ALBUM REVIEW: The Cactus Blossoms Move Along on ‘Every Time I Think About You’
As The Cactus Blossoms, brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum have been assembling their version of revivalist Americana now for nearly a decade and a half. In that time, they’ve established a unique sound, rooted deep in early rock and roll, folk, and country-western music.
Their latest release, Every
JOURNAL EXCERPT: Artists Celebrate Drivin N Cryin’s Kevn Kinney with 100-Song Tribute Project
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Summer 2024 journal issue in honor of Drivin N Cryin's ongoing tribute album compilation. You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription
ALBUM REVIEW: Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. Stirs in Family and Louisiana Flavor for a Zydeco Feast
Like a raucous dance party spiked with plenty of red-hot crawfish and ice-cold beer, Rockin' Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters bring a taste of Louisiana to any venue they visit. Carrying on the tradition upheld by dad Alton Rubin, the original Rockin' Dopsie, son David Rubin leads
THROUGH THE LENS: The 2024 Philadelphia Folk Festival Returns to Its Roots
After a one-year hiatus, the venerable Philadelphia Folk Festival returned home to the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania, for its 61st edition Aug. 16-18.
The one-year “pause” was necessary for the festival to reduce its financial debt, restructure the operations of its parent organization, the Folksong Society,
FRESH TRACK: 49 Winchester – 'Leavin' This Holler'
Watch the video single for 49 Winchester's title track from their new album, Leavin' This Holler — out everywhere now.
ALBUM REVIEW: Amy Rigby Carves Out Her Own Definition of Cool
What does it mean to be “cool” after 60, and does it even matter? Amy Rigby is getting to the heart of it on her latest record, Hang in There With Me, expressing the universal feeling that one is always just their younger self trapped in an aging body, looking