While much of the country was receiving large amounts of snow and/or experiencing temperatures in the single digits, the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, was celebrating its 15th year Jan. 12-15 in sunny, spring-like weather. This […]
You see a lot of things and meet a lot of people as you’re traversing the country as a touring artist, and Charley Crockett has channeled his recent observations into songs for a new album, $10 Cowboy. Crockett wrote […]
It was stunning this week to hear that multimedia corporation Condé Nast is “evolving our Pitchfork team structure by bringing the team into the GQ organization,” whatever the hell that means. Some talented music journalists, including editor-in-chief Puja Patel, […]
A few weeks before his 90th birthday, all-time great bluesman Bobby Rush honored us with his music and stories during his No Depression Session at AmericanaFest 2023, shot at Jaan’s House in Nashville. The studio crew felt the energy shift when […]
Over the last decade or so, roots music has embraced more Southern and blues rock elements, with artists like Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and American Aquarium making electric instruments fit right into the roots mainstream. But sometimes […]
It’s hard to imagine Sierra Ferrell finding time to make an album amid near constant touring and a slew of collaborations with artists from a wide range of genres, but making magic is part of her charm, and her […]
As Folk Alliance International gears up for its annual conference next month, it has announced the nominees for its International Folk Music Awards in the album, artist, and song categories, as well as several special achievement award winners. The […]
If the Music Maker Foundation sounds familiar, it should. The North Carolina-based nonprofit organization — which, according to its mission, “meets the day-to-day needs of the artists who create traditional American music, ensures their voices are heard, and gives all […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lizzie No is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for January 2024. Read more about her and her new album, Halfsies, out Jan. 19 on Miss Freedomland Records / Thirty Tigers, in our interview, and look for more from […]
The Nova Scotia-based artist Bahamas — government name Afie Jurvanen — laid three songs on us from his latest record, a country-adjacent gem called Bootcut, at this No Depression Session at AmericanaFest 2023 at Jaan’s House in Nashville. Like many other musicians, Jurvanen […]
