One of the most surprising elements of the results of this year’s annual ND Year-End Readers Poll was the number of artists who wouldn’t necessarily fall into the category of roots music. No Depression readers, you lifted Ryan Adams — […]
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This week ND’s photographers again get to shine. This time they select their outstanding albums of the year. As with last week’s picks of the year’s best performances, diversity rules as no two selected the same album. From legends to […]
For December, the Through the Lens column will feature a “best of” theme each week. First up, each regular contributing ND photographer selected an outstanding live performance to talk about, along with their favorite photos from that show. I know, I know, […]
The nominees for this year’s Album of The Year have been selected and it’s a mix of new gunslingers, old war horses, and favorite native sons and daughters. The back story has always played a role in the decision process […]
The Recording Academy announced nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards early this morning, and many of your roots favorites made the cut. Notable nominees include Jason Isbell, who’s up for Americana Album of the Year (The Nashville Sound) and American […]
How would you spend your ideal 24 hours? Mine might involve New Orleans, a po’ boy at Liuzza’s, betting (and winning) on the horses next door, great live music at a Frenchmen Street bar that doesn’t close, a bottomless trough […]
With so much to cover and absorb this year, and with a certain amount of sensory overload, not to mention lack of sleep, I have had a bit of writer’s block, so please bear with me. It was an amazing […]
“Last year was a son of a bitch for nearly everyone we know,” Jason Isbell sang at the outset of his show at Seattle’s opulent Paramount Theatre on Tuesday night, instantly energizing what he had to know was a copacetic […]
This is the week we have all been waiting for. Let’s face it, we – the Americana Music Association headed by Jed Hilly and the rest of us – have changed Nashville, and significantly influenced other genres as well. No longer […]
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