CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Danny Frank & the Smoky Gold, Mary Kate Walton, and Foggy Memory Boys
Last year, Kickstarter released the option for creators to opt into what they are calling “Late Pledges.” While Kickstarter still retains its “all or nothing” policy for creators (wherein if they don't meet their goals by the funding deadline, they get nothing) Late Pledges gives successful funders a
THROUGH THE LENS: AMERICANAFEST 2025 — A Curator’s Dream Come True
FRESH TRACK: Brian Dunne - "Rockland County"
New York City-based singer-songwriter Brian Dunne recently shared his fourth solo album, Clams Casino, via Missing Piece Records. Balancing ascendant aspirations with crushing reality, the new single “Rockland County" follows a character confidently (and hilariously) leaving the big city to move back to their hometown.
As Dunne says about
BONUS TRACKS: New Music From More Author-Songwriters
No Depression recently shared an excerpt from the Summer 2021 "Voices" issue featuring half a dozen roots musicians, including Steve Earle, Will Johnson, John Darnielle (of The Mountain Goats), and more, who have also written books. The piece, written by Jason Heller, goes on to explore the similarities
Prose Offers Songwriters Like Will Johnson, Steve Earle, and More Another Way to Tell Their Stories
EDITOR'S NOTE: This feature originally appeared in the Summer 2021 "Voices" issue of No Depression. Visit the No Depression store to buy a copy today.
“Books and shit.” That’s what Steve Earle calls his literary pursuits over the past 20 years, an outgrowth of his
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘The Ghost of Sis Draper’, Shawn Camp Resurrects the Ghost of Guy Clark
Shawn Camp’s latest release The Ghost of Sis Draper, largely co-written with the late, great Guy Clark, is a remarkable work of story and song. Even without the link to Clark, the songs weave together a fascinating narrative of Sis Draper, a legendary Arkansas fiddler from Camp’s childhood.