Santigold, a singer-songwriter who touches the genres of rock, hip-hop, and dance, canceled her planned “Holified” tour this week, citing obstacles to touring that have only worsened since the pandemic. “After sitting idle (not being able to do shows) […]
Even for the most forward-leaning artists performing this weekend at the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Bluegrass Live! festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, the past echoes through the music. The most familiar narrative about that past is that it was […]
More details are emerging about the weeklong John Prine tribute coming to Nashville next month, “You Got Gold: Celebrating the Life & Songs of John Prine.” The six concerts on the evenings of Oct. 7-12 are sold out, but […]
Margo Price has never been one to follow the rules, and the new album she announced today, Strays, celebrates freedom in all its forms. Joining Price on Strays, coming Jan. 13 on Loma Vista Recordings, are Lucius and Sharon […]
Born out of a multi-disciplinary theater project commissioned by Duke University, which acquired the complete Radio Haiti archives in 2016, Leyla McCalla’s new album, Breaking The Thermometer, combines original compositions and traditional Haitian tunes with historical broadcasts and contemporary […]
It’s the quiet ones you gotta watch out for. Neither Chris Stapleton nor Vince Gill are known for being the most talkative guys onstage, but during an episode of CMT Giants recorded this week as an appreciation of Gill’s […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jake Blount is No Depression‘s Spotlight artist for September 2022. Read more about him and his new album, The New Faith, out Sept. 23 on Smithsonian Folkways, in our interview, and look for more from Blount all […]
The 21st Annual Americana Honors and Awards Wednesday night had the feeling of a homecoming. “It’s family,” remarked Milk Carton Kids’ Kenneth Pattengale as the duo opened the event as hosts. “It’s like Thanksgiving dinner. All the people you […]
Music critics loved Angel Olsen’s album, Big Time, placing it near the top of their Best of 2022 (So Far) lists. (Here at No Depression, it came in at No. 1!) The songs, written during a turbulent period of […]
Jake La Botz has been playing music for a long time — over two decades now — but that’s only part of his story. He’s also an actor, a practitioner and teacher of meditation, a reader, and a thinker. […]
