Five years ago, Billy Dankert’s decision to exchange his life as a rock ‘n’ roll drummer for a higher education effectively ended the run of one of Minneapolis’ best bands, the Gear Daddies. But now, even as he follows the […]
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A handwritten sign at the door announced Whiskeytown would be playing an acoustic set, and though rumors swirled among the few there not to bask in the execrable mediocrity of opener Neal Coty, it was not entirely clear what that […]
The desert can be a hostile place. Just ask Lawrence Zubia, lead singer of the Pistoleros. “I think the weather here has a lot to do with our songwriting,” he says. “It’s just searing heat from May to October. A […]
Halfway through his set at the Country Music Legends Fair, Hank Thompson put aside his guitar and told the audience, “I know a lot of you folks have old records and photos and souvenirs. Feel free to bring ’em up […]
Jimmy Day walks into the ballroom of the Regal Riverfront Hotel with a hard-earned grace. It’s Labor Day weekend 1997, and about two blocks from the statue of Stan Musial, in the sweaty heart of St. Louis, the songs of […]
WHITHER WHISKEYTOWN? Raleigh, N.C., band Whiskeytown has undergone yet another lineup change in the aftermath of a fight at a show in Kansas City in late September. Guitarist Phil Wandscher, drummer Steve Terry and bassist Chris Laney are no longer […]
Some people claim that size doesn’t matter. If you’re talking about live music, however, audience size is usually considered a key factor. When Mike Ireland & Holler stepped onto the hallowed Schubas stage, there were 10 people in the crowd […]
Bassist TOM RAY has left the BOTTLE ROCKETS, who toured with a temporary replacement in August as the opening act for JOHN FOGERTY on several American dates. … The SCUD MOUNTAIN BOYS have broken up. See this issue’s “Miked” section […]
“Hey, we’re 6 String Drag, and we don’t know nothing ’bout playing no songs for y’all.” Singer Kenny Roby shambles up to the mike and addresses the audience with his denim locomotive engineer’s cap pulled low over his eyes. It’s […]
Welcome to Volume 3, folks. Issue #11 marks the beginning of our third year of publishing No Depression — our second as a bimonthly, after coming out quarterly in our initial year. Quite a bit has changed since those rather […]
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