Still looking for a last-minute gift for the musician in your life? While you can normally categorize musicians into the “people who travel a lot” section of your holiday shopping, we all know that this year has looked a little […]
Still looking for a last-minute gift for the musician in your life? While you can normally categorize musicians into the “people who travel a lot” section of your holiday shopping, we all know that this year has looked a little […]
Wild Rivers are quickly becoming one of our favorite new musical obsessions, and for a very good reason. Today the group debuts the beautiful and bold new track and video for “Moving Target,” which has us head over heels for […]
Edmonton, Alberta singer/songwriter Andrea Nixon continues to ride the wave of acclaim for her latest album Diary Of A Housewife with the release of a new single, “Fire In Lace.” The jaunty number is built on classic country sounds and themes, and follows Diary […]
The number 35 is a significant number to West Virginians. It’s the 35th state, having entered the Union during the Civil War, in opposition to slavery. It is also generally thought that the state was responsible for the ultimate election […]
Around here, the Year-End Readers Poll (we call it YERP) is a highlight of the year. This time, 10,201 No Depression readers weighed in, creating a wide-ranging list of must-hear albums that came out in 2018. But we always like to give […]
There are plenty of topics for spirited musical debate out there: Are you a Beatles person or a Stones person? Who are the pillars of hip-hop? Which city yielded the most authentic type of blues? Did video truly kill the […]
Last Sunday, I woke up at 6:30 a.m., threw a change of clothes and four granola bars into my backpack, and took an Uber to a train station north of Boston. The morning was cold and dark. I walked around […]
While my take on the year comes next week, let’s first hear what the No Depression photographers have to say. Just as they had a devil of a time selecting a single perfomance of the year, it was difficult to […]
There are 84 Grammy categories, eight of which (numbers 45 to 52) are dedicated to “American Roots” music. That number does not include the four categories devoted to country music. Not an altogether bad thing, especially given that the marketplace […]
As my last guide to roots releases of the year, I want to catch up on some notable ones that have fallen through the cracks, been somewhat overlooked, or perhaps even been a bit misunderstood. They deserve a wider audience, […]
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