THROUGH THE LENS: Yep Roc Celebrates 25 Years of Roots Music
Longtime readers of this column might remember that in 2017 we covered the 20th anniversary of Yep Roc Records, a three-day party held at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, with afternoon sets at a local park in nearby Hillsborough (Yep Roc’s home). The event last weekend to
JOURNAL EXCERPT: Trey Anastasio on Opening the Lens
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was the Screen Door — the final page — of the Summer 2022 issue of No Depression's quarterly journal. Phish frontman, singer-songwriter, and guitarist Trey Anastasio shared his thoughts on the theme of “Movers & Shakers” with Managing Editor Hilary Saunders.
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JOURNAL EXCERPT: Leslie Jordan Revisits Hymns of His Childhood
EDITOR’S NOTE: The team at No Depression is saddened to hear about the passing of actor, comedian, and musician Leslie Jordan. TMZ broke the news, reporting that he died in a car accident after a suspected medical episode. Tributes are beginning to pour in on Twitter from across the
BONUS TRACKS: Joni Mitchell to Join Brandi Carlile for 2023 Concert
After her triumphant surprise return to the stage after many years away at Newport Folk Festival this summer, Joni Mitchell has decided to book a show for 2023. She’ll join Brandi Carlile at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state next June for one of Carlile’s “Echoes Through the
Lucinda Williams Announces Memoir ‘Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You’
We love Lucinda Williams’ songs because of the vivid characters and settings within them (and because of the way she sings them), and now she’s telling her own story in a memoir titled Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, coming next April.
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ALBUM REVIEW: As Twain, Mat Davidson Takes Stock on ‘Noon’
It’s easy to imagine Mat Davidson (the man behind Twain) as an itinerant philosopher who writes music instead of essays, soft examinations of being instead of arguments about what’s true. His songs ripple with a quiet search for and appreciation of meaning, though they never offer answers. It