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Lake Street Dive Brings Back the ‘Fun Machine’ for a New Set of Cover Songs

Lake Street Dive Brings Back the ‘Fun Machine’ for a New Set of Cover Songs

Ten years after their first Fun Machine covers collection, Lake Street Dive is cranking up that contraption once again for a second EP of cover songs showing off the band’s wide range of sounds and influences. Fun Machine: The Sequel is part time machine, as it hops decades to

In the Deep End With Pharis and Jason Romero

In the Deep End With Pharis and Jason Romero

No one knows their way around a banjo quite like Jason Romero. He knows how to play them, of course, but also, through building them for J. Romero Banjos, he intrinsically understands what they’re made of, in terms of both materials and how they sing and what they have

BONUS TRACKS: The ‘Elvis’ Movie’s Flowers for Sister Rosetta Tharpe, A Big New Byrds Book, and More

BONUS TRACKS: The ‘Elvis’ Movie’s Flowers for Sister Rosetta Tharpe, A Big New Byrds Book, and More

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie is now in theaters, and while the King, of course, is in the spotlight, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was a major influence as Elvis came of age, finally gets some mainstream attention too. Tharpe is portrayed in the movie by Yola, who in an interview

SPOTLIGHT: S.G. Goodman Performs 'Patron Saint of the Dollar Store' [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: S.G. Goodman Performs 'Patron Saint of the Dollar Store' [VIDEO]

EDITOR'S NOTE: S.G. Goodman is No Depression's Spotlight artist for June. Learn more about her and her new album, Teeth Marks, in our interview, and don't miss Goodman's essay on writing through OCD. When a relationship ends, there are things you

In the Deep End With Elizabeth Cook

In the Deep End With Elizabeth Cook

Elizabeth Cook has never been one for subtlety — which is exactly why we love her. She’s always said and sung what’s on her mind, but perhaps nowhere as loudly and clearly as on her 2007 breakthrough album, Balls. With Balls, Cook found her signature sound after years of

BONUS TRACKS: Molly Tuttle on PBS, Trey Anastasio’s Viral Duet, and an Interview with Kate Bush

BONUS TRACKS: Molly Tuttle on PBS, Trey Anastasio’s Viral Duet, and an Interview with Kate Bush

As a No Depression reader, you’ve likely known about Molly Tuttle for years. But it seems the rest of the world is starting to take notice, and we welcome them to the club! PBS News Hour aired a segment about Tuttle this week, tracing her rise from family bands

New Live Album Captures Kris Kristofferson at Gilley’s in 1981

New Live Album Captures Kris Kristofferson at Gilley’s in 1981

Kris Kristofferson announced his retirement last year — a year after it had actually taken place — but if you were longing to hear him live again, a new record announced today (which happens to be Kristofferson's 86th birthday) offers something close. The never-before-released 15 song set titled