EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a three-part series exploring financial challenges that affect musicians and their careers. Musicians and money is an often mysterious space that few know or understand, including, at times, musicians themselves. With Biden’s […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Aaron Lee Tasjan is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2021. Read more about him and his new album, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! in our feature story, and look for more coverage all month long. Near the end of Aaron Lee Tasjan’s […]
Immediately after he was caught on video using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen’s latest album soared on the sales charts as his fans rushed to support him (rather, than, you know, holding him accountable for his actions). One of […]
Bassist Victor L. Wooten, a founding member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, has a dire message in his allegorical tale The Spirit of Music: The Lesson Continues (Vintage). Since he wrote the book before the pandemic, his message sounds […]
Rhiannon Giddens has announced a new album, They’re Calling Me Home, an exploration of the concept of “home” through the lens of the global pandemic. Featuring Giddens’ partner, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, the album was recorded in a studio in […]
Mountain Stage, public radio’s longest-running live roots music radio show, is aired on over 240 NPR stations, and streamed or downloaded via the NPR Music website as well as its own. It has survived many adversities over its 37 years, […]
On the title track to his new EP, Jackpot, out this Friday, Mark Erelli ’fesses up to forgetting his wallet on a first date. It’s just one snapshot (and a real-life one) on the three-song EP that aims to […]
As a music fan, you’ve likely heard a whole lot about how COVID-19 has affected your favorite bands. But there are folks behind the scenes — bookers, stagehands, backup singers, and more — who are hurting, too, and who […]
When roots music fans look back on January 2021, we’re likely to remember two things: the events at the U.S. Capitol and the sudden explosion of sea shanties on social media. This month I’ll highlight some archival treasures held […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Aaron Lee Tasjan is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2021. Look for more about him and his upcoming album, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! (out Feb. 5), all month long. Somewhere between his last record, Karma for Cheap, and his […]
