Big Bend Killing: The Legacy of Appalachian Balladry
EDITOR'S NOTE: This spring, we're focusing on the music and traditions of Appalachia, both here at NoDepression.com and in our print journal. For more sounds and voices from that ancient mountain region, get yourself a copy of our spring journal, available for preorder now and
Little Roy Lewis: An Icon of Bluegrass Culture
I simply didn’t get it. My wife and I were early in our bluegrass journey at Pickin the the Pasture, near Lodi, New York, on a hill high above fabled Lake Cayuga, with Cornell University sitting ten or twelve miles south of us, but without a hint of Ivy
Hurtin For Real with Brian Saunderson
Leave it to an independent Canadian to do his weekly radio show, Hurtin' For Real, on his website only, which is unique. Brian Saunderson says, "Eventually my show will grow, but for now, I'm just glad I was able to make the jump online. I love
Canada Calling: Toronto punk vet S. Earl Hardy goes rootsy on new album Back In Del Rio
One year after returning from an extended music biz sabbatical -- the details of which must never be disclosed -- Toronto punk legend S Earl Hardy has followed up his raging opus Love Kills Slow with another thick slab of garage punk entitled Back In Del Rio.
Mutating from sheer raw power
Marc Ribot on Resistance and its Songs
Marc Ribot has been an activist for years. For 2018, though, he's doing something new.
He's been a "rank and file" activist with his union, as he puts it. He's attended Occupy rallies. He's never been much for established party
Van in Concert
He doesn't make rock god faces nor jump around like he's being electrocuted when he sings. He just stands still and delivers, pouring out bucketloads of soul on his adoring disciples. In 2016, BBC Radio 2 captured a memorable concert of Van Morrison at the BBC