SPOTLIGHT: Sister Sadie's Certainty and Synergy on 'All Will Be Well'
Editor's Note: Sister Sadie is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for June 2025. Learn more about the band and their new album, All Will Be Well, which is due out June 27, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long.
Thirteen years
Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Ray LaMontagne Celebrates 20 Years of ‘Trouble’
Ray LaMontagne has finally hushed his inner critic, and he’s hearing his debut album, 2004’s Trouble, like never before.
“If someone gave [the album] to me today and said, ‘This is a new artist. This guy’s just getting started,’ honestly — and I’m not patting myself on
BONUS TRACKS: Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Margo Price, The Americana Honors & Awards and More
This was a devastating week in the roots music community. RIP to Bonnaroo and Outside Lands co-founder Jonathan Mayers (The Tennessean) and New York City venue owner and local music champion Billy Jones (Pitchfork). Additionally, two musical legends — funk, rock, and soul artist Sly Stone and the Beach Boys’ pop
ESSAY: Joshua Ray Walker’s ‘Tropicana’ and Music as Refuge
Joshua Ray Walker’s music has always felt like sanctuary to me. It’s comforting in its rawness, for the granular, exquisite way his lyrics capture humanity, and utterly arresting at times thanks to his high lonesome voice. His first three studio albums, Wish You Were Here (2019), Glad You
FRESH TRACK: Mike Delevante - "Don't Count Me Out"
Mike Delevante — best known as one-half of The Delevantes, the sibling duo that earned the distinction of being the first debut artist to have a No. 1 on the Americana charts — takes his first step into the solo spotlight with his highly acclaimed debut outing. September Days is a collection
In The Deep End With...Māhealani Uchiyama and Kalani Pe'a
Māhealani Uchiyama wants to reclaim the Hawaiian word pōpolo. The black tinged berry, recognized for its medicinal properties, is found through the Hawaiian islands and across wider Polynesia. But too often, it can be used as an insult for locals of African descent.
For more than two years now, Uchiyama