BONUS TRACKS: RIP Willie Colón, Fundraising Campaigns, Live Albums, and Other New Releases
Rest in peace to the one and only Willie Colón, the salsa legend, trombonist, singer, arranger, and producer who passed away last weekend at the age of 75. Born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, Colón was such a talent that he signed to Fania Records (an independent
A Postcard From Robert Francis
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s “Postcard From” series features dispatches from artists' daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from Robert Francis, whose new album Phantasmagoria was written in the wake of the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst Fires ravaged
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion: Trey Hensley
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion '25 drew us even deeper into the rich history of recorded music in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee and Virginia. Nearly a century has passed since Ralph Peer's historic Bristol Sessions, and the performance space inside The Birthplace of Country Music Museum
BEST OF THE BLUES: February 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to No Depression’s newest column — Best of the Blues. Each month we’ve asked long-time No Depression contributor, Grant Britt, to round up some of his favorite new blues records for your listening pleasure.
February is a great month for blues lovers. You'll
ALBUM REVIEW: Rose's Pawn Shop Take Stock of Twenty Years of Music on ‘American Seams’
Even from the opening fiddle bars, American Seams, the fifth studio album from Rose's Pawn Shop, speaks directly to the moment. The band proves their prowess at drawing from all aspects of American music to create something timeless and enduring. After twenty years of pounding the boards, it&
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SPOTLIGHT: Big Richard on Where They Get The Audacity [ESSAY]
Editor's Note: Big Richard, whose new LP Pet came out February 6 via Signature Sounds, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for February 2026. Read their feature profile here and watch an exclusive, acoustic version of their new song "Alaska" here.
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