New Mavis Staples Single "Worthy" Out Now
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2024
Contact: kelly@epitaph.com
WATCH MAVIS STAPLES + JEFF TWEEDY PERFORM
“FREEDOM HIGHWAY”
LIVE ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
LISTEN TO MAVIS’S NEW SINGLE “WORTHY”
Last night, legendary Chicago artists and longtime collaborators Mavis Staples + Jeff Tweedy closed out The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s week of live episodes following the Democratic National Convention from the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago with a performance of “Freedom Highway”, famously released by The Staple Singers on the album of the same name in 1965. Powerful and energetic, watch the performance at the link below.
Watch “Freedom Highway” Live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: https://youtu.be/4CoTCV9dJ6M?si=iw8o1SNg70APz9iR
Back in June, Staples released the R&B Prince-inspired track “Worthy”; as a black woman who lent her voice to the civil rights movement, the song vibrates through Mavis’s unique perspective as both a call to action and an infectious, dance-worthy tune. Breaking out on the radio right now, “Worthy” is Mavis’s first top 10 Adult Alternative Airplay hit as a solo artist, reaching #7 on the Mediabase Triple A Chart and #2 on the JBE Non-Comm Chart.
An uplifting song written and produced by Mark Ronson protégé MNDR and created by an all-women team, listen to it HERE. “It’s a pick-me-up song – it’s a celebration, and you can’t help but move,” Staples said of the song. “Certain songs just cover you, and this song is just so sassy and fire. It’s got me fired up.” All of her upcoming tour dates are listed below.
Jeff Tweedy will be touring the US this fall, including many cities throughout the country he hasn't played in years, and bookended by three-night residencies in Woodstock, NY and Menlo Park, CA. Prior to the fall tour, Tweedy will make two special appearances in the greater Chicagoland area in September: participating in an In-Conversation series at the Evanston Folk Festival and playing a solo music performance at Navy Pier’s Chicago Live! Details on all upcoming shows are available HERE.
Tweedy’s tour follows a busy several months for the Wilco frontman, including the release of his third book and New York Times Bestseller, WORLD WITHIN A SONG: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music (Dutton), Wilco’s thirteenth studio album, Cousin, and the Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP via dBpm Records.
MAVIS STAPLES TOUR DATES
Aug 28 – Beverly, MA @ The Cabot
Aug 29 – North Truro, MA @ Payomet Performing Arts Center
Aug 31 – Orkney Springs, VA @ Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
Sept 13 – Abiquiu, NM @ Blossoms & Bones Ghost Ranch Music Festival
Sept 20 – College Park, MD @ The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Sept 21 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sept 29 – Monterey, CA @ Monterey Jazz Festival
Oct 8 – Santa Barbara, CA @ The Arlington Theatre
Oct 17 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Oct 20 – Clearwater, FL @ Clearwater Jazz Holiday
For More Info on Mavis Staples, Contact:
Kelly Kettering | ANTI- Records Publicity | kelly@epitaph.com
For More Info on Jeff Tweedy, Contact:
Jessica Linker | Pitch Perfect PR | jessica@pitchperfectpr.com
