Martin Luther King, Jr. once called Mahalia Jackson his favorite singer. She was with him before and after he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Washington Memorial on August 28, 1963. King asked her to sing the […]
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While 2019 was a stellar year for roots music, by taking a look at what’s coming down the pike in next couple of weeks, 2020 just might be even better. Below are six albums that have been in constant rotation […]
As I write this column, one of the last (if not THE last) Best of 2019 polls has just come out, the Nashville Scene Country Music Critic’s Poll, which included a couple of No Depression columnists in the voting. Like […]
When Nick Broomfield’s documentary about the relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen was released last July, it quickly jumped to the top of my “must see” list … but fell to the bottom within a week. Part of the […]
In the 1960s, soul, gospel, and blues permeated the air in Chicago. Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, The Dells, Gene Chandler, The Chi-Lites, The Flamingos, Eddy “Chief” Clearwater, Jimmy Burns, James Cotton, and Buddy Guy filled clubs, churches, and the street […]
Nowadays, the mandolin is inexorably linked in the American popular consciousness to roots music. It’s so deeply tied to the genre, it’s even the butt of a joke about pandering to stereotypes in country music. But it wasn’t always this […]
The ND photographers have caught some pretty sweet shows recently, and we have the proof this week. Most notable are the shots of three legendary bands: Los Lobos, X, and Asleep at the Wheel. Those bands also represent three very […]
If I could read tarot cards or had a crystal ball that could assist me in foreseeing future trends in music, with emerging artists that’ll be introduced and new albums that will stand out above others, this might make for […]
Fruition releases its latest album, Broken at the Break of Day, on Jan. 17, quickly following their November 2019 release of Wild as the Night. Guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Jay Cobb Anderson took a few moments out of the band’s […]
The 36th year of public radio roots music show and live concert series Mountain Stage was bookended by two high-energy, sold-out shows. Greensky Bluegrass and Donna the Buffalo, both jammy bands with Deadhead-like followings, began the year in Charleston, West Virginia, […]
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