Kinky Friedman Rises Again
When you've been a part of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue; partied with John Belushi; hung out with Iggy Pop; hosted parties that attracted Jack Nicholson, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, and hundreds more; written north of 30 books; not to mention run for agriculture commissioner and governor
Five Generations of Carters Celebrate The Carter Family’s Songs and Sound
It's as advertised, a tribute to the original three members of The Carter Family delivered by a family tree full of Carters, spanning five generations of the first family of roots music's legacy. Scrolling through the list of family contributors is like wading through the begats
THE READING ROOM: New Janis Joplin Biography Brings the Focus Back to the Music
In June 1967, a young singer and her band took the stage at the Monterey Pop Festival. It was Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company’s first large-scale public performance, but her performances riveted the crowd and introduced to the world a blues singer who pulled every
Box Set Traces Evolution of the Bakersfield Sound
Buck Owens and Merle Haggard are the poster boys for the unique sound of their hometown, but wagonloads of musical pioneers were churning up the Bakersfield, California, dust before them two good ol’ boys rode out of town toward brighter lights.
For The Bakersfield Sound, 1940-1974, Bear Family Records has
In ‘Dolly Parton’s America’ Podcast, Jad Abumrad Finds the Substance Behind the Sparkle
You could fill hours of airtime with a retelling of Dolly Parton’s life story.
Maybe you’d start with her childhood in the Smoky Mountains, where she was one of 12 children in a family that struggled to make ends meet. Then you’d move into her career-building years
EASY ED'S BROADSIDE: Moby Grape Is Still Afloat
If you've followed my articles and columns at No Depression through the past ten-plus years, you likely know that I have a special place in my heart for Moby Grape. When an argument breaks out about the genesis of Americana music, among those of us who argue about