ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'
“I hear it’s warmer than it ought to be / up there at the start of the Mississippi,” Creekbed Carter Hogan sings on “Burn.” “And the evergreens are like candle trees / they’re leaning into the burn.”
The third track on Carter’s new Peasants Revolt starts on a tense
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SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: John R. Miller, whose new LP titled The Great Unknowing came out July 17 via Rounder Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for July 2026. Read more about Miller's fifth album here and stay tuned for more from him all month long.
THROUGH THE LENS: Wilco, Molly Tuttle, Chaka Khan, Charley Crockett & Other Photos of the Week
It’s time to take a break from festival coverage — as exciting as that has been — to catch up on what’s been going on elsewhere in the live roots music scene with the ND photographers.
In total, 37 photos by 13 photographers are featured in the gallery below. From
ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch
Punch Brothers’ first three albums, particularly 2010’s Antifogmatic and 2012’s Who’s Feeling Young Now?, stand out for their innovative arrangements; instrumental virtuosity, particularly founder Chris Thile’s mandolin fusillades; and riveting interplays, pushing the bluegrass genre to new heights.
With 2015’s The Phosphorescent Blues, produced by
Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through the days. This installment comes from
FRESH TRACK: Clay DuBose - "Winning Streak"
Clay DuBose is a Texas-based Americana artist. He has two previous full-length records under his belt, Rewriting History, which hit No. 23 on the Americana Chart and These Days, which landed at No. 6. His new release, Father Time & Mother Nature is at Americana and Texas radio