THROUGH THE LENS: ND Photographers’ Favorite Roots Music Concerts of 2024
December is my favorite month for the Through the Lens column because it gives the ND photographers the opportunity to step out from behind their cameras and share with us what moved them this year.
This week, it's what 14 ND photographers have to say, in words and
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at AMERICANAFEST 2024: Larkin Poe
Multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for their No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24. They shared two songs from the forthcoming album Bloom, and two songs from their sixth studio album Blood Harmony, which earned them the GRAMMY for
FRESH TRACK: Chuck Prophet - "Wake The Dead"
Chuck Prophet's first album in 4 years is inspired by the cumbia bands he saw at San Francisco clubs in the pandemic's aftermath, while undergoing cancer treatment. The music was a source of joy, during a dark time. He started playing with ¿Qiensave? a cumbia band
BONUS TRACKS: International Folk Music Awards Announcements + More Music News
Earlier this week, Folk Alliance International announced numerous nominees and recipients for the Best of 2024 and International Folk Music Awards, respectively. The ceremony will take place during the first night of the industry nonprofit's 37th annual conference, which takes place Feb. 19-23, 2025 in Montréal.
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Lucinda Williams’ Beatles Record Soundtracks A Good Time Without Straying Too Far
Cover albums are notoriously challenging beasts. Artists must try to balance maintaining individuality, while also adhering to the source material. Listeners have to justify listening to new interpretations, when the original songs are often easily accessible. When covering a band as beloved, foundational, and obsessed-over as The Beatles, every
No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST 2024: Gaby Moreno
Guatemalan master storyteller and singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24, to share three songs including two from her latest record, Dusk.
Please enjoy this performance, and stay tuned for more No Depression x AMERICANAFEST