FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Fresh Sounds From Old Favorites Pete Droge, Dar Williams, Robbie Fulks and More
We’re all over the map this time around, from the Pacific Northwest to upstate New York, to the heart of Texas to the city of angels and beyond. And, like several of the songwriters included here, I find myself contemplating the passage of time as I write about this
ALBUM REVIEW: Wednesday Spins Harrowing Southern Gothic Tales on ‘Bleeds’
“God’s plan unfolds so slow!” screams Karly Hartzman, leader of North Carolina’s Wednesday, erupting in frustration during one of her searing vignettes of small-town life. The electrifying Bleeds is a parade of hard-living folks who can’t get out of their own way, sabotaging any chance
SPOTLIGHT: ‘Nobody’s Girl,’ Amanda Shires, Returns Stronger Than Ever
Editor's Note: Amanda Shires is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for September 2025. Learn more about the Nashville fiddler, singer-songwriter, poet, and painter, and her new album Nobody's Girl, due out September 26 via ATO Records, in this feature. Keep an eye out for
ALBUM REVIEW: The Pink Stones’ Hit Slacker-Twang Sweet Spot on ‘Thank the Lord…it’s The Pink Stones’
It takes a certain constitution to make it in a road-dog outfit like slacker-twangers The Pink Stones, and after some turnover, frontman Hunter Pinkston seems to have found the sweet spot with his current lineup. The band’s latest, Thank the Lord…it’s The Pink Stones, finds
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Danny Frank & the Smoky Gold, Mary Kate Walton, and Foggy Memory Boys
Last year, Kickstarter released the option for creators to opt into what they are calling “Late Pledges.” While Kickstarter still retains its “all or nothing” policy for creators (wherein if they don't meet their goals by the funding deadline, they get nothing) Late Pledges gives successful funders a
