Cross Rhythms — Mavis Staples to play London's Under The Bridge in July more info

Stereogum — This final batch of Randy Cremean’s photos from this year’s 10th annual Bonnaroo festival includes the Strokes, Cold War Kids, Robyn, Mavis Staples, a SuperJam featuring Dr. John and Dan Auerbach, and more. more info

Stereogum — The 7th annual Mountain Jam concluded yesterday at Hunter Mountain in NY’s Northern Catskills. The jam band-leaning fest featured sets from Gov’t Mule, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, Mavis Staples, Warren Haynes, and last night’s headline... more info

Mercury News, California — The Healdsburg Festival returns with a stellar lineup including Charles Lloyd, Geri Allen, Fred Hersch Charlie Haden and more; and the exciting Jazz Mafia outfit headlines several Bay Area venues. more info

Mercury News, California — The Healdsburg Festival returns with a stellar lineup including Charles Lloyd, Geri Allen, Fred Hersch Charlie Haden and more; and the exciting Jazz Mafia outfit headlines several Bay Area venues. more info

Guardian Music — A distinctive American singer-songwriter, her stardom was fleetingThe New Rolling Stone Record Guide described the singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, who has died aged 60 from complications following a brain haemorrhage, as "one of the most gifted voice... more info

Guardian Music — Singer, guitarist and songwriter best known for 1970s hit Poetry Man dies of complications from stroke in 2010Phoebe Snow, a bluesy singer, guitarist and songwriter who had a defining hit of the 1970s with Poetry Man but then largely dropped out of t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mavis Staples @ the Bell House in January (more by Jacob Blickenstaff) "Mavis Staples has no doubt about why the good Lord put her on this Earth. "I was put here to sing," she said. "I was put here to... more info

Guardian Music — Sage, GatesheadDebbie Harry is best known as the face of Blondie. She's slightly less well-known for her intermittent collaboration with Roy Nathanson, a stalwart of New York's free-jazz scene, who is famed for playing two saxophones at once and whos... more info

Cross Rhythms — Gospel diva Mavis Staples to headline Greenbelt 2011 more info