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Meredith LawrenceMarch 28, 2025

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

Olivia Ellen LloydMarch 27, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Music Is A Service Industry [ESSAY]

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Hilary SaundersMarch 21, 2025

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass | North Adams Announces Lineup for 2025 and More Roots Music News

Vanessa CollierMarch 20, 2025

Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Me: Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Profound Effect on Music on Her 110th Birthday

No DepressionMarch 19, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Olivia Ellen Lloyd "Live With It" [VIDEO]

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Hilary SaundersMarch 14, 2025

BONUS TRACKS: How Southwest Airlines' New Policy Impacts Musicians and More Roots Music News

Maeri FergusonMarch 13, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: "All Risk, All Reward." Olivia Ellen Lloyd is Ready to 'Do It Myself'

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Stacy ChandlerMarch 12, 2025

Risk and Reward: Sierra Hull Goes Indie for ‘A Tip Toe High Wire’

Hilary SaundersMarch 5, 2025

No Depression's Best of February 2025 Playlist

Cristina VaneFebruary 27, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Mountains by Cristina Vane [ESSAY]

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper
Artist: Pug Johnson
Album: El Cabron
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Forever is a Feeling' Lucy Dacus Falls in Love, Deeply
Artist: Lucy Dacus
Album: Forever is a Feeling
ALBUM REVIEW: Palmyra Builds Something Big on Debut Album ‘Restless’
Artist: Palmyra
Album: Restless
ALBUM REVIEW: Alison Krauss and Union Station’s 'Arcadia' Is Worth the Wait
Artist: Alison Krauss & Union Station
Album: Arcadia
ALBUM REVIEW: Kid Ramos' 'Strange Things Happening' is a Raucous Good Time
Artist: Kid Ramos
Album: Strange Things Happening
ALBUM REVIEW: Lola Kirke's 'Trailblazer' Blends Down Home Country and Rock 'N Roll
Artist: Lola Kirke
Album: Trailblazer
ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cross Generational Gap on the Lively ‘Young Fashioned Ways’
Artist: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Album: Young Fashioned Ways
ALBUM REVIEW: Kinky Friedman Makes Elegiac Exit With 'Poet of Motel 6'
Artist: Kinky Friedman
Album: Poet of Motel 6
ALBUM REVIEW: David Ramirez finds peace and confidence on 'All the Not So Gentle Reminders', his first record in four years
Artist: David Ramirez
Album: All the Not So Gentle Reminders
ALBUM REVIEW: Kronos Quartet, Mary Kouyoumdjian collaborate on heartbreaking, haunting portrait of surviving conflict
Artist: Kronos Quartet and Kouyoumdjian
Album: Witness
ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Returns to His Roots, Embraces Vintage Nashville Sound on ‘Lonesome Drifter’
Artist: Charley Crockett
Album: Lonesome Drifter
ALBUM REVIEW: With Piano and Voice, Rose Cousins Makes a Daring Exploration of ‘Conditions of Love’
Artist: Rose Cousins
Album: Conditions of Love
ALBUM REVIEW: Bluegrass Stalwarts The Seldom Scene Return With 'Remains To Be Scene'
Artist: The Seldom Scene
Album: Remains To Be Scene
ALBUM REVIEW: Jason Boland and the Stragglers return to their roots on 'Last Kings of Babylon'
Artist: Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Album: The Last Kings of Babylon
ALBUM REVIEW: The Mexican Standoff Pay Tribute to Mexamerica Sound on 'Hola Texas!'
Artist: The Mexican Standoff
Album: Hola Texas!
ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut
Artist: Angel White
Album: GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Foxes in the Snow' Jason Isbell returns to 'Southeastern' Simplicity
Artist: Jason Isbell
Album: Foxes in the Snow
ALBUM REVIEW: Mike Farris Delivers Soul from Muscle Shoals
Artist: Mike Farris
Album: The Sound of Muscle Shoals
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Blue Sky Sundays’, JD Clayton Shows Us the Way Back Home
Artist: JD Clayton
Album: Blue Sky Sundays
ALBUM REVIEW: Them Coulee Boys' 'No Fun in the Chrysalis,' Highlights the Importance of Appreciating Every Moment
Artist: Them Coulee Boys
Album: No Fun in the Chrysalis

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper
Artist: Pug Johnson
Album: El Cabron
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Forever is a Feeling' Lucy Dacus Falls in Love, Deeply
Artist: Lucy Dacus
Album: Forever is a Feeling
ALBUM REVIEW: Palmyra Builds Something Big on Debut Album ‘Restless’
Artist: Palmyra
Album: Restless
ALBUM REVIEW: Alison Krauss and Union Station’s 'Arcadia' Is Worth the Wait
Artist: Alison Krauss & Union Station
Album: Arcadia
ALBUM REVIEW: Kid Ramos' 'Strange Things Happening' is a Raucous Good Time
Artist: Kid Ramos
Album: Strange Things Happening
ALBUM REVIEW: Lola Kirke's 'Trailblazer' Blends Down Home Country and Rock 'N Roll
Artist: Lola Kirke
Album: Trailblazer
ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cross Generational Gap on the Lively ‘Young Fashioned Ways’
Artist: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Album: Young Fashioned Ways
ALBUM REVIEW: Kinky Friedman Makes Elegiac Exit With 'Poet of Motel 6'
Artist: Kinky Friedman
Album: Poet of Motel 6
ALBUM REVIEW: David Ramirez finds peace and confidence on 'All the Not So Gentle Reminders', his first record in four years
Artist: David Ramirez
Album: All the Not So Gentle Reminders
ALBUM REVIEW: Kronos Quartet, Mary Kouyoumdjian collaborate on heartbreaking, haunting portrait of surviving conflict
Artist: Kronos Quartet and Kouyoumdjian
Album: Witness
ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Returns to His Roots, Embraces Vintage Nashville Sound on ‘Lonesome Drifter’
Artist: Charley Crockett
Album: Lonesome Drifter
ALBUM REVIEW: With Piano and Voice, Rose Cousins Makes a Daring Exploration of ‘Conditions of Love’
Artist: Rose Cousins
Album: Conditions of Love
ALBUM REVIEW: Bluegrass Stalwarts The Seldom Scene Return With 'Remains To Be Scene'
Artist: The Seldom Scene
Album: Remains To Be Scene
ALBUM REVIEW: Jason Boland and the Stragglers return to their roots on 'Last Kings of Babylon'
Artist: Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Album: The Last Kings of Babylon
ALBUM REVIEW: The Mexican Standoff Pay Tribute to Mexamerica Sound on 'Hola Texas!'
Artist: The Mexican Standoff
Album: Hola Texas!
ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut
Artist: Angel White
Album: GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Foxes in the Snow' Jason Isbell returns to 'Southeastern' Simplicity
Artist: Jason Isbell
Album: Foxes in the Snow
ALBUM REVIEW: Mike Farris Delivers Soul from Muscle Shoals
Artist: Mike Farris
Album: The Sound of Muscle Shoals
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Blue Sky Sundays’, JD Clayton Shows Us the Way Back Home
Artist: JD Clayton
Album: Blue Sky Sundays
ALBUM REVIEW: Them Coulee Boys' 'No Fun in the Chrysalis,' Highlights the Importance of Appreciating Every Moment
Artist: Them Coulee Boys
Album: No Fun in the Chrysalis

Columns

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Nefesh Mountain, Laura Mock, and Gloria Anderson

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Nefesh Mountain, Laura Mock, and Gloria Anderson

Chris Griffy Posted On March 26, 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Willie Nelson’s Texas Luck Reunion & Australia’s Blue Mountains Music Festival

THROUGH THE LENS: Willie Nelson’s Texas Luck Reunion & Australia’s Blue Mountains Music Festival

Amos Perrine Posted On March 25, 2025

THE READING ROOM: Mike Campbell’s ‘Heartbreaker: A Memoir’

March 20, 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Cayamo and Outlaw Country Cruises Provided Roots Music Fans Memorable Experiences on the High Seas

March 18, 2025

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New Releases

Pug Johnson - El Cabron (review)

Lucy Dacus - Forever is a Feeling (review)

Palmyra - Restless (review)

Alison Krauss and Union Station - Arcadia (review)

Coming Soon

The Mallet Brothers Band - Higher Up in the Hills (4/4)

Ned LeDoux - Safe Haven (4/4)

Madison Hughes - All that I Am (4/4)

Bon Iver - SABLE fABLE (4/11)

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