No Depression’s Best of November-December 2024 Playlist
In the music industry, especially, the end of the year is a great time to get weird. It's time to share those late-breaking live records (like Low Cut Connie and Jonathan Terrell), box sets (Elvis Costello and Laura Nyro), covers records (The Infamous String Dusters and Lucinda
ALBUM REVIEW: Chuck Prophet Pairs With ¿Qiensave? For Danceable, Delightful ‘Wake the Dead’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Chuck Prophet and ¿Qiensave?’s Wake the Dead came out Oct. 25 on Yep Roc Records. We're reviewing it now as part of a year-end round up of some of the best albums we missed along the way this year.
Sidelined from touring
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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