No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Martin Kerr
Please enjoy the next installment of our No Depression Sessions series from Folk Alliance International in Kansas City, as UK-born and Canada-based singer-songwriter Martin Kerr joins us for three songs from his forthcoming EP. At the time we recorded this session, the working title of the EP was Curious Heart,
Despairing Over Erosion of Women’s Rights, Dawn Landes Finds Sisterhood in a Songbook
On the hot summer night that word of the Supreme Court’s impending decision on the Dobbs case leaked, Dawn Landes found herself unable to sleep.
The 2022 decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe vs. Wade and its longstanding protections of the right of women
FRESH TRACK: Mackenzie Shivers – 'a cautionary tale'
On her new album, primrose was in season, Mackenzie Shivers boldly gives a glimpse into her healing process after losing her first pregnancy, triumphantly capturing a depth of feeling that illuminates both her resilience and vulnerability. Electric guitar, a mix of dance beats and organic drums, and Shivers’ trademark piano
FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Shane Smith, and More
About a year ago, celebrating Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl with an all-star cast of dozens, I was reminded how much Norah Jones and Sheryl Crow have contributed to popular music over the past few decades. Both have new albums out in March, which seemed like
BONUS TRACKS: Drive-By Truckers Announce Tour Revisiting ‘Southern Rock Opera’
“It ain’t about the past,” the Drive-By Truckers proclaimed this week in announcing a tour to revisit their 2001 Southern Rock Opera double album. That’s because so many of those songs still speak to the state of the South — and “the duality of the Southern thing,” to borrow
ALBUM REVIEW: With ‘Bright Future,’ Adrianne Lenker Underscores Her Depth and Versatility
On the heels of Big Thief’s opus, 2022’s Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You (ND review) and her mercurial solo diptych, 2020’s Songs and Instrumentals, Adrianne Lenker releases her latest non-band venture, Bright Future. Throughout the set, Lenker works with loose song structures, laid-back instrumentation,