You’ve got to check out this video of John Prine explaining why he named his record label “Oh Boy” when he and his manager started it 40 years ago. The clip is from a new documentary to mark the […]
You’ve got to check out this video of John Prine explaining why he named his record label “Oh Boy” when he and his manager started it 40 years ago. The clip is from a new documentary to mark the […]
Dolly Parton, man. No matter how much bad is going on in the world, she always shines through with pure good. Her home state of Tennessee wanted to honor that with a plan to put up a statue of […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Aaron Lee Tasjan is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2021. Read more about him and his new album, Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! in our feature story, and look for more coverage all month long. Near the end of Aaron Lee Tasjan’s […]
Immediately after he was caught on video using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen’s latest album soared on the sales charts as his fans rushed to support him (rather, than, you know, holding him accountable for his actions). One of […]
Rhiannon Giddens has announced a new album, They’re Calling Me Home, an exploration of the concept of “home” through the lens of the global pandemic. Featuring Giddens’ partner, Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, the album was recorded in a studio in […]
On the title track to his new EP, Jackpot, out this Friday, Mark Erelli ’fesses up to forgetting his wallet on a first date. It’s just one snapshot (and a real-life one) on the three-song EP that aims to […]
As a music fan, you’ve likely heard a whole lot about how COVID-19 has affected your favorite bands. But there are folks behind the scenes — bookers, stagehands, backup singers, and more — who are hurting, too, and who […]
“How are you adjusting to the new regime?” Curtis McMurtry asks with more than a hint of a snarl in the spoken-word opening of his new album, Toothless Messiah. It’s less a question than an accusation, and the songs that […]
It’s a bleak time for a lot of musicians, and several have considered giving up. Thad Cockrell was in that boat; he wrote his managers early in the new year to say he was making plans for a different […]
Kris Kristofferson is always good for a few surprises, but future performances on stage or on screen won’t likely be among them. A news release announcing a shift in management for the 84-year-old singer, songwriter, and actor’s estate also revealed […]
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