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BONUS TRACKS: 'Song Keepers' Book Co-Published With Music Maker Foundation Nominated For Award And Other Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: 'Song Keepers' Book Co-Published With Music Maker Foundation Nominated For Award And Other Roots Music News

Today, Living Blues announced that the book No Depression co-published with the Music Maker Foundation last year, has been nominated for Best Blues Book of 2024 in this year's Living Blues Awards. Song Keepers: A Music Maker Foundation Anthology was written by Georgann Eubanks and is the sixth

No Depression’s Best of April 2025 Playlist

No Depression’s Best of April 2025 Playlist

No Depression's Best of April 2025 starts off with April Spotlight artist Valerie June's directive, plea, and call to action "Joy, Joy!" The song, which kicks off her fourth studio LP, Owls, Omens, and Oracles, serves as a guiding light for so much these

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June - "I'm In Love" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June - "I'm In Love" [VIDEO]

Editor’s Note: Valerie June is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for April 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Owls, Omens, and Oracles, which was released April 11, in this feature. Valerie June cozied up in her basement for a solo-acoustic version of her new song, "

BONUS TRACKS: Songs for Earth Day and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Songs for Earth Day and More Roots Music News

With Earth Day on Tuesday and Arbor Day today, we thought it prudent to share some roots music in honor of the planet, the trees, and our urgent, global need for environmental protections. Nashville-based alt-country artists Jobi Riccio (ND review) released a new, one-off single on Earth Day called "

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June Clings to Joy on ‘Owls, Omens, and Oracles’

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June Clings to Joy on ‘Owls, Omens, and Oracles’

Like an alter with mystical crystals, holy spirits, and positive energies, everything about Valerie June’s fourth studio album is offered right there in the title — Owls, Omens, and Oracles. Calling from her home in Brooklyn, seated in front of enough shelving with vinyl records to cover the entire Zoom

BONUS TRACKS: Lost Highway Record Label Relaunches and a 4/20 Treat from Willie Nelson

BONUS TRACKS: Lost Highway Record Label Relaunches and a 4/20 Treat from Willie Nelson

Lost Highway, a beloved country and alt-country record label of the early-aughts, is coming back to life with support from Interscope Geffen A&M. Most famous for releasing the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and albums by artists like Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, and Kacey Musgraves, Lost

In The Deep End With ... Marlon Williams

In The Deep End With ... Marlon Williams

Earlier this month, New Zealand/Aotearoa singer-songwriter Marlon Williams released his fourth studio album. A noted collaborator, Williams has also released four record co-written and released with artists like Delaney Davidson, Tami Neilson, and Kacy & Clayton. This new music holds particular significance to Williams, though: Te Whare Tīwekaweka is