Marvis Staples

Fuse Music Feature: At 76, Singer Mavis Staples Continues to be an Antidote to Despair

Mavis Staples’ voice and stage presence still exude power, still plumb emotional and spiritual depths.

charles cacioppo September 20, 2019 at 4:48 pm on Rock Concert Review: ZZ Top/Cheap Trick — Simplicity, and Volume, RulesAttended the concert at Jones Beach. Was looking forward to seeing Cheap Trick but very disappointed by their performance. The...
Elisabeth Fogle September 20, 2019 at 12:54 pm on Jazz Commentary: Chet Baker — The Climax of CoolI've always listened to jazz. My mom is a huge fan of Sinatra and I've always had a love for...
Con Chapman September 19, 2019 at 11:57 am on Arts Remembrance: Emily Remler — The Short Life and Sad Death of a Jazz GuitaristI think she might have continued to get stronger, then plateaued/cooled off/mellowed with age. If you compare young to old...
Ralph P. Locke September 18, 2019 at 9:09 pm on Opera Album Review: A Renaissance-Toned Opera by Saint-Saëns, Finally (and Finely) RecordedThanks for the appreciative words! I like trying to connect a work that I'm reviewing to some others that readers...
Allen Michie September 18, 2019 at 8:28 pm on Arts Remembrance: Emily Remler — The Short Life and Sad Death of a Jazz GuitaristThere's no telling what kind of monster she would be on the instrument by now if she were still alive....