ALBUM REVIEW: On Dance Record ‘Mutiny After Midnight,’ Johnny Blue Skies Mixes Fire and Fun
Count on Johnny Blue Skies, formerly known as Sturgill Simpson, to walk whatever path he pleases, fences be damned.
He started his career in country music, applying his richly retro voice to uncharted territory in the genre. But before long he was ready to roam even farther, releasing 2019'
ALBUM REVIEW: Tony Trischka’s 'Earl Jam 2' Pays Tribute to Bluegrass Banjo Great, Earl Scruggs
On his own, Tony Trischka is considered one of the world’s foremost banjo players. He is comfortable paying tribute to tradition of bluegrass pioneers while also stepping outside the box and innovating. To his own substantial body of work, Trischka adds two mammoth tribute projects: the 2023, Grammy-nominated
A Postcard From Joshua Burnside
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s “Postcard From” series features dispatches from artists' daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from Belfast-based folk singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside, whose new album It's Not Going to be Okay was
ALBUM REVIEW: Sweet Petunia Gets Raw and Real about Mental Health on 'Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown'
“Heels” is a tale of insomnia, told patiently; until it’s not.
Maddy Simpson and Mairead Guy of Sweet Petunia sing of lying awake all night, desperate for sleep and yet wary of recurring nightmares. In the end, “the stars, they fade. The streets start shining / Above the trees, the
THROUGH THE LENS: Baseball & Roots Music — Two Great American Pastimes Converge At The Innings & Extra Innings Festivals
What is more American than roots music and baseball? To celebrate both, the Innings Festival (February 20-22, 2026) and Extra Innings Festival (February 27 & 28, 2026), were held at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Arizona during baseball’s spring training.
While baseball originated in the 1840s, the first
BONUS TRACKS: No Depression Fellowships and More Roots Music News about Utah Phillips, from Shakey Graves, and More
No Depression is thrilled to announce two incredible writing opportunities funded by our nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation, in honor of our 30th year of publishing. Two established writers, authors, and previous No Depression contributors, Erin Osmon and Annie Zaleski, have been awarded the inaugural No Depression Criticism Fellowships. They