Tom Evanchuck is a songwriter that seems like he was born in a different era. Weaving together stories of heartbreak and the allures of the midwest, the Cleveland-bred artist has debuted his new single “Just Got Back.” The track comes from […]
Summer is as close to a season of “downtime” as there is in the crowdfunding world. Most artists are on tour taking advantage of the summer market and not in the studio. Labels fill this gap by making summer the […]
For those of you who visit No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music website for the latest music news, reviews and columns…May 2017 marks the month that the site has hit the pause button on fresh content in order to run a […]
There has never been enough soul to go around. Even when it was being poured out by the bucketful, it drained away so quickly that nothing was left but a damp spot to mark its journey. But that damp spot […]
It happened in June of 1967, before Woodstock and Altamont. The Beatles were still a band that had four singles in the top ten. Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits was released and it landed on the charts behind the Monkees, the […]
Another fall publishing season has come and gone, and the last two columns have listed a few memorable books. For the past few weeks, publishers have been announcing their spring books. There are a few interesting memoirs — Jessi Colter weighs […]
I personally can credit KFAT radio for much of my musical education back in the 1970s. The station not only played great music, they had a sense of humor, which is not heard on music radio much these days. Sully Roddy […]
One of America’s most underrated songwriters, Danny O’Keefe has been creating albums for about 50 years. His most recent release, 2015’s Light Leaves the West, shows he has not lost his touch. The album is one of the finest in […]
Nearly half a century after Otis Redding’s death, it’s likely that many people know him only for “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay,” his 1968 chart topper, and that some people don’t know him at all. Such folks should […]
With the volume of books published every year, many books are forgotten almost as soon as they are published. This week’s column looks back at a handful of recent books that merit another look. Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the […]
