It’s no easy feat to be a band for 30 years. Longevity in the music industry requires a fickle combination of skill, adaptability, dedication, and luck. Guster, it seems, has found it all. As the legend goes, Guster formed […]
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April saw a return of many No Depression stalwarts. Any new music from alt-country rock stars Old 97’s constitutes a highlight over here. And tunes from singer-songwriting legend Lucinda Williams (on a compilation honoring 40 years of public radio music […]
The FreshGrass Festival returns to North Adams, Massachusetts, this fall with another outstanding lineup. The 13th annual event — produced by No Depression‘s nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation — will take place at the massive contemporary art museum Mass MoCA […]
March saw an explosion of roots music from unexpected places. In addition to stellar records from No Depression stalwarts like Sierra Ferrell, Taj Mahal, and Aoife O’Donovan, indie rock and pop stars like Waxahatchee, Kacey Musgraves, and Beyoncé flexed their country […]
Aoife O’Donovan maintains she’s not a political songwriter. Not intentionally, or outwardly, anyway. Sitting outside on her balcony in Central Florida, laughing about her coincidental fashion choice of a dad hat embroidered with the state’s outline, O’Donovan considers an […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Spring 2024 quarterly journal, featuring guest editors The Bacon Brothers and original cover art by singer-songwriter Joan Osborne. Buy the Spring 2024 issue in print or digitally here. Better yet, […]
Even in a leap year, the short month of February was long in roots music releases. Spotlight artist Madi Diaz eases listeners into this month’s playlist, before a strong cadre of bluegrass representation from musicians like double bass leader […]
January can be quite the slog after a busy holiday season, so mostly I’ve been wishing folks a “gentle” entry into the new year. Luckily, roots musicians provided not just gentle, but rollicking and thoughtful songs to ease into 2024: […]
If the Music Maker Foundation sounds familiar, it should. The North Carolina-based nonprofit organization — which, according to its mission, “meets the day-to-day needs of the artists who create traditional American music, ensures their voices are heard, and gives all […]
Catalan singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Lau Noah’s first full-length album, A DOS, is one of duets. It’s a bold choice, considering most solo acts first try to make a name for themselves on their own. But it’s also a wildly […]
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