Readers of this column should be extremely familiar with C. Elliott and her photography. In addition to being a frequent contributor and and former online photo editor for No Depression, Elliott’s been the house photographer for the Rialto Theatre in […]
There’s been a lot of talk in this pandemic era of forging some new kind of normal — going back to doing the things we love but finding ways to do them better. Concerts most definitely are something we […]
Over Labor Day weekend in 1941, photographer Edward Weston and his wife, Charis, the sister of Highlander Folk School’s librarian, Leon Wilson, stopped at the school for a visit. Weston was traveling across the country taking photographs to accompany a […]
If you live anywhere near water, chances are you’ve seen one: a great blue heron flying low against the sky, silent as it soars along a straight line toward its destination. Sarah Jarosz has seen them too — so […]
Fiddlers don’t fret. — Leanna Price, The Price Sisters And fiddlers don’t fret over the differences between a fiddle and a violin either. Other than sometimes a half centimeter difference in the instrument’s bridge, they’re the same instrument. It’s amazing that […]
The road to becoming a professional musician takes some leaps of faith. For many, one is crowdfunding their first album. It’s a daunting prospect to put yourself out with hat in hand, and a true test of whether your fanbase […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Parker Millsap is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April 2021. Read more about him and his new album, Be Here Instead, in our feature story, and look for more all month long. Long before the pandemic hit, Parker Millsap was […]
Every music fan is painfully aware of how their favorite local venues are suffering amid lockdowns that have dragged on for more than a year now. Each club, listening room, basement hideaway, and stage stuffed into a corner has […]
Brandi Carlile knows how to captivate; she invites us into her songs with her ability to evoke feelings of isolation and loss, forgiveness and hope, love and joy. Carlile entrances us with her stories of people just like us, facing […]
You just knew he wasn’t just sitting around amid the lockdown. With touring off his plate in the past year, Chris Thile recorded a vocal and mandolin album exploring his personal views on spirituality. Laysongs, an album of six covers […]
