Mavis Staples & Joan Osborne announce 'Solid Soul' tour

A pair of seemingly unlikely cohorts, soul legend Mavis Staples and folk rocker Joan Osborne, will team up for a tour this fall dubbed Solid Soul. The dates are just starting to emerge and the Triangle is one of the stops.

The pair will play the Carolina Theatre in Durham on Monday, November 16. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 13, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $34 to $159.35. The venue presale starts at 10 a.m. today, March 11.

A new documentary about Staples titled Mavis! is set to premiere at South By Southwest in Austin this weekend. Check out the trailer for the film below.

Joan Osborne announces spring tour, coming to Raleigh

Singer-songwriter Joan Osborne, best known for her 1995 hit "One of Us," is getting ready to release her eighth studio album on March 27 titled Bring It On Home. A tour will follow the release which will bring her to the Triangle.

She'll play the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on Monday, April 9. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, January 27 via Etix for $22 (standing) or $30 (seats).

Bring It On Home is a collection of some of Osborne's favorite blues songs. Check out her version of "Shake Your Hips," an old Slim Harpo song, below. There's also a short video about the album below as well.