SPOTLIGHT: The Mavericks Share Personal Photos from 30 Years as a Band
To mark their 30th anniversary as a band — and their month as No Depression’s Spotlight band for November 2019 — The Mavericks dug into their photo collections to share with us some key moments in their career, both onstage and behind the scenes.
This is Jerry Dale and me in
THROUGH THE LENS: Seven Overlooked Roots Albums of 2019
With every music writer busy at work compiling lists for year-end reviews, on this last Tuesday in November before that deluge begins next month, three ND photographers — Boom Baker, Mark J. Smith and Carol Graham — and I have chosen seven neglected roots albums that just did not get the
A Different Kind of Thing: Bruce Robison Forges the Future with The Next Waltz
A few years back, after Bruce Robison had been able to put away some money from his songwriting, he built himself a studio. It had state-of-the-art equipment, everything it needed to make records in today’s world.
“I got to the end, and it sounded just like
Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos Highlight Modern Allyship on Self-Titled LP
Between seven records with the college rock, folksy jam band Dispatch, four with righteous rock trio State Radio, and a smattering of solo releases under various names, Chadwick Stokes Urmston has a long history of singing about important issues. On Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos, his third solo LP and
EASY ED’S BROADSIDE: The Cowtown Ballroom and Other Early ’70s Hometown Music Halls
Many of our collective memories about the ’60s didn't actually occur during that decade. In fact, most cultural events we ascribe to that decade today actually took place in the 10-year period after the Summer of Love in 1967 and up until the 1977 release of Saturday
Keller & The Keels Up to ‘Speed’ with Fun Covers and Skillful Originals
Keller & The Keels, a trio teaming Keller Williams with progressive flatpicker Larry Keel and bassist Jenny Keel, pull off a top-notch bluegrass cover of Kacey Musgraves’ “Slow Burn.” The hyperactive revision highlights Williams and his collaborators’ covers-heavy new album, Speed.
“Slow Burn” deserves top billing because it’