A regular question asked of authors is “Why do you write?” It’s a fair question. With the exception of a few well-known names, the pay per hour put into writing a novel, poem, or song certainly takes “for the […]
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If you’ve been to the merch table at a roots music concert lately, you’ve probably noticed what I’ve noticed: Vinyl is front and center, and CDs are sort of an afterthought, if they’re available at all. That trend is […]
“I first heard Nebraska as a young child in the early 1990s when I was just old enough to start having my own opinions about music,” Aoife O’Donovan reminisces. “I remember that my first response was being freaked out […]
As is the case with country subgenres, alt-country emerged from a collision of styles. A story with many disputed beginnings, the most prominent influences on alt-country were outlaw country and punk rock. One of many subgenres that emerged as […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is an extended version of a photo essay that appears in the Spring 2023 issue of No Depression. Get that issue of the journal here, and subscribe today to support independent music journalism. Troy […]
Our Arizona correspondent C. Elliott once again covered two Arizona roots festivals that took place on back-to-back weekends recently. The first, Innings Festival, was held Feb. 25 and 26 in Tempe, Arizona, and the second, M3F, formerly known as […]
When the news spread last weekend that multi-instrumentalist David Lindley had died, musicians from virtually every modern genre expressed sadness and appreciation. He recorded and toured with hit singer-songwriters in the pop world like Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and […]
Luke Edwards and his band of brothers rocked Rootsy Winter Fest a few days after the last date of their European tour opening for Lucinda Williams. Three of five band members are literal Edwards brothers, while the remaining two members are […]
Musician, composer, and producer Mitch Greenhill has led a charmed life. His father, Manny, founded Folklore Productions in 1957, which led to parade of artists including Rev. Gary Davis, Peter Seeger, and Sonny Terry passing through the Greenhill house. As […]
Johan Örjansson played our final day of No Depression Sessions at Rootsy Winter Fest in Falkenberg, Sweden, offering three brand new songs, including “California Tide,” which was written just a few days prior to this session. This new batch represents […]
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