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JOURNAL EXCERPT: Nickel Creek Meets in the Middle for ‘Celebrants’

JOURNAL EXCERPT: Nickel Creek Meets in the Middle for ‘Celebrants’

EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark the release of Nickel Creek’s new album, Celebrants, this week, we’re sharing an excerpt of our story about the album and the band from our Spring 2023 journal, available now. Order your copy or, better yet, subscribe and get a free gift — and

SPOTLIGHT: Mighty Poplar Rides Off Together on ‘Blackjack Davy’ [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Mighty Poplar Rides Off Together on ‘Blackjack Davy’ [VIDEO]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mighty Poplar is No Depression’s Spotlight band for March 2023. Learn more about the band and their self-titled album, coming March 31 on Free Dirt Records, in our interview here. And look for more throughout March. When Mighty Poplar neared the time they’d booked

BONUS TRACKS: Remembering David Lindley, LGBTQ Support in Tennessee, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Remembering David Lindley, LGBTQ Support in Tennessee, and More

When the news spread last weekend that multi-instrumentalist David Lindley had died, musicians from virtually every modern genre expressed sadness and appreciation. He recorded and toured with hit singer-songwriters in the pop world like Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and James Taylor, as well as some familiar roots names:

SPOTLIGHT: Mighty Poplar Rises Up From Bluegrass Bedrock

SPOTLIGHT: Mighty Poplar Rises Up From Bluegrass Bedrock

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mighty Poplar is No Depression’s Spotlight band for March 2023. Learn more about the group and their self-titled album, out March 31 on Free Dirt Records, all month long. While several members of Mighty Poplar, bluegrass’s latest supergroup, have stood together in a line

Rodney Crowell Teams With Jeff Tweedy for New Album, ‘The Chicago Sessions’

Rodney Crowell Teams With Jeff Tweedy for New Album, ‘The Chicago Sessions’

Singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell certainly doesn’t need help putting together an album, but for his new project, The Chicago Sessions, he enlisted Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy as producer, co-writer on one of the songs, instrumentalist throughout the album, and a good hang in a special place. The album,

The Milk Carton Kids Announce New Album, ‘I Only See the Moon’

The Milk Carton Kids Announce New Album, ‘I Only See the Moon’

There’s something about The Milk Carton Kids’ music that shoots straight at the heart, cutting through the noise with a simple beauty that makes clear what really matters. The Grammy-nominated duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan announced a new album of gorgeous songs today. I Only See

BONUS TRACKS: The Opry’s Apology to DeFord Bailey, Eli Winter on Touring, and More

BONUS TRACKS: The Opry’s Apology to DeFord Bailey, Eli Winter on Touring, and More

As part of its live programming marking Black History Month, the Grand Ole Opry aired video last weekend of an apology it formally issued last August to harmonica player and early Opry performer DeFord Bailey for dismissing him in 1941. Old Crow Medicine Show and its frontman, Ketch Secor, were