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ALBUM REVIEW: Dropkick Murphys Go Back to Woody Guthrie on ‘Okemah Rising’

ALBUM REVIEW: Dropkick Murphys Go Back to Woody Guthrie on ‘Okemah Rising’

Last September, Dropkick Murphys released the excellent This Machine Still Kills Fascists (ND review), a set of acoustic songs comprised of unreleased and unused Woody Guthrie lyrics. To be blunt, it ruled. The recording sessions for This Machine Still Kills Fascists yielded more than one album’s worth of material,

SPOTLIGHT: Durand Jones Hits Home with ‘Wait Til I Get Over’

SPOTLIGHT: Durand Jones Hits Home with ‘Wait Til I Get Over’

EDITOR’S NOTE:Durand Jones is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for May 2023. Look for more about him and his new album, Wait Til I Get Over, out May 5 on Dead Oceans, all month long. If you thought you knew Durand Jones as an artist, think again. For

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Shine Brightest on Star-Studded Doc Watson Tribute

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Shine Brightest on Star-Studded Doc Watson Tribute

You don’t really need a reason to celebrate Doc Watson’s legacy. He’s one of the most important artists in roots music history, with an influence that spans generations. That’s worth a tip of the hat on any occasion. But with this year marking the 100th anniversary

ALBUM REVIEW: Natalie Merchant Lays Out a Feast on ‘Keep Your Courage’

ALBUM REVIEW: Natalie Merchant Lays Out a Feast on ‘Keep Your Courage’

It’s been nearly a decade since Natalie Merchant has released an album of all-original material, but she’s been quite busy in that time span. She’s reconceptualized her back catalog for string quartet and acoustic arrangement as part of the Paradise Is There album and documentary looking back

How Skippy White Built Boston’s Soul Scene

How Skippy White Built Boston’s Soul Scene

As a radio personality, record store owner, concert promoter, and producer/manager of local artists, 86-year-old Skippy White has dedicated nearly his entire life to supporting soul, blues, and gospel music in Boston. He still remembers the moment that made it all happen. “I was searching through the radio and

ALBUM REVIEW: Daddy Long Legs Calls For Coming Together on ‘Street Sermons’

ALBUM REVIEW: Daddy Long Legs Calls For Coming Together on ‘Street Sermons’

Daddy Long Legs, the New York City-based trio of singer/harmonica player Brian Hurd, guitarist Murat Akturk, and drummer Josh Styles, has carved out a niche for itself over the past decade playing its raucous mix of lo-fi electric blues. The group has been silent on the recording front since

‘Soul’d Out’ Collection Celebrates Landmark 1972 Wattstax Concert

‘Soul’d Out’ Collection Celebrates Landmark 1972 Wattstax Concert

Featuring the entire Stax Records roster of soul, blues, and gospel artists, the Wattstax concert on Aug. 20, 1972, was no mere label showcase. Organized in commemoration of the 1965 riots in Watts, California, instigated by police brutality and longstanding systemic inequality, it was a celebration of Black pride and