THROUGH THE LENS: Tami Neilson, Marty Stuart, Phil Madeira, and More Roots Music Releases
While 2019 was a stellar year for roots music, by taking a look at what's coming down the pike in next couple of weeks, 2020 just might be even better. Below are six albums that have been in constant rotation at my house, the car, the office, and
Bonny Light Horseman Adapts Age-Old Songs for a New Era
“Can this be an article where we don’t say ‘supergroup’?” asks Josh Kaufman, teasingly. “Say it in air quotes,” adds Eric D. Johnson, Kaufman’s bandmate, along with Anaïs Mitchell, in their new project, Bonny Light Horseman.
Though they cringe at the word, it is undeniably the most fitting
EASY ED'S BROADSIDE: Leonard Cohen Film Gives Fuller View of Love Story
When Nick Broomfield's documentary about the relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen was released last July, it quickly jumped to the top of my “must see” list … but fell to the bottom within a week. Part of the reason was that the reviews for Marianne & Leonard:
Futurebirds Draft Winning Team of Good Times and Genuine Feeling
Futurebirds is one of the most consistently excellent bands of the past decade, and their latest release, Teamwork, reminds us why. A stellar showcase of all they can do together as a group, it harnesses their perfected blend of Southern rock and pop country with just the right amount of
50 STATES OF FOLK: The Mandolin’s Ellis Island Journey to the All-American Sound
Nowadays, the mandolin is inexorably linked in the American popular consciousness to roots music. It’s so deeply tied to the genre, it’s even the butt of a joke about pandering to stereotypes in country music.
But it wasn’t always this way. The mandolin was an immigrant whose
SPOTLIGHT: Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood on Writing Songs in 21st Century USA
EDITOR'S NOTE: Patterson Hood's band, Drive-By Truckers, is No Depression's Spotlight band for January 2020. Read our feature about the Truckers and their new album, The Unraveling, here.
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