SPOTLIGHT: On 'Right On,' Humbird Weaves Modern-Day Midwestern Fairy Tales
EDITOR’S NOTE: Humbird is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April 2024. Read more about her and her new album, Right On, coming April 12 on Nettwerk, all month long.
Some people meditate. Others might phone a friend, practice yoga, or take a bath. But when Siri Undlin needs
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Mantras,’ Katie Pruitt Learns to Look for the Silver Linings
You are your own worst critic, so the saying goes. It’s a near universal truth of humanity that it’s far easier to see all the bad than any of the good in moments of self-reflection. Nashville-based singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt started digging into this juicy stuff on her acclaimed
No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Louisa Stancioff
Louisa Stancioff had been bouncing around the US for years prior to recently settling back in her native Maine, and we were beyond delighted to host her No Depression Session at Folk Alliance International 2024 as she bounced through Kansas City. All three of the songs heard in Stancioff’s
ALBUM REVIEW: Marcus King Searches His Soul on ‘Mood Swings’
Marcus King has come a long way since his days as a child prodigy (his first paying performance was at 8 years old, gigging with his father, guitarist Marvin King). He’s also come a long way from being mentored by the likes of Warren Haynes, who re-released the Marcus
THROUGH THE LENS: Music from Around the World at Australia’s WOMADelaide and Flogging Molly’s Shamrock Rebellion
This week’s column focuses on two festivals featuring world music of different sorts. First, WOMADelaide, March 8-11 in Australia, offered roots music from a variety of countries, including Ukraine, Brazil, Nigeria, and Tunisia. Second, Flogging Molly’s two-day Shamrock Rebellion, March 16 in California and on St. Patrick'
ALBUM REVIEW: Pernice Brothers Ponder the End on ‘Who Will You Believe’
The many lives of Joe Pernice have included frontman of multiple bands and solo projects, novelist, baseball coach, and TV writer. So much life lived can lead a man to come face to face with his own mortality, something Pernice did about five years ago when he experienced the significant