ALBUM REVIEW: When Things Are Good and When They’re Not, Donovan Woods Has a Song For It All
Donovan Woods has never been one to shy away from difficult emotions and circumstances. His catalog is full of songs that take on and reconcile the challenges of life. With his new record, Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now, Woods adds 11 more well-written, heartfelt tracks
THROUGH THE LENS: Fisherman’s Village Music Fest and Jackalope Jamboree
This week’s column features two roots music festivals located in America’s Pacific Northwest: the Fisherman’s Village Music Fest in Washington and Oregon’s Jackalope Jamboree.
Now in its 11th year on Washington State’s Puget Sound, Fisherman’s Village took over the streets of Everett and provided
SPOTLIGHT: AJ Lee and Blue Summit Take the Long View on Career and ‘City of Glass’
EDITOR'S NOTE: AJ Lee and Blue Summit is No Depression's Spotlight band for July 2024. Look for more about them and their new album, City of Glass (out July 19 on Signature Sounds), all month long.
Conventional wisdom would say it’s high time for AJ
ALBUM REVIEW: Zach Bryan Goes Wide, Not Deep, on 'The Great American Bar Scene'
Because of the combination of his abundant skill, emotional vulnerability, earnest reverence for his artistic predecessors, and generally self-effacing style, it’s tempting to ignore, or at least downplay, the essential Gen Z bro-ness at the heart of Zach Bryan’s songcraft. But it is, to paraphrase the words of
No Depression Sessions at WinterWonderGrass Tahoe 2024: Lindsay Lou
Watch Lindsay Lou close out our No Depression Sessions series at WinterWonderGrass 2024 at the Gatekeeper’s Museum in Tahoe City. Lou is accompanied here by her chosen family and road sisters, including Fruition mandolinist Mimi Naja, Michelle MiLo Pietrafitta on drums, and Heather Gillis on bass.
All three of
The Best Roots Music Albums of 2024 (So Far)
We’ve just passed the midpoint of 2024, and as we hurtle toward another six months of stellar roots music releases, we thought we’d take a moment to appreciate all that have come so far this year.
We asked No Depression’s staff and contributors to vote for their