Hilary Saunders

The FreshGrass Foundation, No Depression's nonprofit publisher for the last 10 years, share two big announcements this week. First, the finalists for the FreshGrass Awards have been named. These awards, which total more than $20,000 and showcase the best up-and-coming roots music talent, have been

Two music industry nonprofits — Bluegrass Ambassadors and ReString Appalachia — are teaming up to raise funds to provide musical instruments to individuals affected by the Central Texas floods in early July. The Chicago-based Bluegrass Ambassadors, founded by the band Henhouse Prowlers, has a mission to "educate and inspire through

Ozzy Osbourne, one of heavy metal's most beloved and influential sons, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 after a years-long battle with Parkinson's disease. The Black Sabbath frontman's death comes not even three weeks after the "Back to the Beginning,

Continuing on from last week's trend of roots musicians running for office, BJ Barham of North Carolina roots-rock band American Aquarium announced via the band's Instagram today that he's running for City Commissioner in his town of Wendell, North Carolina. View this post