ALBUM REVIEW: Five Decades In and Counting, Asleep at The Wheel is Still 'Riding High in Texas'
Western swing legends Asleep at The Wheel have been a band for 55 years, and a Texas band for 50 of those. Impossible to confuse with the hottest new thing, Asleep at The Wheel’s secret has always been in being the most fun on the block. And to celebrate
THROUGH THE LENS: The Philadelphia Folk Festival Brings an Earthy Feel to Roots Music
FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Sing it Like You Mean It. Love, Woody Guthrie
We learned by heart most of the words to “This Land Is Your Land” in second grade, the year the duck and cover drills ended and I was fitted for black-rimmed glasses. Most of the words, that is, because we were second graders and, really, it was all about
FRESH TRACK: Paul Cebar - “We Sure Got Enough”
A treasured fixture on the Midwestern music scene, Paul Cebar delivers his most stylistically diverse work on his new self-titled album. He draws upon the sounds of New Orleans R&B, Tex-Mex, Latino soul, garage rock, and gospel to express the joys that music can bring.
“We
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SPOTLIGHT: Dean Johnson - "Shake Me" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: Dean Johnson is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for August 2025. Learn more about the Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and his new album I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, due out August 22 via Saddle Creek, here. Stay tuned for more from Johnson all
BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Steve Martin & Alison Brown, Another Surprise from Joshua Ray Walker, Featured Exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center, and More Roots Music News
Beloved actor and banjoist Steve Martin and record label maven and banjoist Alison Brown announced a collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, due out October 17 via Compass Records. The record includes a number of guest artists, including Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, The Indigo Girls, Tim O’Brien, Jason Mraz,