Most teenagers don’t take kindly to musical suggestions from their dad, but when Seth Avett’s father suggested he listen to a song by Greg Brown he’d recently heard on public radio’s Prairie Home Companion, Avett paid attention. The song […]
Most teenagers don’t take kindly to musical suggestions from their dad, but when Seth Avett’s father suggested he listen to a song by Greg Brown he’d recently heard on public radio’s Prairie Home Companion, Avett paid attention. The song […]
Nashville. Austin. Laurel Canyon. Muscle Shoals. All places that come to mind when you think about roots music. The well-worn stories of artists packing up their dreams and heading to Nashville persist, though modern technology has rendered that journey […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt is producing and hosting Sing Out NC, an election-time concert outside Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina, on Nov. 6 advocating for reproductive rights and featuring local artists including Alice Gerrard, Rissi Palmer, H.C. […]
Open today in theaters nationwide, The Return of Tanya Tucker is a documentary following Tucker as she partnered with Brandi Carlile to get back to songwriting, recording, and the stage after many thought the country legend’s career was more […]
This should be an easy review to write, right? Here beside me is Bob Dylan’s The Philosophy of Modern Song (Simon & Schuster), his long-awaited new book, and the first since the Nobel Committee awarded him the Nobel Prize for […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sam Bush is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for November 2022. Look for more about him and his new album, Radio John: Songs of John Hartford, all month long. Growing up on a farm outside Bowling Green, […]
Pioneering country artist Patrick Haggerty, known for releasing the first gay country album in 1973, passed away Monday at home in Bremerton, Washington, from complications following a stroke. He was 78 years old. Lavender Country was intended by Haggerty […]
In case you didn’t get enough tricks from our sister site Folk Alley’s Scream Stream, No Depression has plenty of musical treats from October. Last month featured great new music from Spotlight artist Caleb Caudle (check out an exclusive, acoustic […]
When I first thought about my final column of the year highlighting new releases that should not be missed, I knew it had to be something special. I narrowed it down to a manageable five. Here are very quick […]
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