Around here, the Year-End Readers Poll (we call it YERP) is a highlight of the year. This time, 10,201 No Depression readers weighed in, creating a wide-ranging list of must-hear albums that came out in 2018. But we always like to give […]
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There are plenty of topics for spirited musical debate out there: Are you a Beatles person or a Stones person? Who are the pillars of hip-hop? Which city yielded the most authentic type of blues? Did video truly kill the […]
Last Sunday, I woke up at 6:30 a.m., threw a change of clothes and four granola bars into my backpack, and took an Uber to a train station north of Boston. The morning was cold and dark. I walked around […]
While my take on the year comes next week, let’s first hear what the No Depression photographers have to say. Just as they had a devil of a time selecting a single perfomance of the year, it was difficult to […]
There are 84 Grammy categories, eight of which (numbers 45 to 52) are dedicated to “American Roots” music. That number does not include the four categories devoted to country music. Not an altogether bad thing, especially given that the marketplace […]
As my last guide to roots releases of the year, I want to catch up on some notable ones that have fallen through the cracks, been somewhat overlooked, or perhaps even been a bit misunderstood. They deserve a wider audience, […]
WSPRGRL is on fire this week and showing no sign of slowing down. With two impressive video releases in tow for “Gasoline,” and “Eyes Closed, ” respectively, the group entices with a captivating sound that will have you head over […]
In addition to the artists noted in this week’s title, the past few weeks have seen the ND photographers capturing other legends, including Rodney Crowell, Graham Nash, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Sam Bush, Byron Berline, and Steve Earle, as […]
A feeling that has frequently dominated Mary Chapin Carpenter’s shows is reflection. An artist who bares her soul through her songs sends audiences home musing over the emotions she so lucidly expressed. Reflection was the theme of Carpenter’s London appearance, […]
How do we describe what darkness looks like when the very absence of light strips our photoreceptors of information? How do we give shape to the experience of depression when its very nature — simultaneously shapeless and shape-shifting — makes […]
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