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Music That Matters Podcast: Pickathon Preview with Greg Vandy

4281 days ago

KEXP Seattle — Pickathon is my favorite weekend of the year. You’ve heard me talk about it incessantly in The Roadhouse, and maybe you saw the KEXP vids last year from the “Bunny Glade,” and maybe you were even there when I interviewed Mavis Staples in the Wo... more info

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Mavis Staples - One True Vine

4308 days ago

DrownedInSound — Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy’s partnership may not catapult her to renewed fame, but it continues to throw up some of the most sparkling moments of their respective careers. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

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Mavis Staples :: One True Vine

4316 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — In her sixty-plus years as a gospel and soul singer, Mavis Staples has rarely been lacking in buoyant confidence. She has the physical muster to stretch her voice from exasperated whisper to jubilant shout in the span of a single bar, but her songs r... more info

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Album review: Mavis Staples, 'One True Vine'

4318 days ago

Chicago Tribune — more info

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Listen Up: Natalie Cole, Mavis Staples, Wale

4318 days ago

USA Today Music — A pop legend, a gospel icon and and up-and-coming rapper are among other releases. more info

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Playlist: Benassi's 'Dance the Pain Away,' plus 10

4318 days ago

USA Today Music — Other artists with intriguing tracks include Dierks Bentley, Civil Wars, Mavis Staples. more info

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Album Review: Mavis Staples – One True Vine

4318 days ago

Consequence of Sound — She's two for two with Tweedy. more info

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Shorties (A Whisky and Poetry Reading Series, Stream New Albums by Mavis Staples and Smith Westerns, and more)

4325 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Hometown Pasadena profiles the Los Angeles reading series, the Whisky & Poetry Salon. Every two months, Salon attendees bring a poem, original or not, and read it in a candlelit loft surrounded by 30-40 whisky and poetry aficionados. In return,... more info

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