ALBUM REVIEW: ‘And Southern Star’ Finds Mikaela Davis at Home With Harp and Harmonies
To play and maneuver an instrument like the harp is a feat, but to do so while simultaneously singing elegant, shimmering harmonies is a mesmerizing skill to behold. Mikaela Davis makes it look easy at the transportive live shows she has become known for putting on with her band in
‘Born in Chicago’ Documentary Explores Blues History at a Crossroads
Having the blues is a universal situation. But expressing it seems to require a regional hub. Although it didn't originate there, Chicago was the place to be for serious blues practitioners in the early 1950s. The music came from the deep South, then emigrated north when Black residents
New Album ‘Cousin’ to Join the Wilco Family
Wilco has announced a new addition to its family of groundbreaking albums. Cousin, produced by Welsh singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cate Le Bon, arrives Sept. 29 on the band’s dBpm Records.
“I’m cousin to the world,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy says in a press release announcing the album. “I
THROUGH THE LENS: Two Small Colorado Festivals Fuel Bluegrass Fans and Tradition
This week the the column travels to Colorado and features two lesser known, small town bluegrass festivals: High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival in Westcliffe (July 6-9) and SnowyGrass Music Festival in Estes Park (July 14-16), the gateway to the Rocky Mountain National Park.
With 30 annual festivals, Colorado is
FRESH TRACK: Rachael Sage – 'Flowers for Free'
Rachael Sage’s '60s-influenced “Flowers for Free” is poetic pop-rock at its most adventurous. Beatle-esque wah guitar, baroque trumpet flourishes, chamber strings, and Sage’s pulsing piano ground this psychedelic song about never giving up on this earthly life or giving in to the temptation of complacency. Sage’s
SPOTLIGHT: Gabe Lee on the Small Town Within the Big Business of Nashville
EDITOR'S NOTE: Gabe Lee is No Depression's Spotlight artist for July 2023. Learn more about him and his new album, Drink the River, in our interview, and don't miss an exclusive video of him performing "The Wild" here.
Frankly, growing up in