ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Unwanted’ is Vintage Dale Watson
Open up the honky tonks and throw away the key, guitar slinger Dale Watson is back in town with a new album, Unwanted, which features his gruff, booming voice and his signature Ameripolitan sound. As always, Watson’s here to deliver a straight-ahead, high-octane blend of country and
Reese McHenry Forever
Spider Bags was loud. But Reese McHenry herself was somehow louder than the entire band.
It was July 15, 2017 at The Pinhook in Durham. Amelia Riggs was at the release show for Bad Girl, the collaborative album between raucous Durham rock and rollers Spider Bags and locally beloved vocalist
A Postcard From Tyler Ballgame
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s “Postcard From” series features dispatches from artists' daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from singer-songwriter and roots-rock artist Tyler Ballgame, whose debut album For the First Time, Again came out via
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Milk Bar: The Lone Bellow
At Milk Bar’s NYC flagship bakery at 29th and Broadway, The Lone Bellow joined us for a No Depression Session and a bunch of cookies. The band followed the ND Session and the cookies with a delightful in-store pop-up show for a few dozen fans who knew
BONUS TRACKS: 4/20 Song by Shooter Jennings and Willie Nelson, Health Updates from Indigo Girls and Bill Strings, and More Roots Music News
This week saw 4/20 and Earth Day, both two important holidays, especially depending on who you ask. In honor of the former, Shooter Jennings shared a cover of Jason Boland’s “When I’m Stoned” featuring Willie Nelson as part of his Hellponies Archives series. Jennings shared the following
ALBUM REVIEW: Rachel Brooke ‘This One’s For You’ is Classic Country with Modern Flare
Michigan songwriter Rachel Brooke has long been known as “The Rattlesnake” for lyrics that pack a venomous punch, but on This One’s For You she sheds her skin to deliver a poignant, but direct collection of classic country missives with modern flare.
This retro modern approach sees Brooke ruminating