ALBUM REVIEW: Beth Bombara Holds Space for Hope on ‘It All Goes Up’
As with each of her previous three albums, Beth Bombara’s distinct vocals and perceptive lyrics on It All Goes Up leave a deep impression. But where It All Goes Up differs is in the sense of space she creates with lush layers of musical arrangement. Like curtains being swept
ALBUM REVIEW: Vince Gill and Paul Franklin Honor Ray Price on ‘Sweet Memories’
Much as they did with the music of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard on Bakersfield 10 years ago, country superstar Vince Gill and pedal steel master Paul Franklin now honor Ray Price on Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys, an affectionate tribute to one of
SPOTLIGHT: Raye Zaragoza Finds Her Own Way Through Womanhood
EDITOR’S NOTE: Raye Zaragoza is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for August 2023. Learn more about her and her new album, Hold That Spirit (out Aug. 11 on Rebel River Records), all month long.
“We have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re always doing it wrong,” goes
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