This week we take in some of the outstanding pictures our ND photographers have posted during the past couple of weeks. It’s a nice selection of established folks, including some I have not seen in awhile, with some fresh newer […]
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When I heard Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and their ever-living powerhouse of a band at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. last February, it was summer weather already, and Barack Obama was in residence just down the block. The weekend […]
Chronicling the disastrous exploration of Antarctica from 1914-1917 by British adventurer, Sir Ernest Shackleton, HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL’s concept album, Science From an Easy Chair, tackles history with humanity, in a surprisingly catchy Americana album. Their latest video commemorates the […]
About a week after last November’s presidential election, I started getting emails from writers who were working on stories for this issue, asking for extensions. Though a couple of them had to do with the typical things — tracking down […]
It’s been a long time since I considered an album a folk masterpiece, but I must give that distinction to John McCutcheon’s new Trolling for Dreams. The album — the 38th in McCutcheon’s prolific career — overflows with great songs, […]
After last week’s diversion into exploring crowdfunding platform Patreon, we’re back to normal with this week’s edition of Crowdfunding Campaigns of the Week. This week, we have a new project from one of Americana’s most prolific producers, songwriters, and sidemen, […]
This week we’re diving into a few old faithful bands (at least to No Depression‘s audience), their latest records, and what (if any) new tricks these alt-country dogs have learned from years and years on the road and in our […]
Although vinyl LP sales hit a 28-year high in 2016, tallying $416 million in sales. CD sales, while still much larger, decayed as digital downloads, and then streaming, displaced physical media. Vinyl has spread from independent record stores to major retailers, from […]
The 2017 Folk Alliance International Conference, with its many facets and some public access, occurred from February 15 to 19 in Kansas City. Part One Prelude – The Impressionist Merge of Folky World-ness in KC There is music and there […]
Tom Morello first brought his group shows with friends to the Hotel Café as The Nightwatchman ten years ago, and he was back there last night with his label-mates from his Firebrand Records to give us a healthy dose of […]
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