Nikki Lane performing at the Yakima Roots and Vines Festival in Yakima, Washington.
Nikki Lane performing at the Yakima Roots and Vines Festival in Yakima, Washington.
If it’s March, the center of the world of roots music is Austin and SXSW. For the third year in a row, this column will feature the photos of Kirk Stauffer. It was his ninth consecutive year, so he knows […]
A bucket-list trip. A whirlwind five days. 30 miles of walking and wandering through the vibrant streets of Austin, Texas. Tacos and barbecue for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And, a 30-mile commute to downtown Austin from Round Rock every day, […]
My true top ten list this year includes hip-hop and pop records, but for No Depression, I cover mainly Americana-leaning and country music, thus the below list. I am lucky enough to get to review music that is really exciting […]
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 […]
ohh yippie kayyy yayyyyy Nikki Lane, a native of Greenville, South Carolina figured if she could someday earn as many fans as people who live in her hometown, she’d be doing just fine. She guesstimated that number to be around […]
If you thought 2016 was a stellar year for music, 2017 kicks off with some fantastic new releases. Here are some you may have heard about, but also featured are some you not be aware of, but should also check out. […]
In the current economic landscape of music, album sales are flagging. Streaming sites and downloads allowing fans to grab just the album’s single have made the long form play almost a lost art. Much has been made about crowdfunding sites’ […]
Welcome to the ND Roundup! This is where we’ll be sharing weekly news from around the roots music world. Are you prepared to talk politics at the dinner table this Thanksgiving? Me neither! Let’s look at the headlines instead. Nikki […]
As I began looking though the photos from our outstanding photographers, for this week’s column, I noticed a dominance of women artists. That got me to thinking about how every couple of years the music media likes to name a […]
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