Gretchen Peters on Finding the Songs of Mickey Newbury — And Herself Along the Way
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gretchen Peters’ new album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury, is released today. We asked her to talk about why Newbury resonates so strongly with her, and she decided to address him directly.
Dear Mickey,
When I found you I was a
THROUGH THE LENS: Jacob Blickenstaff's Photography Lends a Hand to Roots Musicians in the Time of Coronavirus
The entire roots music community has been hit hard by the coronavirus: record labels, PR firms, venues, record stores, writers, photographers, publications, and, most of all, the working artists without whom the others wouldn't exist. Even amid the hardship of stalled tours, empty booking calendars, delayed album releases,
Jason Isbell Confronts His Ghosts on ‘Reunions’
Ghosts are not always paranormal phenomena or beings that occupy a higher astral plane that one can choose to believe in or not. Ghosts can sometimes refer to people in our past who may still be very much alive but with whom we’ve lost contact over time. “Reunions” in
THROUGH THE LENS: Ruthie Foster, Gretchen Peters, and Other Outstanding Roots Music Releases on the Horizon
I don’t know about you, but I always get excited to hear about upcoming albums. The anticipation is like Christmas morning. This week I am particularly excited about revisiting the Outlaw Movement, a fabulous live album by Ruthie Foster, Nicole Atkins' painterly eighth album, and, perhaps most of
SPOTLIGHT: The Twists and Turns That Led to American Aquarium’s ‘Lamentations’
EDITOR'S NOTE: American Aquarium is No Depression's Spotlight Band for May 2020. Look for more from the band and frontman BJ Barham all month long.
“There’s no handbook for releasing an album in the middle of a global pandemic. But if any band is ready
THE READING ROOM: A Study of 'The Gospel According to Johnny Cash'
Johnny Cash embodied the lyrics in the chorus of his friend Kris Kristofferson’s song “The Pilgrim, Chapter 33”: “He's a poet, he's a picker / He's a prophet, he's a pusher / He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem