THROUGH THE LENS: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2025
Spread across 14 stages the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 24–May 4, 2025) transformed the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course into a sprawling celebration of every style of American music. 5,000 musicians gave their all to nearly half a million fans, which is in itself
ALBUM REVIEW: Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sánchez’s ‘BEATrio’ Is An Unlikely, Yet Natural Collaboration
About a year ago, legendary banjo player and bandleader Béla Fleck served as No Depression’s honorary guest editor for the Summer 2024 issue. He spoke to former Assistant Editor Stacy Chandler about his heroes, mentors, collaborators, as well as his recent and current projects — namely his interpretation of George
FRESH TRACK: Carolyn Wonderland - "Sooner Or Later"
Red hot Texas guitar heroine, lap steel virtuoso, whip-smart songwriter, and fire-breathing singer Carolyn Wonderland has been recording critically acclaimed albums and touring the world for 20 years, playing her original blues-ified, cosmic soul music, mixed with heavy doses of Tex-Mex and riff-fueled rock ‘n’ roll. The Houston native’s
SPOTLIGHT: Kristina Murray’s New LP ‘Little Blue’ Took Seven Years and Is Worth The Wait
Editor's Note: Kristina Murray is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Little Blue, which was released May 9, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long.
Singer-songwriter Kristina Murray’s music conveys
ALBUM REVIEW: Charlie Musselwhite is Strong as Ever on 'Look Out Highway'
Charlie Musselwhite is a well seasoned musician. Over the course of a six decade-long career, he's worked with an unorthodox mix of collaborators including The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Cyndi Lauper, Buena Vista Social Club's Eliades Ochoa, Cat Stevens, and John Lee Hooker.
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No Depression Sessions at MerleFest: Leftover Salmon
No Depression set up the "studio" at the 37th annual MerleFest for a dozen sessions with legends and legends-in-the-making. The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional plus” music, meaning a broad range of styles from the sweet falsetto