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Inside The Entwined Stories of Loose Cattle's LP 'Someone’s Monster’ and Ex-Broadway Show 'Tammy Faye'

Inside The Entwined Stories of Loose Cattle's LP 'Someone’s Monster’ and Ex-Broadway Show 'Tammy Faye'

In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye Messner and her ex-husband Jim’s Christian television show, The PTL Club, flourished then flamed out in the white-hot, big bang of TV evangelism. Preachers like Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham proselytized directly into American living rooms though home TV sets and reached

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

To paraphrase Bob Dylan, goodbye’s too strong a word, so for now I’ll just say "fare thee well." As the world turns, I’ve come to the end of my tenure in this role of Web Editor at No Depression. Nothing feels certain these days, but

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper

If Townes van Zandt’s Pancho and Lefty got away with it, their lives might have ended up something like Texas singer/songwriter Pug Johnson’s outlaw, El Cabron. The titular character from his latest album, El Cabron, runs on swagger and split-second choices, often thriving in the liminal moments

BONUS TRACKS: Nat Myers Crowdfunding, Charley Crockett CD Giveaway, and What We're Listening To

BONUS TRACKS: Nat Myers Crowdfunding, Charley Crockett CD Giveaway, and What We're Listening To

Nat Myers It's been a rough few months for the roots music community: fires, floods, illness, and loss. The latest addition to the list is blues picker extraordinaire Nat Myers, who was recently diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare type of cancer and was just re-admitted to the ER

ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut

ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut

The streets of Dallas's Deep Ellum entertainment district hold a deep history of legendary buskers whose influence echoes through music’s greats. During the city’s blues heyday, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lead Belly sang there; more recently, Charley Crockett made a name for himself first playing for

BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Music Award Winners and Lomax Archives Record Label, Plus New Music from Mumford and Sons

BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Music Award Winners and Lomax Archives Record Label, Plus New Music from Mumford and Sons

The 37 annual Folk Alliance International conference is off to a bang-up start this week in Montreal, Quebec. The beloved folk music community gathering started off with its annual awards ceremony, and an inspiring keynote address by singer/songwriter Allison Russell (fresh off a run as Persephone in the Broadway

BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Brandi Carlile & Elton John, Kassi Valazza, Rhiannon Giddens, Esther Rose, and more, and a New Music Podcast

BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Brandi Carlile & Elton John, Kassi Valazza, Rhiannon Giddens, Esther Rose, and more, and a New Music Podcast

This week on Bonus Tracks we've got a ton of new album announcements and a fascinating new podcast about forgotten country music innovator Shelly Bush: Brandi Carlile and Elton John The Rocketman teamed up with Brandi Carlile to record a brand new album of duets between the two