ALBUM REVIEW: Marcus King Searches His Soul on ‘Mood Swings’
Marcus King has come a long way since his days as a child prodigy (his first paying performance was at 8 years old, gigging with his father, guitarist Marvin King). He’s also come a long way from being mentored by the likes of Warren Haynes, who re-released the Marcus
THROUGH THE LENS: Music from Around the World at Australia’s WOMADelaide and Flogging Molly’s Shamrock Rebellion
This week’s column focuses on two festivals featuring world music of different sorts. First, WOMADelaide, March 8-11 in Australia, offered roots music from a variety of countries, including Ukraine, Brazil, Nigeria, and Tunisia. Second, Flogging Molly’s two-day Shamrock Rebellion, March 16 in California and on St. Patrick'
ALBUM REVIEW: Pernice Brothers Ponder the End on ‘Who Will You Believe’
The many lives of Joe Pernice have included frontman of multiple bands and solo projects, novelist, baseball coach, and TV writer. So much life lived can lead a man to come face to face with his own mortality, something Pernice did about five years ago when he experienced the significant
No Depression's Best of March 2024 Playlist
March saw an explosion of roots music from unexpected places. In addition to stellar records from No Depression stalwarts like Sierra Ferrell, Taj Mahal, and Aoife O'Donovan, indie rock and pop stars like Waxahatchee, Kacey Musgraves, and Beyoncé flexed their country muscles too.
No Depression covered them all,
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Cowboy Carter,’ Beyoncé Mines Tradition and Carves Out a Canon of Her Own
With her new album, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé forges an expansive take on the traditional canon, integrating a broad swathe of American music, including country, blues, R&B, rock, and gospel. While 2022’s Renaissance spotlighted her as a global MC throwing the party of the decade, Cowboy Carter, framed
FRESH TRACK: Christian Parker – 'Ballad of Easy Rider'
On Change Is Now: A Tribute to The Byrds, upstate New York artist Christian Parker taps into the sounds that made him fall in love with music: the 12-string-strummed songs of The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn.
Reimagining The Byrds' "Ballad of Easy Rider" on the new record, Parker