Farewell For Now: Inside Mipso’s "Indefinite Break"
For Mipso guitarist and singer Joseph Terrell, the first sign that something was wrong was when he kept forgetting the words to “Louise,” one of the folk-pop quartet’s biggest songs.
“There was something that would happen onstage where I couldn't put the verses together in my head
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS AT MerleFest: The Dead South
No Depression set up the "studio" at the 37th annual MerleFest for a dozen sessions with legends and legends-in-the-making. The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional plus” music, meaning a broad range of styles from the sweet falsetto
ALBUM REVIEW: The Shootouts' Switchback' is as Precise and Electric as Ever
The Shootouts are as electric as ever on their latest album, Switchback. The title track is an instrumental interlude breaking up the band’s most confident album yet. The rollicking guitars and buoyant trad country rhythm section take us back to matinee Westerns. While the band has always cultivated a
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SPOTLIGHT: Kristina Murray - "Little Blue" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: Kristina Murray is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Little Blue, which was released May 9, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long.
Although the closing track on her
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Abe Partridge, Hollie Rogers, and Jake Farr
I recently got the opportunity to see Rhiannon Giddens' Old Time Revue at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. A running joke through the night was the number of ways they could slip plugs for their merch into the banter. But, later in the night, Giddens got a bit more
THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update & Other Roots Music Releases to Savor
It's mini-review time again. This week the column looks at four new roots music releases, three that have not gotten as much attention as they deserve and one by a legend that comes out next month. There’s also an update on four stellar vinyl blues re-issues that