The Jericho Tavern in the English university town of Oxford is a storied kind of place. To the clinking of pint glasses, Radiohead played their first gig there (as On A Friday), and Supergrass got signed immediately after their set. […]
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After an absence of nearly four years Trampled By Turtles are most certainly back. This year the six piece alt-bluegrass band from Duluth, MN, released their ninth album, Life Is Good on the Open Road and toured extensively in North […]
The Fall-Winter issue of No Depression is here! The theme is “Innovate” and it deals with the messy business of creating. Brilliant, perfect ideas don’t just spring fully formed from an innovator’s mind, like the Greek myth of Athena leaping to life […]
Accompanying me to FreshGrass this year was John Szwed’s biography of Alan Lomax. What better to read on the way to a roots festival than learning more about the man whose work brought so many of these roots to the […]
Eclectic americana group Left Hand Lions today released gritty, genre-spanning track, “Tycoon.” Deep, spine-chilling violins, light guitar plucking, subtle percussion, and a roughly played piano all combine to create the sensation of a vibrant live jam session. The Santa Barbara, […]
Lots of newness to celebrate this week! We’ve got new music from Jonathan Byrd, The Hillbenders, Mark Knopfler, and more — plus a brand new edition of our print journal! The Fall-Winter issue explores past innovations that shaped how we […]
You’ve likely seen the image of Woody Guthrie’s guitar an infinite number of times in your life. It reads “THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS” and you could interpret that phrase to mean that lyrics and music will unite people to rise […]
Roy Clark, guitarist and long-running star of TV’s “Hee Haw,” died today at the age of 85. He passed away at home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after complications from pneumonia. He was already a pretty big name before he joined Buck […]
Eli Lev brings another delightful single to us today in the form of “One Road.” The promising singer-songwriter brings a beautiful piece to the table that is reminiscent of artists such as Ryan Adams. The Alt-Country sounds are filled with […]
Pensacola, Florida-based Big Jim Brown occupies that evocative stretch of sonic highway between JJ Cale and Bruce Springsteen. His lovingly nuanced tunes echo the highly melodic aesthetic of 60’s pop while staying firmly grounded in Americana. Quite a feat, considering […]
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