Several friends mentioned that the Under the Covers show at Club Passim (its 12th annual such performance) is their favorite show of every year and, without knowing anything about the show other than the musicians playing, I decided to go. I am […]
Romance is a motif that has dominated artistic expressions for centuries. And it’s no wonder, since the desire for relationship is innate in humans. Romance in art is prevalent, and we do not want it to be otherwise, I think. […]
Here we are at the end of another year, and it was quite a year in roots music. Here at No Depression, we returned to the printed page with the first of many magazines to come. (I’m currently in the baby stages […]
The last time I saw Lemmy Kilmister, we were sitting in a small room just off the side of the stage at Amoeba Records on Sunset Boulevard. He was holding a bottle of Jack Daniels with one hand while a […]
As has been proven time and again over the past few years by both critics and charts, Jason Isbell’s star is on the rise. In October, he sold out four nights at Ryman Auditorium, so to catch one of his two […]
Part Texas, part Bakersfield, part old school and new, Jenni Dale Lord Band has created a style all their own, blending elements of country, rock, and blues into one tasty emulsification. Jenni Dale Lord rocked the live music capital of […]
To paraphrase the great Sinatra song, it was a very good year for No Depression. It was also a year of transition — the folks behind this publication streamlined both the website and the newsletter, and published the first print issue in seven years. […]
Selah, a word of dubious origin and definition, most likely comes from the Hebrew phrase to lift up and exalt. It is also defined as an indication to give pause, such as in a musical direction. It could also mean “forever”. Selah […]
Apologies for my hiatus — I needed to turn into an elf for Santa for a couple of weeks. That and my physical exhaustion after teaching for most of a semester (my annual facial tick is gradually dying) made writing […]
It’s fitting that the opening song of Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’ self-titled album (released June 23, 2015, on Red House Records) is “Surrender to Love.” Like the other great duos whose ranks they join – Emmylou Harris and Gram […]
