Don Morrell threw in a few tear-jerkers on his recent CD, After All These Years. But heartfelt tunes such as “I Have Friends (Who Are Never Coming Back)” and “Roadside Cross”, though crowd-pleasers and radio-friendly, aren’t easy to perform now […]
Having just come in from mowing her lawn, and in a domestic mood, Deanna Varagona puts on R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People. Loud. In many ways Athens represents “home” to Varagona: It’s a place she lived poor but happy among […]
In every respect but talent, think of Dan Tyminski as the anti-Jimmy Martin. While Martin, one of bluegrass music’s great vocalists, is an eccentric infamous for his abrasive ways, Tyminski is an unabashedly good egg: a self-effacing, small-town man, husband, […]
If you’ve ever been to Waterloo Records, you may have seen Damon Bramblett behind the counter; his lanky 6’4″ frame would be hard to miss. Like most aspiring musicians who call Austin home, he works a day job — all […]
I’m spinning a delicate logical thread here, so bear with me. As a reader of No Depression, I assume that you (the reader) and I share a commitment to quality music. Sure, we may disagree about the specifics, but we […]
There have been approximately 111,000 rock ‘n’ roll songs written about 17-year-old girls. Their names are “Michelle”, “Maybellene”, “Sheena”, “Sherry”, “Wendy”, “Amie”, “Carrie-Ann”, “Bernadette”, “Georgy Girl”, “Gloria”, “Little Sister”, and “Ruby Tuesday”. These girls are always pretty and eager for […]
1. Decorated lies Everything that truly matters — music, art, life — finds expression within her extraordinary voice, a bold, slightly husky, thoroughly fearless instrument. The words come impeccably phrased, modestly adorned, smart and direct. And yet, even if Allison […]
1 Steve Earle, Transcendental Blues (E-Squared/Artemis) 2 Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (Elektra) 3 Neil Young, Silver & Gold (Reprise) 4 Jayhawks, Smile (Columbia) 5 Garcia/Grisman/Rice, The Pizza Tapes (Acoustic Disc) 6 B.B.King/Eric Clapton, Ridin’ With The […]
Geoffrey Himes: No Bragging rights Nice three-paragraph review of the new Billy Bragg/Wilco album in issue #28 [July-Aug. 2000]. Unfortunately, in my copy it was preceded by a page and a half of what I assume was Geoffrey Himes’ rough […]
One day I looked up and we were five. I have no idea how this happened. One day when I was five I stuck a knitting needle in a wall socket and nearly set my bed on fire, so I […]
