I don’t know about you, but this week feels like a real turning point for my music radar. Local venues here in Raleigh, where I live, are starting to book (socially distanced) shows again, and artists I follow on […]
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A few years ago, musician Marty Jourard, a Gainesville, Florida, native, made the case in Music Everywhere: The Rock and Roll Roots of a Southern Town (ND review) that Gainesville was the crossroads of rock and roll. In the mid- […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Watkins is No Depression‘s Spotlight artist for March 2021. Read our feature story about her and her new album, Under the Pepper Tree (out March 26), and look for more from Sara all month long. […]
In January a writer-acquaintance did a piece on what he sees as the 10 all-time best Americana albums. While I have given that some thought over the years, I decided to look at it from a bit of a different […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: “The New Normal” is an occasional series of stories that look into how the coronavirus has affected artists, listeners, and the music business. Find other stories in the series here. This time last year, COVID-19-related lockdowns swept […]
I, like many fans of roots music, have made plenty of jokes about the wildly divergent styles of music that all seem to still be “Americana.” But I also admit I’ve taken advantage of it. When you’re looking for […]
Even without a full-scale red carpet, the Grammys went on, celebrating a year of music like no other. The Sunday afternoon Premiere Ceremony for the 63rd annual awards was virtual, with pre-recorded studio performances and nominees waiting live on […]
A few weeks ago I bet you’d never heard of NFTs. A “nonfungible token” sounded like something elves might find deep in the forest (honestly, it kind of still does). If you’re wondering what it’s all about (and how […]
Valerie June says she’s always been a dreamer. On her new album, The Moon and the Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers, out this Friday on Fantasy Records, she fully embraces her own dream of making music and dispenses songs that […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part series in this column exploring financial challenges that affect musicians and their careers. Read Part 1, about how musicians are affected by student debt, here. In 2013, the Joint […]
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