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How the FreshGrass Foundation Grows Roots Music

How the FreshGrass Foundation Grows Roots Music

The FreshGrass Foundation, No Depression’s parent nonprofit organization, is dedicated to providing roots music artists with opportunities to create new work and to take artistic risks outside the pressures of the commercial music space. It does this through several FreshGrass commissioning programs, primarily the Composition Commission. The 2023 recipients

Alt-Country: Where Did It Come From and Where Is It Going?

Alt-Country: Where Did It Come From and Where Is It Going?

As is the case with country subgenres, alt-country emerged from a collision of styles. A story with many disputed beginnings, the most prominent influences on alt-country were outlaw country and punk rock. One of many subgenres that emerged as a reaction to the slick countrypolitan sound prevalent in Nashville and

ALBUM REVIEW: The Mother Hips Take a Trip Through Memory on ‘When We Disappear’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Mother Hips Take a Trip Through Memory on ‘When We Disappear’

The Mother Hips’ last record, Glowing Lantern, born from the anxieties of the pandemic, was described by lead singer Tim Bluhm as evocative of sanctuary in a time when the complicated present could not provide such comfort. Bluhm, Greg Loiacono (guitar/vocals), John Hofer (drums), and Brian Rashap (bass) provide

What Is Roots Music?

What Is Roots Music?

“Roots music” is often used to describe different styles of American music. The mind jumps to the American South, or to the folk lyricism of acoustic artists like John Prine or (the Minnesotan) Bob Dylan. That is not completely wrong, though it is important to first distinguish between roots music

ALBUM REVIEW: The Dip’s Soul Shines on Self-Produced 'Sticking With It'

ALBUM REVIEW: The Dip’s Soul Shines on Self-Produced 'Sticking With It'

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren't able to review when they first came out. Sticking With It was released in March via Dualtone Records. In their latest release, Sticking With It, The Dip stay

ALBUM REVIEW: Lake Street Dive Applies Joyful, Intrepid Sound to More ‘Fun Machine’ Covers

ALBUM REVIEW: Lake Street Dive Applies Joyful, Intrepid Sound to More ‘Fun Machine’ Covers

Love is complex, ever-changing, and often hard to express accurately in words — much like the joyful and infectious sound of Lake Street Dive. Their uniqueness shines through on Fun Machine: The Sequel, as they maintain that stylistic ambiguity on love songs that they didn’t even write themselves. The band