THE READING ROOM: Top Music Books of 2019
It’s been a good year for music books, and thank goodness, for they have been a refuge in an otherwise stormy publishing world that’s focused on the corruption rampant in American politics. Almost every book in my list below could have occupied the first spot here, though I
ND ARTIST OF THE DECADE: Chris Thile and His Roots Right Here on Earth
The No Depression Guide to Holiday Music that Doesn't Suck: 2019 Edition
In an annual tradition right up there with decking the halls and making merry, No Depression brings you a look at the best of the new batch of holiday albums. We've made our list, and we've checked it twice, and here are the albums that are
SPOTLIGHT: The Mavericks Share Personal Photos from 30 Years as a Band
To mark their 30th anniversary as a band — and their month as No Depression’s Spotlight band for November 2019 — The Mavericks dug into their photo collections to share with us some key moments in their career, both onstage and behind the scenes.
This is Jerry Dale and me in
THROUGH THE LENS: Seven Overlooked Roots Albums of 2019
With every music writer busy at work compiling lists for year-end reviews, on this last Tuesday in November before that deluge begins next month, three ND photographers — Boom Baker, Mark J. Smith and Carol Graham — and I have chosen seven neglected roots albums that just did not get the attention,
A Different Kind of Thing: Bruce Robison Forges the Future with The Next Waltz
A few years back, after Bruce Robison had been able to put away some money from his songwriting, he built himself a studio. It had state-of-the-art equipment, everything it needed to make records in today’s world.
“I got to the end, and it sounded just like everything else,” Robison