and community inspired by Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., returns to Bloomington more info

Stereogum — In 1965, the Staple Singers, already giants in the world of gospel, released Freedom Highway, an album explicitly inspired by the Civil Rights struggle. Pops Staples wrote the album’s title track, and his daughter and bandmate Mavis was in her m... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend’s Newport Folk Festival opened with Beck covering Bob Dylan in a surprise set, and it ended with Conan O’Brien playing music with his friends. O’Brien is having a great year, with a new HBO travel show and a a viral Hot One... more info