ALBUM REVIEW: A Reconvened Uncle Lucius Makes It Count on ‘Like It’s the Last One Left’
Uncle Lucius ain't some avuncular relative who sits in the corner rocking and puffing on his pipe while he bounces the grandkids on his knee. This bunch of Austin thumpers and twangers had the scene tore up in those parts since their inception in 2002. A slew of
The No Depression Guide to Holiday Music That Doesn’t Suck 2023
Do you hear what we hear? Oh yeah, you do: It’s holiday music, all the time, everywhere, all at once.
But the good news is it’s not all bad! Some new holiday albums in the roots music world are adding to the small but mighty canon we like
ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Nau Beckons Listeners to Follow Flow on ‘Accompany’
The magic of Michael Nau has always resided in his ability to shapeshift. He even has a song about it on his new solo LP, Accompany. “Shiftshaping” is the ideal embodiment of Nau’s sound, the flexible sonic explorations and subdued vocals recorded mostly live to tape. With fifth album
THROUGH THE LENS: ND Photographers’ Favorite Roots Music Concerts of 2023
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.
Here’s what 14 ND photographers have to say, in words and photos, about their
FRESH TRACK: The Barefoot Movement – 'Get Behind Me'
We wrote “Get Behind Me” after growing frustration and disappointment with the way people behave on the internet. I think we should be able to have difficult conversations respectfully, and that is the only way to move forward. Beyond that, sometimes people are just downright rude and post absolutely unacceptable
SPOTLIGHT: Community and Creativity Fuel Rainbow Girls’ ‘Welcome to Whatever’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rainbow Girls are No Depression’s Spotlight band for December 2023. Look for more about them and their new album, Welcome to Whatever, out today, all month long.
Before they were Rainbow Girls, the band, they were Rainbow girls, fellow residents of the University of California at