BONUS TRACKS: Johnny Cash Statue Headed to U.S. Capitol
Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol is lined with bronze and marble likenesses of founding fathers, renowned orators, war heroes, and do-gooders, two from each state. But soon the first musician will join its ranks, and it’s a good one: Johnny Cash. Arkansas has designated the famed singer
ALBUM REVIEW: With ‘Smoke & Fiction,’ X Takes a Bow
X has never dabbled in fantasy. The Los Angeles punk icons have always been firmly planted in reality, singing about the highs and lows of life. Now, in a profoundly real decision, X is calling it a career after nearly 50 years together.
Smoke & Fiction is being billed as
THE READING ROOM: Mavis Staples Bridges All Ages, All Audiences With Children’s Book
Inspiring soul and gospel singer, civil rights activist, Bob Dylan’s crush: Mavis Staples can now add children’s book author to her resume. Partnering with award-winning children’s book author Carolyn Boston Weatherford (Unspeakable; Moses) and illustrator Steffi Walthall (Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round), Staples tells
No Depression's Best of July 2024 Playlist
Live records can be hit-or-miss. Luckily for roots music fans, July 2024 brought us not one, but two outstanding releases capturing live music on tape. Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings kicks off the month's playlist with his light-speed flat-picking guitar work from Live Vol. 1 (implying that there are
ALBUM REVIEW: Los Lonely Boys Stage a Solid Comeback With ‘Resurrection’
Los Lonely Boys merge their Texas rock sound with meaningful messages on their new album, Resurrection.
You likely know the band for their hit debut single “Heaven,” which elevated them from the Texas rock n’ roll landscape into the mainstream 2004. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult
ALBUM REVIEW: 49 Winchester Are ‘Leavin’ This Holler’ Without Forsaking Their Roots
It’s been said that there’s no place like home. It nurtures and teaches us, often informing our direction in life. Sometimes, though, we have to leave to really understand not only the gravity of home, but who we are without it.
Perhaps 49 Winchester’s Isaac Gibson sings