No Depression Sessions at WinterWonderGrass Tahoe: Pixie & The Partygrass Boys
The next installment in our No Depression Sessions series from WinterWonderGrass in Lake Tahoe features Pixie & The Partygrass Boys at Shadyside Lounge. They shared two songs with us, including "There's No Friends on a Powder Day" from their forthcoming self-titled album, and a brand spankin&
ALBUM REVIEW: On Debut ‘Multitudes,’ Alisa Amador Is Found in Translation
“Milonga Accidental,” the song that won singer-songwriter Alisa Amador the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and is the closing track on her fantastic debut album, Multitudes, encapsulates both the self-evident promise — and breathtaking vulnerability — that makes her music so entrancing.
“When I look to the water, when I look to
THROUGH THE LENS: DelFest 2024 — A Bluegrass Tradition Continues to Thrive
Named for and presided over by the legend himself — Del McCoury — DelFest, first held in 2008, takes over Cumberland, Maryland, during Memorial Day weekend each year. While the festival prides itself on carrying on the McCoury family bluegrass tradition, it also casts a wider net of musical influences that includes
FRESH TRACK: Ana Egge – 'Door Won't Close'
“Door Won’t Close” is about telling the truth. Telling a very hard truth that cost me a very dear relationship. But the truth isn’t concerned with comfort. And I think as more people stand up and speak out against abuse, it gives other people more strength to do
SPOTLIGHT: On ‘Roadrunner!,’ Kaitlin Butts Puts ‘Oklahoma!’ on a Modern Map
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kaitlin Butts is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for June 2024. Look for more on Butts and her new album, Roadrunner! (out June 28 on Soundly Music), all month long.
The great state of Oklahoma has long been the starting point for generations of rootsy artists — Woody
No Depression's Best of May 2024 Playlist
If you subscribe to No Depression in print (which you should), you know that the opening letter from the editor is called "Hello Stranger" after The Carter Family's song from 1937. Likewise, this month's playlist opens with a new version of the song by