Music, like the people who make it, is always evolving. One of the most exciting elements of covering a niche collection of genres like roots music is that the sounds and styles can always change. August was a great […]
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Every fall brings another crop of big music memoirs and biographies, and I mean that both literally and metaphorically; Michael Azerrad’s “annotated” version of his 1993 Nirvana bio, The Amplified Come as You Are, totes up almost 700 pages, for example. […]
The sun beat down relentlessly as the crowd filtered in late through the gates of the amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington, where Neil Young was scheduled to play one of a handful of shows he’d booked in out-of-the-way venues for his […]
The summer roots music festival scene has become so popular that this week’s column is another two-fer: Washington state’s Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival (July 21-23, 2023) and Michigan’s Hoxeyville Music Festival (Aug. 17-20, 2023). The former was covered […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Raye Zaragoza is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for August 2023. Learn more about Zaragoza and her new album, Hold That Spirit, in our interview. And read her essay about funding the album with money she’d set aside […]
Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” song went straight to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this week and was even the topic of the first question in Wednesday night’s debate with Republican presidential candidates. It’s evidently […]
Just behind the stage at the North Carolina Museum of Art’s amphitheater is a rectangular block of concrete offering a giant inscription to the sky: TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM It’s North Carolina’s state motto (often rendered in […]
This week is a hybrid of sorts. Included are photos by 15 ND photographers from three festivals, Red Wings Roots Festival, The Peach Music Festival, and Wind Grass Bluegrass Festival, as well as from concerts by perennial favorites such […]
As the end of summer, and the summer outdoor touring season, heads toward its end, bands begin turning their thoughts toward their next album. As a result, there’s an uptick in crowdfunding campaigns this time of year. This week, […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: To continue highlighting the Summer 2023 issue of No Depression, we’re pleased to share this feature profile about Guest Editor Dom Flemons. As guest editor, Flemons — whose new album, Traveling Wildfire, came out via Smithsonian Folkways in March […]
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