Chris Pierce’s Long Road to Touring with Neil Young and ‘Let All Who Will’
The sun beat down relentlessly as the crowd filtered in late through the gates of the amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington, where Neil Young was scheduled to play one of a handful of shows he’d booked in out-of-the-way venues for his first tour since the pandemic. Expectations
ALBUM REVIEW: Zach Bryan Builds on Earnest, Catchy Songwriting
It’s hard to separate the cultural position and commercial success of Zach Bryan from the music he makes, so let’s cover it briefly. Bryan is a Navy veteran who found success posting video recordings of his songs on YouTube. He presents as both brawny and earnest, with a
THROUGH THE LENS: Hoxeyville Music Festival and Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival
The summer roots music festival scene has become so popular that this week's column is another two-fer: Washington state's Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival (July 21-23, 2023) and Michigan's Hoxeyville Music Festival (Aug. 17-20, 2023). The former was covered by frequent
ALBUM REVIEW: The Paper Kites Make Music in Community on ‘At The Roadhouse’
Last year, Melbourne, Australia-based band The Paper Kites came upon a building in the rural outpost of Campbells Creek that once was a shop serving local gold miners. The band decided to give it a new life as a music space, dubbing it “The Roadhouse” and taking inspiration from
FRESH TRACK: Steep Canyon Rangers – 'Hominy Valley'
"Hominy Valley" details the story of a Cherokee scout who was poisoned by the US Army moving through what is now Asheville, North Carolina, during the Revolutionary War. The scout is buried underneath an oak tree adjacent to the neighborhood where Steep Canyon Rangers' songwriter Graham Sharp
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SPOTLIGHT: The Path to Raye Zaragoza’s ‘Garden’ [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Raye Zaragoza is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for August 2023. Learn more about Zaragoza and her new album, Hold That Spirit, in our interview. And read her essay about funding the album with money she’d set aside for her wedding, which was called off.
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