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Grant AldenApril 15, 2025

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: The Bottle Rockets and The Legacy of Misfits Piecing Together a Living

Hilary SaundersApril 14, 2025

In The Deep End With ... Marlon Williams

Alli PattonApril 10, 2025

An Oral History of Red Dirt As Told by Those Who Live and Love It

Hilary SaundersApril 7, 2025

Introducing No Depression’s Spring 2025 Journal + Playlist

Hilary SaundersApril 1, 2025

No Depression's Best of March 2025 Playlist

Olivia Ellen LloydMarch 27, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Music Is A Service Industry [ESSAY]

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Vanessa CollierMarch 20, 2025

Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Me: Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Profound Effect on Music on Her 110th Birthday

No DepressionMarch 19, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Olivia Ellen Lloyd "Live With It" [VIDEO]

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Maeri FergusonMarch 13, 2025

SPOTLIGHT: "All Risk, All Reward." Olivia Ellen Lloyd is Ready to 'Do It Myself'

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Stacy ChandlerMarch 12, 2025

Risk and Reward: Sierra Hull Goes Indie for ‘A Tip Toe High Wire’

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Avery Friedman's Debut Is A Bold, Instinctual 'New Thing'
Artist: Avery Friedman
Album: New Thing
ALBUM REVIEW: Irma Thomas and Galactic Join Forces on the New Big Easy Classic ‘Audience With the Queen’
Artist: Galactic and Irma Thomas
Album: Audience with the Queen
ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Seabird Fills 'Trash Mountain' with Cracks, Folk, Grit, and Grunge
Artist: Lily Seabird
Album: Trash Mountain
ALBUM REVIEW: Daughter of Swords' Alex Sauser-Monnig Uncovers New Sounds on 'Alex'
Artist: Daughter of Swords
Album: Alex
ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Believer,' Sister Ray Blends Pensiveness and Buoyancy
Artist: Sister Ray
Album: Believer
ALBUM REVIEW: Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters Bring the Light on 'Good Morning, Sunshine'
Artist: Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters
Album: Good Morning
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper
Artist: Pug Johnson
Album: El Cabron
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Forever is a Feeling' Lucy Dacus Falls in Love, Deeply
Artist: Lucy Dacus
Album: Forever is a Feeling
ALBUM REVIEW: Palmyra Builds Something Big on Debut Album ‘Restless’
Artist: Palmyra
Album: Restless
ALBUM REVIEW: Alison Krauss and Union Station’s 'Arcadia' Is Worth the Wait
Artist: Alison Krauss & Union Station
Album: Arcadia
ALBUM REVIEW: Kid Ramos' 'Strange Things Happening' is a Raucous Good Time
Artist: Kid Ramos
Album: Strange Things Happening
ALBUM REVIEW: Lola Kirke's 'Trailblazer' Blends Down Home Country and Rock 'N Roll
Artist: Lola Kirke
Album: Trailblazer
ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cross Generational Gap on the Lively ‘Young Fashioned Ways’
Artist: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Album: Young Fashioned Ways
ALBUM REVIEW: Kinky Friedman Makes Elegiac Exit With 'Poet of Motel 6'
Artist: Kinky Friedman
Album: Poet of Motel 6
ALBUM REVIEW: David Ramirez finds peace and confidence on 'All the Not So Gentle Reminders', his first record in four years
Artist: David Ramirez
Album: All the Not So Gentle Reminders
ALBUM REVIEW: Kronos Quartet, Mary Kouyoumdjian collaborate on heartbreaking, haunting portrait of surviving conflict
Artist: Kronos Quartet and Kouyoumdjian
Album: Witness
ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Returns to His Roots, Embraces Vintage Nashville Sound on ‘Lonesome Drifter’
Artist: Charley Crockett
Album: Lonesome Drifter
ALBUM REVIEW: With Piano and Voice, Rose Cousins Makes a Daring Exploration of ‘Conditions of Love’
Artist: Rose Cousins
Album: Conditions of Love
ALBUM REVIEW: Bluegrass Stalwarts The Seldom Scene Return With 'Remains To Be Scene'
Artist: The Seldom Scene
Album: Remains To Be Scene
ALBUM REVIEW: Jason Boland and the Stragglers return to their roots on 'Last Kings of Babylon'
Artist: Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Album: The Last Kings of Babylon

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Avery Friedman's Debut Is A Bold, Instinctual 'New Thing'
Artist: Avery Friedman
Album: New Thing
ALBUM REVIEW: Irma Thomas and Galactic Join Forces on the New Big Easy Classic ‘Audience With the Queen’
Artist: Galactic and Irma Thomas
Album: Audience with the Queen
ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Seabird Fills 'Trash Mountain' with Cracks, Folk, Grit, and Grunge
Artist: Lily Seabird
Album: Trash Mountain
ALBUM REVIEW: Daughter of Swords' Alex Sauser-Monnig Uncovers New Sounds on 'Alex'
Artist: Daughter of Swords
Album: Alex
ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Believer,' Sister Ray Blends Pensiveness and Buoyancy
Artist: Sister Ray
Album: Believer
ALBUM REVIEW: Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters Bring the Light on 'Good Morning, Sunshine'
Artist: Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters
Album: Good Morning
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper
Artist: Pug Johnson
Album: El Cabron
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Forever is a Feeling' Lucy Dacus Falls in Love, Deeply
Artist: Lucy Dacus
Album: Forever is a Feeling
ALBUM REVIEW: Palmyra Builds Something Big on Debut Album ‘Restless’
Artist: Palmyra
Album: Restless
ALBUM REVIEW: Alison Krauss and Union Station’s 'Arcadia' Is Worth the Wait
Artist: Alison Krauss & Union Station
Album: Arcadia
ALBUM REVIEW: Kid Ramos' 'Strange Things Happening' is a Raucous Good Time
Artist: Kid Ramos
Album: Strange Things Happening
ALBUM REVIEW: Lola Kirke's 'Trailblazer' Blends Down Home Country and Rock 'N Roll
Artist: Lola Kirke
Album: Trailblazer
ALBUM REVIEW: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cross Generational Gap on the Lively ‘Young Fashioned Ways’
Artist: Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Album: Young Fashioned Ways
ALBUM REVIEW: Kinky Friedman Makes Elegiac Exit With 'Poet of Motel 6'
Artist: Kinky Friedman
Album: Poet of Motel 6
ALBUM REVIEW: David Ramirez finds peace and confidence on 'All the Not So Gentle Reminders', his first record in four years
Artist: David Ramirez
Album: All the Not So Gentle Reminders
ALBUM REVIEW: Kronos Quartet, Mary Kouyoumdjian collaborate on heartbreaking, haunting portrait of surviving conflict
Artist: Kronos Quartet and Kouyoumdjian
Album: Witness
ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Returns to His Roots, Embraces Vintage Nashville Sound on ‘Lonesome Drifter’
Artist: Charley Crockett
Album: Lonesome Drifter
ALBUM REVIEW: With Piano and Voice, Rose Cousins Makes a Daring Exploration of ‘Conditions of Love’
Artist: Rose Cousins
Album: Conditions of Love
ALBUM REVIEW: Bluegrass Stalwarts The Seldom Scene Return With 'Remains To Be Scene'
Artist: The Seldom Scene
Album: Remains To Be Scene
ALBUM REVIEW: Jason Boland and the Stragglers return to their roots on 'Last Kings of Babylon'
Artist: Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Album: The Last Kings of Babylon

Columns

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: The Bottle Rockets and The Legacy of Misfits Piecing Together a Living

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: The Bottle Rockets and The Legacy of Misfits Piecing Together a Living

Grant Alden Posted On April 15, 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Treefort Music Fest 2025 -- The SXSW of the Rocky Mountains

THROUGH THE LENS: Treefort Music Fest 2025 -- The SXSW of the Rocky Mountains

Amos Perrine Posted On April 15, 2025

BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Yasmin Williams, Amadou & Mariam, Rhiannon Giddens, and Turnpike Troubadours

April 11, 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Roots Music Roars Through Austin, Texas During SXSW 2025

April 8, 2025

FROM FOLK ALLEY

Folk Alley Radio show 4/12

Album Review: Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton, ‘Live at the Legion’

FRESH TRACK

FRESH TRACK: Alison Krauss & Union Station – “Arcadia”Check it out

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New Releases

Valerie June - Owls, Omens, and Oracles

Galactic & Irma Thomas - Audience with the Queen (review)

Daughter of Swords - Alex (review)

Bon Iver - SABLE fABLE (review)

Coming Soon

Avery Friedman - New Things (4/18)

Julien Baker and Torres - Send a Prayer My Way (4/18)

Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson - What Did The Blackbird Say to The Crow (4/18)

Tony Kamel - We're All Gonna Live (4/18)

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