Kris Kristofferson announced his retirement last year — a year after it had actually taken place — but if you were longing to hear him live again, a new record announced today (which happens to be Kristofferson’s 86th birthday) […]
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Several small independent music venues in Nashville are fighting for their lives, or, in the case of Mercy Lounge, have recently lost the battle. And it’s probably happening in your town, too. Venues often don’t own the building they’re […]
Gospel-laden harmonies that are smooth as silk have long been a part of Leon Timbo’s musical repertoire, but he takes things a step further on his latest project, Lovers and Fools, Vol. 2. On it, Timbo navigates within his comfort […]
Every month, the No Depression team compiles a list of our favorite songs from the month’s new releases. In May, we were delighted by new music from Wilco (on a return-to-roots double LP, at that!) as well as the last in […]
“I love my country stupid and cruel,” Jeff Tweedy sings on “Cruel Country,” the title track to Wilco’s 12th studio album. That line, and the song itself really, serves as a summation of the LP’s sound and purpose as the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brennen Leigh is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for May 2022. Learn more about her and her new album, Obsessed With the West, out now on Signature Sounds, in our feature story, and look for more from Leigh […]
To paraphrase the Stephen Sondheim-penned lyric from Gypsy, everything’s coming up roots music festivals this spring. If it seems that the Through the Lens column has been featuring an endless stream of them lately, it’s because they are abundant […]
The Country Music Hall of Fame has announced the next round of additions to its roster. Inducted in the Class of 2022 will be Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and longtime RCA Nashville leader and Country Music Association board […]
Oftentimes, when an artist who achieves pop success pursues country music, the results are cynical and ghastly. Do you remember Gone Country, the reality competition that ran for three seasons where George Clinton, Sebastian Bach, Jermaine Jackson, Bobby Brown (RIP), […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brennen Leigh is No Depression‘s Spotlight artist for May 2022. Look for more about Leigh and her new album, Obsessed With the West, out this Friday on Signature Sounds, all month long. When Brennen Leigh was […]
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