The Jayhawks Mine Youth, Nostalgia, and New Places on New LP 'Sanctuary Park'
Never mind Americana, here’s Canadiana.
Back in the late 1980s when the rootsy Toronto group Blue Rodeo arrived on the scene, Rolling Stone issued a provocative declaration: “The best new American band may very well be Canadian.” Just south of the border back then, a fledgling Minneapolis band called
FOUNDERS KEEPERS: “Do Something…Even If It's Wrong”
Somehow the pacifist child grew up loving pro wrestling, and the 12-inch black and white television didn't even enter the house until the summer of the Watergate hearings, when I had the chainsaw accident. This can now be rationalized as the careful study of how character can
THROUGH THE LENS: Dolly Parton, Jason Isbell, Buddy Guy, and More Photos of the Week
Alabama Shakes Stay Observational, Yet Optimistic on New LP 'I Must Be Dreaming'
It doesn’t feel like hyperbole to say that the world is a completely different place than it was when the Alabama Shakes last put out a record. Since the group released its sophomore album Sound & Color back in 2015, Donald Trump was elected president (twice), the Me Too
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SPOTLIGHT: Sera Cahoone - "Something Good" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: Sera Cahoone, whose new LP titled I've Missed You All These Years is due out August 28 via SubPop Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for August 2026. Check out this original essay by Cahoone here and stay tuned all month for
RIP Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, Bonnaroo 2027 Canceled, Big Thief's Forthcoming Triple LP, and More Roots Music News
This week was, quite simply, a horrible week in roots music and the world at large. We lost two icons, Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, whose artistry and character shaped the musical genres we cover and the musicians who carry the mantle for them today.
We here at No Depression