THROUGH THE LENS: The Philadelphia Folk Festival Brings an Earthy Feel to Roots Music
FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Sing it Like You Mean It. Love, Woody Guthrie
We learned by heart most of the words to “This Land Is Your Land” in second grade, the year the duck and cover drills ended and I was fitted for black-rimmed glasses. Most of the words, that is, because we were second graders and, really, it was all about pounding
FRESH TRACK: Paul Cebar - “We Sure Got Enough”
A treasured fixture on the Midwestern music scene, Paul Cebar delivers his most stylistically diverse work on his new self-titled album. He draws upon the sounds of New Orleans R&B, Tex-Mex, Latino soul, garage rock, and gospel to express the joys that music can bring.
“We Sure Got
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SPOTLIGHT: Dean Johnson - "Shake Me" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: Dean Johnson is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for August 2025. Learn more about the Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and his new album I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, due out August 22 via Saddle Creek, here. Stay tuned for more from Johnson all month
BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Steve Martin & Alison Brown, Another Surprise from Joshua Ray Walker, Featured Exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center, and More Roots Music News
Beloved actor and banjoist Steve Martin and record label maven and banjoist Alison Brown announced a collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, due out October 17 via Compass Records. The record includes a number of guest artists, including Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, The Indigo Girls, Tim O’Brien, Jason Mraz,
ALBUM REVIEW: 50 Years of The Blues at Antone's in Austin
It all stated with a sandwich and a dream. More than 50 years later, the best of Austin venue Antone’s legendary run is honored on a new compilation, Antone's 50th Allstars: 50 Years Of the Blues.
Port Arthur, Texas native Clifford Antone's family ran a