Morgan Wallen was a surprise guest of country singer Ernest last weekend at the Grand Ole Opry, and while there was applause in the building, there was a much more negative reaction elsewhere — namely among Black country musicians […]
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Back in January 1966, “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” a single by the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, roared through our speakers with a pugnacious spirit; the echoing garage rocker turned Buddy Holly’s hits, the Bobby Fuller Four’s “I Fought the Law,” […]
When you think of the word “Creole,” I suspect you think of Louisiana. It inspires images of bayous and memories of rich, stick-to-your-ribs gumbo. This is all fair and reasonable — Creole and Cajun culture definitely have strong roots […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Black Opry founder Holly G wrote this essay about building community in the face of country music’s systemic racism for our Winter 2021 “Good News” issue, and we’re sharing it online in the wake of Morgan Wallen’s surprise […]
With 2021 under our belts, and all those best-of-the-year lists in the rearview mirror, it’s time to turn our attention to what the new year holds. Below are initial impressions of four new releases that I’m enamored with. Hopefully, […]
You know who had a good year in 2021? CDs! Billboard reports that CD sales in the US posted a 1.1% gain over 2020, the first increase in CD sales since 2004. That’s according to MRC Data, whose annual […]
Bob Dylan once told music critic Bill Flanagan that John Prine’s “stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mindtrips to the nth degree.” Almost two years after Prine’s death on April 7, 2020, from complications related to COVID-19, writer Erin Osmon […]
Friends, we are all at the very end of our ropes. Emotionally, financially, practically, empathetically, it’s tough to hang on to any semblance of who we thought we were. This pandemic has changed me and my life forever, and […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Anaïs Mitchell is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for January 2022. Read more about her and her self-titled album, coming out Jan. 28, all month long. If you’ve ever been in the backseat of a taxi driving […]
While radio and live performance show Mountain Stage has gone through quite a few changes over the years, 2021 brought substantial ones. After 38 years and more than 900 episodes, co-founder and host Larry Groce handed over full-time hosting […]
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