FRESH TRACK: TT - "My Confession"
Refuge. Resilience. Redemption. For TT, that's what music has always represented: an opportunity to turn life's challenges into something beautiful and empowering.
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SPOTLIGHT: Cristina Vane 'Whims of Good Men' [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Cristina Vane is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2025. Read more about her and her new album, Hear My Call, out Feb. 21, in this feature, check out her song "Whims of Good Men," and keep an eye out for more all month
BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Music Award Winners and Lomax Archives Record Label, Plus New Music from Mumford and Sons
The 37 annual Folk Alliance International conference is off to a bang-up start this week in Montreal, Quebec. The beloved folk music community gathering started off with its annual awards ceremony, and an inspiring keynote address by singer/songwriter Allison Russell (fresh off a run as Persephone in the Broadway
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Justin Golden, David Johansen Cancer Fundraisers; New Albums from Mark Erelli, Jimmy Touzel, and Molly Thomas
As with last month's column, I open this month not with a campaign for a new album (though those will come) but with crowdfunding campaigns of a more personal nature. The first is a GoFundMe campaign for country blues musician Justin Golden. Golden was diagnosed with Stage Four
SPOTLIGHT: Cristina Vane Reclaims Her Roots On ‘Hear My Call’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Cristina Vane is No Depression's Spotlight artist for February 2025. Read more about her and her new album, Hear My Call, out Feb. 21, in this feature and keep an eye out for more all month long.
Singer/songwriter Cristina Vane’s wanderlust runs
ALBUM REVIEW: Rev Peyton's Big Damn Originals Mingle with Resurrected and Revitalized Blues Classics
It's a lot of sound for three damn people. With a big damn voice that resonates like an amped-up street preacher pounding on a 500 pound anvil, Rev. Peyton has no trouble getting his message across by himself. But that's not the only tool in his