SPOTLIGHT: With ‘Radio John,’ Sam Bush Honors the Songs and Soul of John Hartford
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sam Bush is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for November 2022. Look for more about him and his new album, Radio John: Songs of John Hartford, all month long.
Growing up on a farm outside Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sam Bush and his family tuned into a Nashville-
Remembering Gay Country Pioneer Patrick Haggerty
Pioneering country artist Patrick Haggerty, known for releasing the first gay country album in 1973, passed away Monday at home in Bremerton, Washington, from complications following a stroke. He was 78 years old.
Lavender Country was intended by Haggerty to be a viral message, long before the internet. Recorded in
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘There Is So Much Here,’ Glen Phillips Finds Magic in the Everyday
It’s been six years since Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips released a solo album. That was Swallowed by the New, a rumination on the loss he felt in the aftermath of his divorce. Since then, the world surrounding Phillips (and, really, all of us) has become increasingly
No Depression's Best of October 2022 Playlist
In case you didn't get enough tricks from our sister site Folk Alley's Scream Stream, No Depression has plenty of musical treats from October. Last month featured great new music from Spotlight artist Caleb Caudle (check out an exclusive, acoustic version of his song "Forsythia&
THROUGH THE LENS: Outstanding Roots Music Releases to Wrap Up 2022
When I first thought about my final column of the year highlighting new releases that should not be missed, I knew it had to be something special. I narrowed it down to a manageable five. Here are very quick takes on some marvelous recent roots records by Rory Block, Robyn
ALBUM REVIEW: Angela Easterling Bears ‘Witness’ to a Range of Emotions
The opening track of Witness starts sparely, with Angela Easterling’s aching, crystalline vocals ascending over Brandon Turner’s Rusty Young-like lap steel guitar licks. The song builds layer by layer, evoking the exquisite pain of looking back folded into the clear-eyed embrace of moving forward. Easterling’s