THROUGH THE LENS: Folk Alliance International 2026 Rises Up!
Amidst the turmoil in the United Sates (including journalists being arrested and the murders in Minneapolis) Folk Alliance International (FAI) convened in New Orleans, Louisiana for its 38th year (January 21-25, 2026) appropriately titled Rise Up. FAI combines private and official showcases, panels, discussions, chats and more about the many
SPOTLIGHT: The Intentionality and Virality of Mon Rovîa
Editor's Note: Mon Rovîa, whose debut LP Bloodline came out January 9 via Nettwerk, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for January 2025. Check out an original poem-essay he wrote here and an exclusive video of a previously-unreleased song here.
Mon Rovîa likes to work in sets.
FRESH TRACK: Tinsley Ellis - "Hoodoo Woman"
Tinsley Ellis is hailed as one of the very best contemporary acoustic blues guitarists, songwriters, and performers in the world. As Living Blues magazine says, “Ellis delivers a powerful punch of deep roots blues and wicked guitar prowess…you’ll feel it down to the bone.”
His new release, Labor
QUEER COUNTRY: Queer Country Artists to Watch in 2026
Out with the old, and in with the new. While the current events of the new year are things we'd probably all like to chuck out the window already (this seems to be an increasingly true statement as every year passes), in the queer country world there is
2026 Grammys Go to Tyler Childers, Mavis Staples, Billy Strings, and More
Last night's 68th annual Grammy Awards spoke truth to power in a way that only the arts can. Puerto Rican stud and star Bad Bunny took home the Album of the Year's guided gramophone for his LP DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, a first for any Spanish-language
BONUS TRACKS: Talking Nashville and Minneapolis Blues
It may not be making national news, but we're talking about it: Nashville is not weathering Winter Storm Fern well. Tens of thousands of people are still without power or heat; trees are down and roads aren't cleared. This, of course, impacts the musical community, as