Wednesday night there is a tribute concert here in Downtown Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre for Chicago's own Mavis Staples.
Here are the guests scheduled to appear:
Gregg Allman
Joan Osborne
Keb Mo'
Otis Clay
Patty Griffin
Taj Mahal
Emmylou Harris
Buddy Miller
Michael McDonald
Bonnie Raitt
Grace Potter
Widespread Panic
Jeff Tweedy
And several others. Tickets at the box office are still available starting at $75. I found some online for as low as $44.
Not sure how they can get all those guests on stage in two or three hours but we shall see.
Everything in Moderation. Including Moderation.
they're gonna take everybody to the Southside Chicago Footstompin' Church tonite!!!!!
bring it on home Mavis & crew!!
"Take Me to the River" is a recent film about Mavis, here's some info, and a clip form a song NMAS did with her:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/mavis-staples-mississippi-allstars-ive-been-buked
I like this lineup. Seems to fit better that Gregg's or the Skynyrd ones.
