We’re excited to announce that the high quality, deep-digging music journalism, photography, and illustration in our quarterly print journals will now be available digitally! Current print subscribers will automatically receive digital versions of our Summer 2020 journal on May 18, […]
Johnny Cash embodied the lyrics in the chorus of his friend Kris Kristofferson’s song “The Pilgrim, Chapter 33”: “He’s a poet, he’s a picker / He’s a prophet, he’s a pusher / He’s a pilgrim and a preacher, and a […]
When I say “mambo,” you probably immediately think of “No 5.” Fair enough — it’s catchy as all get out. But where did Lou Bega get his inspiration for “Mambo No. 5”? You may think it was from Monica, Erica, […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story below is excerpted from our Fall-Winter 2018 print issue, “Innovate.” You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more roots music journalism, in print […]
While there have no live in-person shows during the past seven weeks or so, the No Depression photographers were making their usual rounds in the clubs and concert halls before the coronavirus hit. Nine photographers and 17 performing artists grace […]
When touring stopped in March due to COVID-19 distancing precautions, I expected crowdfunding campaigns to skyrocket. With artists unable to tour, it seemed to make sense they’d focus on album fundraising. However, while Patreon has seen an uptick in music […]
I was planning on sleeping in late today since I had the day off. I’ve been telecommuting these past few weeks, which has been keeping me busy and in touch with people beyond my four walls. Between my workmates scattered […]
New Plymouth, New Zealand. WOMAD Festival. A hurricane named Lusi moves southeast toward Wellington and the northern South Island on the evening of March 15, 2014. Palm trees bend toward nightfall, toward the sea, bowed in respect. The rain flies from […]
Nerissa Nields has spent her life devoted to books, reading, writing, songwriting, and playing music. When she was in college, she took courses in English and music, and wound up majoring in English. “My first two loves were music and […]
Like many other events this month, FreshGrass’ inaugural Bentonville | FreshGrass festival in Arkansas was called off due to coronavirus precautions. But, as they say in the business, the show must go on, so the FreshGrass Foundation — the parent […]
