In the Deep End With Pharis and Jason Romero
No one knows their way around a banjo quite like Jason Romero. He knows how to play them, of course, but also, through building them for J. Romero Banjos, he intrinsically understands what they’re made of, in terms of both materials and how they sing and what they have
SPOTLIGHT: Weirdos Welcome on Willi Carlisle’s Folk-Fueled ‘Peculiar, Missouri’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Willi Carlisle is No Depression's Spotlight artist for July 2022. His new album, Peculiar, Missouri, comes out July 15 via Free Dirt Records. Look for more from Carlisle all month long.
Even before he was a musician, Willi Carlisle was constantly on the move.
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘In the Country,’ Richie Furay Finds Emotional Core of Country Favorites
Richie Furay — founding member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Souther-Hillman-Furay — has been singing country music all his life, of course, so his new album of classic country tunes is a natural fit. Furay’s soaring tenor vocals are on full display on In the Country, and, for the most part,
ALBUM REVIEW: Sam Doores and Riley Downing Bring Solo Strengths to Recharged Deslondes on ‘Ways & Means’
In the five years since the last album from The Deslondes, two members of the fivesome, Sam Doores and Riley Downing, have spread their wings as solo artists. And whatever lessons were learned amid that hiatus are evident on the band’s reunion release, Ways & Means. More so than
ALBUM REVIEW: Laura Veirs Looks Forward on ‘Found Light’
Laura Veirs’ new album, Found Light, shows the Oregon-based singer-songwriter drawing musically from the folk, pop, and rock stylistics of her previous work. Lyrically, she reflects on her personality and default patterns, embracing newfound freedom while acknowledging the loneliness that perhaps inevitably accompanies the authentic life.
“Ring Song” finds Veirs
BONUS TRACKS: The ‘Elvis’ Movie’s Flowers for Sister Rosetta Tharpe, A Big New Byrds Book, and More
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie is now in theaters, and while the King, of course, is in the spotlight, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who was a major influence as Elvis came of age, finally gets some mainstream attention too. Tharpe is portrayed in the movie by Yola, who in an interview