Mavis Staples: “Still Here”

Selma’s “living witness” marks anniversary at the Paramount

"...march that helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement, Mavis Staples emerged on the Paramount Theatre stage Saturday night with..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Review: Mavis Staples

The freedom highway extends all the way to the Clive Bar

"...and four months shy of her 80th birthday, Mavis Staples took the Clive Bar to school and church on..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Sound on Sound Fest Pops!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Electric Wizard, and king Stooge himself

"...indie pop troupe the Shins, Big Fish theorist Vince Staples, and modern R&B singer/dancer Kehlani...."

June 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Mavis!

Singing joy down through the years

"...and social history, it is the voice of Mavis Staples. As the vocal anchor of the Staples Singers and..."

March 16, 2015 Screens Post by Michael King

I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom's Highway

The Staple Singer and their music march on Civil Rights

"...I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom's Highwayby..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Ed Ward

ACL Fest Interviews

"...Mavis Staples7:15pm, Friday, American Original stage..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Staple Singers

"...habitual lack of punctuality in the late Forties, Roebuck "Pops" Staples replaced them with his own children: Mavis, Pervis,..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

DVDnds

"...• The Staple Singers, led by Pops Staples, plinking "I'll Take You There" behind Mavis Staples..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dead Man Blues

7-CD box set contains all anyone could ever want to know about Charley Patton.

"..."Son" House, Joe Williams, Bukka White, Willie Brown, Roebuck "Pops" Staples -- experienced a revival, but Patton has remained..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Dancing About Architecture

Sandy and Bob are almost done in, while Kirsty MacColl isn't so lucky, and Pops Staples goes onto his great reward. Dopey the Goat, meanwhile, becomes cabrito.

"...leaving this plane in very recent days was Roebuck "Pops" Staples, patriarch of gospel/R&B group the Staple Singers. Staples,..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Playback: Waterloo Music Festival vs. Eastside Kings Festival

Austin music’s fall festival opens with a double-barrel bang

"...Tharpe, but she plays and sings like Mavis and Pops Staples combined – albeit more bluesy. The Dallas-raised artist..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

St. Paul & the Broken Bones

"All I Ever Wonder," "Flow With It (You've Got Me Feeling Like)," and "Is It Me?" (Single Lock)

"...between, including August's gospel-tinged "Is It Me?" dripping with Pops Staples-like tremolo guitar and the Stevie Wonder-ish delight "All..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

SXSW live shot

"...is from the heart." Few, if any, can invoke Pops Staples, Jason & the Scorchers, and Bill Monroe in..."

March 24, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Talking Heads

Gift guide

"...Killer" and a spunky version of "Papa Legba" featuring Pops Staples are also noteworthy. Points are shaved for packaging..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Critics Poll 2000

"...Margaret Moser: Pops Staples..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature

Buddy Miller Cruel Moon (Hightone)

"...others from a diverse group of writers that include Pops Staples, Earle, Paul Kennerly, and Barry Mann & Cynthia..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Live Shots

"...R&B in name only. Enter the Holmes Brothers: drummer Popsy Dixon on high-end, falsetto harmonies; bassist Wendell Holmes on..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...SXSW INTERVIEW: Mavis Staples..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by David Lynch

Take Me to the River

Memphis and Stax Records music artists from an earlier era mentor a younger generation in this ambient documentary.

"...at the prospect of jamming with the celebrated Mavis Staples on a song written by her Pops. If it..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

ACL HOF WOW

Sold-out awards show shucks off TV tropes and triumphs

"...most enduring music show on television (Top of the Pops, ffpht), the PBS concert series currently broadcasting season 42..."

Oct. 13, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...per Second D: Don McGlynn; with Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples, Andraé Crouch..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

25 Restaurants to Help You Eat Your Way Around the Domain in Austin

Sips, bites, sweets, and other food options from around the globe

"...something sweeter is called for. – Rod Machen Steel City Popswww.steelcitypops.com..."

July 5, 2019 Food Feature by The Food Staff

14 R&B Acts to Soothe Your SXSW Soul

"...Mavis StaplesThu. 14, Luck Reunion @ Luck Ranch in Spicewood, TBA..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

The Lhasa Moon Tibetan Cookbook

"...other was produced by the United Nations. They featured staples such as Black Tea with Yak Butter and Tsampa,..."

March 5, 1999 Food Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...to "Joy," a syncopated crier straight off the Monterey Pops stage sandwiched between Big Brother & the Holding Co.,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...from their Marketplace: bread, milk, eggs, pantry + cleaning staples and the necessary liquids (coffee, beer, wine, marg kits,..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Only Bowie

Long lost 1995 Austin compilation wields a license to freak

"...discovered performance of ‘Jean Genie’ from Top of the Pops mixed in.”..."

Feb. 10, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Eateries Bringing Asia to Austin

"...of my study abroad. Yatai offerings here include takoyaki (octo-pops) and yaki-onigiri (garlicky, grilled rice balls). Oishii! (That's Japanese..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

'Another Long Stretch of Continuous Soft Rock'

The third-place story

"...Rick slams the phone down, and its plastic faceplate pops off, leaving it hanging over the edge...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Josh Justice

George Jones

Gift guide

"...Nelson), along with some surprises (Dr. Hook, James Taylor, Pops and Mavis Staples, Elvis Costello). The Legacy Edition grows..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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