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Stacy Chandler

BONUS TRACKS: Why Pitchfork (and Other Music Media) Matters

BONUS TRACKS: Why Pitchfork (and Other Music Media) Matters

It was stunning this week to hear that multimedia corporation Condé Nast is “evolving our Pitchfork team structure by bringing the team into the GQ organization,” whatever the hell that means. Some talented music journalists, including editor-in-chief Puja Patel, lost their jobs, and the optics of the company’s music

Sierra Ferrell Beckons Fans to Follow on New Album, ‘Trail of Flowers’

Sierra Ferrell Beckons Fans to Follow on New Album, ‘Trail of Flowers’

It’s hard to imagine Sierra Ferrell finding time to make an album amid near constant touring and a slew of collaborations with artists from a wide range of genres, but making magic is part of her charm, and her latest trick is a new LP, Trail of Flowers. Coming

FAI Announces Honorees and 2023 Nominees for International Folk Music Awards

FAI Announces Honorees and 2023 Nominees for International Folk Music Awards

As Folk Alliance International gears up for its annual conference next month, it has announced the nominees for its International Folk Music Awards in the album, artist, and song categories, as well as several special achievement award winners. The awards with nominees honor work released in 2023, and winners will

SPOTLIGHT: Dreams Fuel Lizzie No’s ‘Getaway Car’ [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Dreams Fuel Lizzie No’s ‘Getaway Car’ [VIDEO]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lizzie No is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for January 2024. Read more about her and her new album, Halfsies, out Jan. 19 on Miss Freedomland Records / Thirty Tigers, in our interview, and look for more from No throughout the month. Like many of the songs on

BONUS TRACKS: Like New Roots Music? We’ve Got a Whole Lot of News for You

BONUS TRACKS: Like New Roots Music? We’ve Got a Whole Lot of News for You

As ND’s Through the Lens columnist Amos Perrine told us last week in words and his excellent photos, the public radio performance show Mountain Stage is marking its 40th year. To mark the milestone, the NPR Music/West Virginia Public Broadcasting show is releasing a compilation album showcasing some

New Album From Aoife O’Donovan Reflects on Women’s Experience in America

New Album From Aoife O’Donovan Reflects on Women’s Experience in America

For her new album, All My Friends, singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan drew inspiration from a collaborator whose best work was 100 years ago. In original songs inspired by speeches and letters written by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, O’Donovan brings a modern, personal perspective to being a woman in America,

Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson Team Up for New Song

Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson Team Up for New Song

The new year is off to a fine start already for fans of real country music. At midnight on the first day of 2024, Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson released a duet titled “That’s What Makes the World Go Around,” a loping country weeper about a “young woman through