HELLO STRANGER: Introducing No Depression’s Summer 2024 Journal + Playlist
EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Summer 2024 quarterly journal, featuring guest editor Béla Fleck, original cover art by Ian Felice of The Felice Brothers, and so much more. Buy the Summer 2024 issue in print or digitally here. Better yet, start a subscription with
ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Keep on Rolling With ‘TexiCali’
Not that they needed any introduction to roots music fans, but on the title song of their first collaboration, 2018’s Downey to Lubbock (ND review), Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore succinctly laid out their long-established musical personas and points of origin. The guitar-slinging Alvin: “I’m a wild
ALBUM REVIEW: Jim Lauderdale Sounds Right at Home on ‘My Favorite Place’
The title of Jim Lauderdale’s new album is just right. On My Favorite Place, his 37th album, the ambassador of Americana has settled into his musical comfort zones: western swing, rockabilly, country weepers, bluegrass rambles, and folk ballads. He’s enjoying himself, too, crooning in his unmistakable voice, following
ALBUM REVIEW: North Mississippi Allstars’ Cody Dickinson Sticks Close to Home on Solo Debut
“No problem! Only solution! Love riot!” exclaims the irrepressible Cody Dickinson near the end of Homemade, summing up this supremely satisfying album quite nicely. On his first solo outing, the co-pilot (along with brother Luther) of Americana mainstays North Mississippi Allstars makes a joyful noise as he celebrates the restorative
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Biscuit Recipes, Tattoos, and Other Unique Backer Perks
Most crowdfunding campaigns follow a tried-and-true formula for perks. They offer the album, of course, in various formats. But most also offer standard merch booth fare like T-shirts, hats, and koozies, with some personalized items like handwritten notes and lyric sheets thrown in. But occasionally you find a crowdfunder who
Shelby Lynne Announces New Album, ‘Consequences of the Crown’
Shelby Lynne steered clear of Nashville for a couple decades, but the music pulled her back, and she’s got a new album to show for it.
Consequences of the Crown, produced by Lynne with Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town, Ashley Monroe, and Gena Johnson, will land Aug. 16