Summer may be winding down, but the musicians on No Depression‘s Best of August 2022 playlist are still kicking it hard! Bands like Vandoliers, Lee Bains + The Glory Fires, and Marcus King all bring Southern rock with a […]
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AmericanaFest, which takes place Sept. 13-17, 2022, always features hundreds of incredible live music performances, not to mention countless parties, industry networking, and other opportunities to schmooze in Music City. This year it’ll also including a screening of part […]
Jim Lauderdale is at it again, writing songs that belong in the pantheon of country music alongside those of George Jones, Ray Price, and Conway Twitty. With his signature twangy vocals and his often wry wit, Lauderdale sings on Game […]
Things were looking pretty good for Mariel Buckley in the wake of her debut LP, Driving in the Dark. She received widespread recognition across Canada, her windswept voice and the intimacy of her lyrics reflecting life out on the northern […]
We live in a world so full of flashing lights, so saturated with constant busyness, that it can feel impossible to slow down enough to pay attention, to listen to the world, to ourselves. With No Regular Dog, Kelsey Waldon […]
Every month, the No Depression team compiles a list of our favorite songs from the month’s new releases. July seemed heavy on the alt-country and bluegrass sides of roots music, with grand returns from favorites like The Sadies and The […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our current quarterly journal, reflecting on the issue’s theme of “Movers & Shakers” and celebrating the places and spaces where roots music happens. Buy the Summer 2022 issue in print […]
Soul-wrenching sorrow can be a heavy load to bear for the most resilient heart, but Arlo McKinley is up to the challenge on This Mess We’re In. An unsparing account of his struggle to stare down the demons of a […]
Fifteen years ago, Elizabeth Cook — never one to pull punches in her songs — told the harsh truth about the challenges women artists faced in country music in the songs on her album, Balls. In her anthemic title track, […]
Elizabeth Cook has never been one for subtlety — which is exactly why we love her. She’s always said and sung what’s on her mind, but perhaps nowhere as loudly and clearly as on her 2007 breakthrough album, Balls. […]
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