Jason Ringenberg Rocks Again on ‘Rhinestoned’
Jason Ringenberg is back, following his 2017 album, Stand Tall, and in top form with a collection of romping rockers. Fueled by his prowling rhythm guitar and his shimmering lead runs, they careen around the corners of social issues, lost love, the wreckage of cities, and the ghosts of the
‘A Real Kinship’: Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird Team Up for ‘These 13’
Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus are more than two accomplished musicians that work well with each other.
They’re friends, with a creative, open-minded chemistry built upon 25 years of mutual respect and a desire for continued artistic growth. It’s out of this relationship that These 13, their first-ever
Judith Hill Brings Influences from Multiple Places to Her ‘Hollywood’
Imagine Aretha Franklin as formidable a guitar player as a vocalist, Sister Rosetta Tharpe if she had jumped all the way across the aisle and stomped the bejeezus out of the gospel, compressing it into pure soul. Despite the heading on her latest project, Baby, I’m Hollywood, former Prince
SPOTLIGHT: Sara Watkins Offers Space to Imagine and Dream ‘Under the Pepper Tree’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Watkins is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for March 2021. Look for more about her and her new album, Under the Pepper Tree (out March 26), all month long.
The pepper trees that grow in Southern California loom large in Sara Watkins’ childhood memories.
“Growing up,
BONUS TRACKS: 40 Years of John Prine’s Oh Boy and Black History Lessons from Rhiannon Giddens
You’ve got to check out this video of John Prine explaining why he named his record label “Oh Boy” when he and his manager started it 40 years ago. The clip is from a new documentary to mark the label’s anniversary that will air as a mini-series on
Chris Pierce Issues Powerful Statement about ‘American Silence’
Chris Pierce’s American Silence is one of those albums that truly feels like a lifetime in the making. Pierce tends to play soul music, and has risen to prominence recently with his song “We Can Always Come Back to This” that was featured on the TV series This Is