Western Centuries, Donna the Buffalo Founding Member Jim Miller Dies on Tour
Jim Miller, part of the roots music trio Western Centuries and a founding member of Donna the Buffalo, died last week from cardiac arrest while on tour in Boston.
“We’re all absolutely heartbroken and speechless right now,” Western Centuries posted on its social media channels Friday. “Jim was family,
Are Cassettes Making a Comeback? Why Yola, Lilly Hiatt, and Others Are Feeling the Format
Perhaps improbably in this technological age, cassettes are back, re-emerging from the 1980s and ’90s as a format some artists are using — alongside others — for new releases and reissues.
For some, the idea comes from record labels, who broach the idea as a way to offer something physical at
JOURNAL EXCERPT: 50 Years of Karen Dalton’s 'In My Own Time'
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Summer 2021 journal, “Voices” that No Depression is republishing in honor of today's 180-gram vinyl reissue of this underground classic record from Light in the Attic. You can read the whole story — and much more
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Humble Quest,’ Maren Morris Finds Meaning in the Search
Though one could assume with an album title like Humble Quest that Maren Morris has reached some end of a mythic journey, her third album doesn’t burden itself with having all the answers. It is made up of the work Morris has done, and continues to do, to carve
Freakwater and The Mekons Unite as Freakons for Rich Vein of Songwriting About Coal
Freakons is a supergroup of sorts, a pairing of Jon Langford and Sally Timms from long-running UK punk rockers The Mekons and pioneering Kentucky-based alt-country outfit Freakwater’s Catherine Irwin and Janet Beveridge Bean. After first connecting nearly a decade ago, Freakons is releasing its eponymous debut
ALBUM REVIEW: Cowboy Junkies Weave Signature Sound Into Covers on ‘Songs of the Recollection’
Like many bands, Canada’s Cowboy Junkies started out relying heavily on other people’s songs. Their debut album, 1986’s Whites Off Earth Now!!, consisted largely of blues standards, while a wonderfully woozy version of the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane” from the group’s sophomore outing raised their