Lord of The Highway: Six Decades In, Joe Ely Remains at The Top of His Game

Editor's Note: Emily Nenni, whose new LP Movin' Shoes came out May 1 via New West, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2026. Check out the feature profile about her here and stay tuned for more from Nenni the rest of the month. Armed

We are proud to present this installment of our No Depression Session series in partnership with NYC honky-tonk Lucinda’s and Hiatus Tequila. When Lucinda Williams teamed up with industry lifers Laura McCarthy and Kelley Swindall to create a Southern country bar in NYC’s East Village with a killer

When Taj Mahal started making music more than 60 years ago, no one else sounded like him. From the get-go, Mahal incorporated Caribbean and African stylings into the blues, connecting it more deeply to its origins. Now, more than six decades, and some 60 records into his career, Mahal’s