EDITOR’S NOTE: As Nonesuch Records releases seven (!!!) special editions of Wilco’s milestone album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot this week, we wanted to share this excerpt from a story in our Fall-Winter 2018 journal, “Innovate.” You can read the whole […]
Under a vivid sunset as Hurricane Ian spun in the Atlantic Ocean with its sights set on the Carolinas, the International Bluegrass Music Association held its 33rd annual awards show in Raleigh Thursday night. With rains from Ian scheduled […]
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) […]
Over the past few years, a number of songwriters have shared their insights, their struggles, their tricks, and their process for writing songs. None has ever claimed that their approach will work for everyone, but they provide a glimpse […]
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 […]
We get asked a lot where No Depression is based, and the answer in this age of remote work is, well, we’re all over. So it’s really special for us to get to gather as a staff, including our […]
This week the Through the Lens column explores the vitality of roots music festivals regardless of their locales, as well as two different approaches to their presentation, via two such festivals held earlier this month. BeachLife Ranch bills itself […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jake Blount is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for September. Read more about Blount and his new album, The New Faith, in our interview, and get more of the story behind the album in this mini-documentary. Most […]
If you’ve read this column over a period of time, you’ve probably noticed that I theme most of my biweekly selection of campaigns. In part, this is to help me weed through the dozen or so possibilities I have […]
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 […]
