Connection Is the Glue on Shay Martin Lovette’s ‘Scatter & Gather’
On the title track of Shay Martin Lovette’s second LP, Scatter & Gather, he muses on the magnetism of certain people in our lives. Whether it’s a partner, family member, or friend, there is a person, or people, who, no matter how far you roam, you will find
THE READING ROOM: Sherry Rayn Barnett’s Photo Collection a Feast for Eyes and Souls
The best music photographs, especially the photos of live performances, whether in small clubs or arena stages, re-create the passion of the artist’s performance. The photos take us there, give us front row seats, capture the lines of agony and ecstasy etched in the performer’s face, in their
The Deslondes’ Riley Downing Brings Timeless Voice to Current Moment on ‘Start It Over’
To simply call his voice deep or gruff doesn't do it justice.
What emanates from Riley Downing's vocal cords is a timeless reverberation, one that is soaked in the long, laboring days of a Midwestern life; the voice not of a god, but of a man
Forty Years After ‘The Iowa Waltz,’ Greg Brown’s Voice Rumbles Across Generations
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story explores the theme of “Voices” in roots music, and there’s more on that topic in our Summer 2021 journal, available now. Get a preview of the contents here, and we hope you’ll consider subscribing to support No Depression’s roots music journalism online
SPOTLIGHT: ‘Like Sucking the Poison from a Snake Bite,’ Allison Russell Shares Her Story on ‘Outside Child’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Allison Russell is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for May 2021. Read more about her and her new album, Outside Child, out May 21 on Fantasy Records, all month long.
Allison Russell’s first solo album, Outside Child, soars on wings of resilience and redemption, but not
FreshGrass | North Adams Announces Lineup for 10th Annual Festival
The annual FreshGrass Festival — presented by No Depression’s nonprofit publisher, the FreshGrass Foundation — is officially returning to MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, on Sept. 24-26, 2021. And today, FreshGrass | North Adams announced its initial lineup for its 10th anniversary event.
Known for programming innovative and exciting roots, and