Revered bluegrass-folk group Big Sadie is a modern fixture at ground-zero roots music haven Hideout Inn. Their original song “You Never Told Me,” on Bloodshot Records’ 25th anniversary album Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots, is representative of the band’s blissful harmonies, airtight songwriting, and […]
Throughout the year, the reviewers, columnists, writers, and staff at No Depression have our radars up and ears tuned to great roots music. We hear the good, the not-so-good, and, occasionally, the ugly. But the good stuff really sticks with […]
Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards! Ranky Tanky is especially honored to be among those nominated while representing the Gullah community — our unique musical culture rooted mostly in West African tradition and thriving […]
It’s a wrap! 2019 was a truly fantastic year for Yep Roc releases, and we are celebrating with our biggest sale of the year featuring ALL YEP ROC CDS AND LPS RELEASED IN 2019, including Mandolin Orange’s Tides of a […]
For at least a decade (and probably longer than that), we at No Depression have asked our readers each December to share which albums delighted them over the past year. It’s fun to see where many of us roots music […]
Heartfelt, energetic, and down home. Heralded by CMT Edge as “one of the most promising bands,” the music of the Nashville based group The Barefoot Movement is as down to earth as their intention for members of their audience: sit […]
In an annual tradition right up there with decking the halls and making merry, No Depression brings you a look at the best of the new batch of holiday albums. We’ve made our list, and we’ve checked it twice, and […]
To mark their 30th anniversary as a band — and their month as No Depression’s Spotlight band for November 2019 — The Mavericks dug into their photo collections to share with us some key moments in their career, both onstage […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: For our Fall 2019 / Wellness issue, we asked several roots musicians for their favorite foods — the dishes with meaning in the making, strong memories, or just road-tested deliciousness. We got more responses than we could fit […]
If the mall’s not your thing on Black Friday, the folks behind Record Store Day offer a groovy (ug sorry) alternative. Nearly 200 special releases, most on vinyl, will be distributed to independent record stores for Record Store Day Black […]
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