On Mahashmashana, Father John Misty Blends Sonic Range and a Big-Picture View
With his new album, Mahashmashana, Josh Tillman, a.k.a. Father John Misty, backburners the vintage ambiance of his last album, 2022’s Chloë and the Next 20th Century. Instead, Misty revisits the social commentary and reflections on loss that pervaded 2017’s Pure Comedy and 2018’s God’s
THROUGH THE LENS: Two Moon Crush Festivals, Cowboy Moon and An Avett Moon, Close Out the Festival Season
This week’s column is the last one this year devoted to roots music festival coverage. It features two Moon Crush fests at Miramar Beach, Florida: Moon Crush: Cowboy Moon (November 1-3, 2024), and Moon Crush: An Avett Moon (November 8-10, 2024). Each fest had a single stage and offered
No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST 2024: Ruthie Foster
East Texas folk-blues master Ruthie Foster joined us at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge for her No Depression Session at AMERICANAFEST '24, to share three songs including two from her tenth studio album Mileage, which just earned her a 2025 GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
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FRESH TRACK: Tim Heidecker - "Well's Running Dry"
“'Slipping Away' thrives on short, sonic vignettes that create a vibe that moves from lighthearted road music to darker existential jams that somehow end up feeling hopeful.” - Los Angeles Times
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SPOTLIGHT: Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms 'Chained By Desire' and 'Sad Songs' [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms are No Depression’s Spotlight artists for Nov. 2024. Learn more about them and their new album, Gold in Your Pocket (released Nov. 15 on Free Dirt Records), in this interview, and look for more all month long.
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BONUS TRACKS: Brooklyn Folk Festival and Other Moments of Musical Joy
Last Friday evening in Saint Anne’s Church on opening night of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, Latin American ensemble Guachinangos played their energetic blend of Mexican son jarocho and Colombian cumbia music to an audience seemingly unable to sit down or stay still. Packed into pew rows and spilling into