ALBUM REVIEW: With Solo Debut, ‘Dear Life,’ Brenna MacMillan Delivers a Bluegrass Reflection on Life
From the opening notes of Brenna MacMillan's debut solo album Dear Life, her authenticity shines through. The album is a collection of original songs, which opens with the autobiographical "What's to Come?" revealing, "I grew up Kentucky born – Texas mom, dad from the
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SPOTLIGHT: Joy Clark 'Lesson' [VIDEO]
EDITOR'S NOTE: Joy Clark is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for Oct. 2024. Learn more about her and her new album, Tell it to the Wind (out Oct. 4 on Righteous Babe Records), in this interview, and look for more all month long.
Grandmothers carry and impart a
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Three Projects that Offer Lessons and More Perks
Being a professional musician is tough. For every one who can make a living through albums and touring, there are thousands who have to supplement their income with other kinds of work. In some cases, these musicians turn to teaching for that extra income. So it's no surprise
BONUS TRACKS: Hello From No Depression's New Web Editor
Hello all!
This story starts with a chance meeting in a coffee shop, orchestrated by folk musician Willi Carlisle. Meeting No Depression’s dynamite managing editor Hilary Saunders that frigid March day, I couldn’t have imagined I’d end up here, nor was it anyone’s intention, I think.
ALBUM REVIEW: With 'In The Real World' Eric Bibb Preaches Change Gently
Eric Bibb is an old smoothie. Since his debut with '72's Ain't It Grand, Bibb's flight path has been a swooping glide that has him soaring aloft with mellow, folky ruminations on the state of the world and his place in it.
His
ALBUM REVIEW: Joy Oladokun Reckons with Success on ‘Observations from a Crowded Room’
Joy Oladokun has some things she needs to say. The charismatic folk-pop artist, whose website describes her as “first generation daughter of Nigerian immigrants and proud queer Black person,” has seen her profile rise dramatically in recent years, thanks in part to 2023’s winning Proof of Life. But that’