The beginning of a new year is always slow for new music. People are still relishing those holiday spells and hibernation periods. But around mid-month, the new releases start to trickle in, and this past January was no different. Once the […]
Music’s Biggest Night actually began about 3:30 p.m. EST, when the 67th annual Grammy Awards actually announced about 80 categories of awards before primetime. Usually, the roots music centric awards take place during this three-hour livestream from Grammy.com, so No […]
Just 11 days into America’s new administration, it’s obvious that the the cruelty and the overwhelm are the point. For anyone who hasn’t been able to keep up with the barrage of bad news, here’s one that pertains to the […]
This week was rich in new music releases, including from three big names in roots music — country singer-songwriter and rocker Jason Isbell, bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist Sierra Hull, and folk and rock star Lucy Dacus. Isbell’s first completely […]
The Steve Martin Banjo Prize announced its two winners for 2024 — Tray Wellington and Allison de Groot. With a board chaired by banjoist and Compass Records co-owner Alison Brown, as well as sponsors including the FreshGrass Foundation (the nonprofit […]
Well, No Depression‘s resident lover of holiday music has left the building, so we’re changing things up around here. Instead of sharing mini reviews of our team’s favorite new roots music Christmas records like we’ve done the last three years, we’ve […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Winter 2024 quarterly journal, featuring the best and most timely stories in roots music today. Buy the Winter 2024 issue in print or digitally here, which contributes to No Depression’s […]
In the music industry, especially, the end of the year is a great time to get weird. It’s time to share those late-breaking live records (like Low Cut Connie and Jonathan Terrell), box sets (Elvis Costello and Laura Nyro), covers […]
Earlier this week, Folk Alliance International announced numerous nominees and recipients for the Best of 2024 and International Folk Music Awards, respectively. The ceremony will take place during the first night of the industry nonprofit’s 37th annual conference, which takes […]
Cover albums are notoriously challenging beasts. Artists must try to balance maintaining individuality, while also adhering to the source material. Listeners have to justify listening to new interpretations, when the original songs are often easily accessible. When covering a band […]
