Matthew Houck, the frontman for the ambidextrously atmospheric electro-Americana jam band (that’s a genre now, because why not?) Phosphorescent, is not from Mississippi. He’s from Alabama, lives in Nashville now. But he says “honey” a lot when he sings, and […]
Colebrook Road was conceived when guitarist Jesse Eisenbise, a middle school teacher, and his friend Wade Yankey, a consulting engineer, went to see The Steep Canyon Rangers in 2007 or 2008 — as Eisenbise says, “just when they were exploding.” […]
Considering how long he’s been around, the extent to which Paul Simon has resisted giving into nostalgic impulses is admirable. A few Simon & Garfunkel reunions notwithstanding, Simon has rarely limited himself to revisiting and cashing in on the past […]
Colebrook Road was conceived when guitarist Jesse Eisenbise, a middle school teacher and his friend Wade Yankey, a consulting engineer, went to see the Steep Canyon Rangers in 2007 or 2008, as Jesse says, “Just when they were exploding.” Soon […]
Before the avalanche of big fall books slides over us, let’s take a moment to reflect on the best books of the year so far. Winter and spring are traditionally not big seasons for publishers, but there have been a […]
Yesterday afternoon a gunman shot up a newspaper staff in Annapolis, Maryland. The victims, all media members committed to a free press, are below. Gerald Fischman, 61, editorial page editor Rob Hiaasen, 59, features columnist and editor John McNamara, 56, […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This spring, we’re focusing on the music and traditions of Appalachia, both here at NoDepression.com and in our print journal. For more sounds and voices from that ancient mountain region, get yourself a copy of our spring journal, […]
It truly fascinates me that there are music fans and from all over the world who know so much about American roots music. Massimo Ferro is an Italian DJ and writer who reminds us that there is also a lot of great music being […]
Paul Simon: Words & Music, the wonderful new exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center opens to the public tomorrow, and it’s something else. This traveling show from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is making its only West Coast […]
Something in the wind from the brooding clouds sent a shiver of melodic memory through me this afternoon. It’s St. Patrick’s Day and the song in the air seemed to nudge me with quiet insistence, as if to say, “How […]
