THROUGH THE LENS: Sierra Ferrell and Zach Bryan Hit Home Runs at Wild Horses Festival
This week's guest contributor Liza Orozco and I have at least one thing in common: an unfettered admiration of Sierra Ferrell. Ferrell is from my hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, and I've seen her many times during the past 15 years. She's been featured
Nashville Show Traces 100 Years of Earl Scruggs’ Influence
Two years ago, Jerry Douglas’ manager Brian Penix told him, “I’ve booked the Ryman Auditorium for Earl Scruggs’ 100th birthday. I want you to create a show.” No setting could have been better suited for the celebration of Scruggs’ centennial this year. The star-studded show that resulted in Nashville
ALBUM REVIEW: Lau Noah’s Duets LP ‘A DOS’ Shines in Its Dualisms
Catalan singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Lau Noah’s first full-length album, A DOS, is one of duets. It’s a bold choice, considering most solo acts first try to make a name for themselves on their own. But it’s also a wildly clever idea: With collaborators like Chris Thile from
SPOTLIGHT: Lizzie No Takes Hold of Possibility in Music and Beyond
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lizzie No is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for January 2024. Her new album, Halfies, will be released Jan. 19 via Thirty Tigers. Look for more about No and Halfsies all month long.
The photos are glossy, black and white, early 1960s. A little girl of about
The Avett Brothers' Songs Get Theatrical Treatment in 'Swept Away'
John Gallagher Jr. lays prostrate on stage. He’s wearing a dirtied face mask over a scraggly beard he’s been growing out since August and is on a makeshift hospital bed beneath the cover of tattered blankets. Gallagher has been hiding in plain sight for half an hour before
THROUGH THE LENS: Mountain Stage at 40 - From a Small Acorn a Mighty Oak Grows
Like a small planted acorn, Mountain Stage presented its initial show in December 1983, showcasing West Virginia musicians to a small but enthusiastic audience for broadcast on West Virginia Public Radio. But word soon got around more widely that the show was extremely hospitable to a certain kind of music