In the last nearly 25 years, Josh Ritter has produced an oeuvre defined by thoughtful metaphors that ring truer than truth, all while expressing the constant sense that he is searching for something bigger than the self, and maybe bigger […]
In the last nearly 25 years, Josh Ritter has produced an oeuvre defined by thoughtful metaphors that ring truer than truth, all while expressing the constant sense that he is searching for something bigger than the self, and maybe bigger […]
XPoNential Music Festival Wiggens Park Camden, NJ 7/27-29/2018 This was a benchmark year for the music festival presented by Philly radio station WXPN. This was number 25. It was definitely a cause for celebration. Due to scheduling obligations I […]
Earlier this week, Josh Ritter shared a new song, “Showboat,” via NPR Music. Ritter fans should appreciate the new tune, which considers heavy topics like vulnerability and authenticity over crunchy guitars and a happy-go-lucky beat. Along with the new track, […]
As we enter the third week of our subscription drive, I thought it a wise time to share what it is we’re working on for upcoming issues. After all, subscribing at just $6 per month will get you every upcoming […]
Earlier this year, for the first time in No Depression’s 22 years, we became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Now, as a nonprofit niche music publication, we quite literally cannot continue to make our quarterly journal and run this website without your […]
When you have a loyal following like Josh Ritter does, it comes as no surprise that his only UK date on this tour, would sell out and quickly! On the evening of the show, many fans had arrived before […]
The last full-bore music festival I attended was the 2008 Austin City Limits Festival. A great three-day lineup of musicians, but I remember feeling like a disoriented steer in a roundup in the intense heat and the dust, and being […]
Josh Ritter packed the Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA on 01/24/2016.
When considering the handful of radio stations across the country that play various kinds of roots music, WDVX in Knoxville aways comes up near the top of the list. So this week I talked to their music director, Nelson Gullett. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start […]
For this week’s DJ interview, I’m featuring Jessie Scott from Sun Radio, a newer non-commercial Texas station that serves Dripping Springs, Fredricksburg, and the greater Austin area. Scott was there 20 years ago at the original “In The Pines” weekend that led […]
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