The Recording Academy has announced details of the only part of its Grammy ceremony that really matters to roots music fans — the daytime Premiere Ceremony. Larkin Poe, Brandy Clark, and Gaby Moreno are among the performers for the […]
The Recording Academy has announced details of the only part of its Grammy ceremony that really matters to roots music fans — the daytime Premiere Ceremony. Larkin Poe, Brandy Clark, and Gaby Moreno are among the performers for the […]
As ND’s Through the Lens columnist Amos Perrine told us last week in words and his excellent photos, the public radio performance show Mountain Stage is marking its 40th year. To mark the milestone, the NPR Music/West Virginia Public […]
The word a dictionary chooses as its “word of the year” says a lot about the year that’s been. Most times, the choice is at least partly based on the number of times people have looked up the word […]
Joshua Ray Walker has fit enough ups and downs for an entire lifetime into his 2023, it seems. In August he released a delightful album of covers, What Is It Even? (ND interview), and was booked to play one […]
Before there was Mariah Carey, before there was Wham!, there was Brenda Lee for the holidays: Her “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has been a staple on holiday radio playlists and store soundtracks pretty much constantly for decades. But […]
After taking a leave of absence from playing bass with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit last summer, Jimbo Hart announced this week that he’s making that step away permanent. “I’m no longer a member of the 400 Unit,” […]
No Depression readers know that Black musicians have always been essential to the story of roots music, and now the rest of the world is starting to take notice. An article last week in T, The New York Times […]
With Halloween in our rearview (except, perhaps, for the candy left in the bowl after trick-or-treating, or the stash you may or may not have stolen from your kids’ haul), Thanksgiving is on deck, and you can almost taste […]
As festival season starts to snooze for the winter, music fans can start dreaming of spring lineups, and we’ve got a good one for you: FreshGrass | Bentonville, presented by No Depression publisher the FreshGrass Foundation, announced its lineup […]
In a music business landscape where independent artists are getting punched from just about every direction, Bandcamp has long offered a more loving embrace. It truly seemed aimed at connecting artists and fans, and allowing artists to be fairly […]
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