Just 11 days into America’s new administration, it’s obvious that the the cruelty and the overwhelm are the point. For anyone who hasn’t been able to keep up with the barrage of bad news, here’s one that pertains to the […]
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As the twenty-first century dawned, Doc Watson looked back over his life and declared—in his typically humble and understated fashion—“If I had planned to do a certain thing and then done it, it’s that I’ve played music that I […]
The new year always brings a slew of new music releases, and roots music is certainly no exception. This week’s column is devoted to four upcoming albums, and one that was released last year, that I have been listening […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Larkin Poe No Depression’s Spotlight artist for Jan. 2025. Learn more about them and their new album, Bloom (released Jan. 24 on Tricki-Woo Records), in this feature. This Spotlight essay is also special because it originally appeared in the Winter […]
Garth Hudson Garth Hudson, the last surviving original member of The Band, the quirky folk/rock band known for hits like “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” died this week on Jan. […]
Editor’s Note: Larkin Poe are No Depression’s Spotlight artists for January 2025. Their new album, ‘Bloom,’ is out January 24 via Tricki-Woo Records. Read about them in this Spotlight Feature and look out for more all month long. “And the […]
It may seem a little too soon in the year to do a photos of the week theme, but your ND photographers have been quite busy, in spite of the holidays, and through January’s bizarre weather. From legends such as […]
The top two picks in this month’s roundup are a study in contrast, and yet there’s overlap. At 84, Ringo Starr remains one of the most recognizable recording artists on the planet, with all of the Beatles’ catalog plus […]
This week was rich in new music releases, including from three big names in roots music — country singer-songwriter and rocker Jason Isbell, bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist Sierra Hull, and folk and rock star Lucy Dacus. Isbell’s first completely […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mark Kilianski is one half of Golden Shoals, an Americana, bluegrass and old-time group. He wrote this essay about the history behind their latest single, out today (Jan. 17), “New White House Blues.” I’ve always loved the bluegrass […]
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