BONUS TRACKS: Folk Alliance International Invokes Aurora Borealis for 2025 Gathering
When Folk Alliance International (FAI) convenes for its 37th gathering in 2025, it will be occupying space in Montreal, QC, Canada. The annual conference will be held February 19-23, 2025, and is set to be one of the organization's largest collection of artist showcases in its nearly four
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SPOTLIGHT: JD McPherson Can't Go Anywhere with You [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: JD McPherson is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for September 2024. Learn more about him via this interview. His new album, Nite Owls, coming Sep. 27 on New West Records.
You might not expect a guy who was born and raised in Oklahoma to spin his rockabilly
ALBUM REVIEW: Simo and Dickinson Bring in the Whomp and Stomp
Pair up guitarists JD Simo and Luther Dickinson, and you can expect some sludge to get splashed around. The mix of Simo's Chicago-by-way-of-Nashville licks and Dickinson's hill country fuzz whip up a muddy cauldron of stickyfoot stomp. The selections reflect a who's-who of whompers,
2024 Americana Music Awards Honors Sierra Ferrell, Brandy Clark, and More
As AMERICANAFEST 2024 jets into full blast in Nashville, Tennessee, the Americana Music Association gathered its members and fans at the Ryman Auditorium last night to hand out its annual honors and awards. Hosted by long-time favorites Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan (better known as The Milk Carton Kids), the
ALBUM REVIEW: Sophie Gault Explores Landmines on 'Baltic Street Hotel'
The Americana gods must have been smiling down on Sophie Gault when they crossed her stars with award-winning producer Ray Kennedy, known for his work on Lucinda Williams’ seminal Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and Steve Earle’s Transcendental Blues, among many other classics. Kennedy was a '90s
Allison Russell Next Up as Persephone in Broadway's 'Hadestown'
News broke this morning about the next big roots music name to make an appearance in the Broadway production of Hadestown. Singer-songwriter Allison Russell will reportedly enter the role of Persephone beginning November 12.
The role has played host to a string of beloved singer-songwriters over the past year or