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Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith Dies at Age 68

Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith Dies at Age 68

Renowned Texas singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith has died in Nashville at the age of 68, Rounder Records has confirmed. No cause of death was announced. Griffith, who released 18 studio albums (two of her final three came out on Rounder) over the course of her five-decade career, performed in

SPOTLIGHT: Amythyst Kiah Sends a Flare from Rock Bottom in 'Firewater' [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Amythyst Kiah Sends a Flare from Rock Bottom in 'Firewater' [VIDEO]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Amythyst Kiah is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for June 2021. Her new album, Wary + Strange, comes out this Friday on Rounder Records. Read our interview with Kiah here, and look for more about her and the new record all month long. “Melancholy always seemed to work

BONUS TRACKS: Honoring What John Prine and Levon Helm Gave Us, and Celebrating LGBTQ+ Music and History

BONUS TRACKS: Honoring What John Prine and Levon Helm Gave Us, and Celebrating LGBTQ+ Music and History

The family of the late, great John Prine has announced a weeklong series of concerts and events in his honor this fall. You Got Gold: Celebrating the Life & Songs of John Prine will take place at multiple locations in Nashville Oct. 3-10, wrapping up on what would have

Watchhouse (Formerly Mandolin Orange) Announces New Album, New Intentions

Watchhouse (Formerly Mandolin Orange) Announces New Album, New Intentions

Just a few weeks in the wake of announcing a change to the band name they’d been using since forming in North Carolina over a decade ago, Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin, now Watchhouse, have announced a new album. Watchhouse will release Aug. 13 on Tiptoe Tiger Music/Thirty

Heartbreak and Humor Live Side by Side on Bill and the Belles’ ‘Happy Again’

Heartbreak and Humor Live Side by Side on Bill and the Belles’ ‘Happy Again’

Don’t let the sunny yellow album cover and cheery title fool you: Happy Again is an album about being sad. The 11 songs written by Bill and the Belles frontman Kris Truelsen in the aftermath of his divorce provide the perfect proving ground for the band’s ability to

Paula Cole Folds History and Music Together for ‘American Quilt’

Paula Cole Folds History and Music Together for ‘American Quilt’

In the patchwork of American history — and American music — not every piece is pretty. There’s pain woven in, and Paula Cole wanted to reflect that as she chose songs for her new album, American Quilt, out this Friday. The album features Cole’s interpretations of songs from the Great

Sarah Jarosz Announces ‘Blue Heron Suite,’ Recording of a FreshGrass Commission Honoring Her Mother

Sarah Jarosz Announces ‘Blue Heron Suite,’ Recording of a FreshGrass Commission Honoring Her Mother

If you live anywhere near water, chances are you’ve seen one: a great blue heron flying low against the sky, silent as it soars along a straight line toward its destination. Sarah Jarosz has seen them too — so often, and at so many important moments in her life, that