BONUS TRACKS: IBMA Winners, Steve Earle's Opry Induction, and More Roots Music News
The 36th annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) took place this week in Chattanooga. Its Industry Awards, presented this year by the Benwood Foundation and voted on by bluegrass musicians and industry peers, honored a number of stars, up-and-comers, and professionals. Check out a few highlights below — including Billy Strings&
A Postcard from Dylan Earl
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 Arkansas singer-songwriter Dylan Earl, whose new album Level-Headed Even Smile is out September 19 via GarHole Records.
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FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Fresh Sounds From Old Favorites Pete Droge, Dar Williams, Robbie Fulks and More
We’re all over the map this time around, from the Pacific Northwest to upstate New York, to the heart of Texas to the city of angels and beyond. And, like several of the songwriters included here, I find myself contemplating the passage of time as I write about this
ALBUM REVIEW: Wednesday Spins Harrowing Southern Gothic Tales on ‘Bleeds’
“God’s plan unfolds so slow!” screams Karly Hartzman, leader of North Carolina’s Wednesday, erupting in frustration during one of her searing vignettes of small-town life. The electrifying Bleeds is a parade of hard-living folks who can’t get out of their own way, sabotaging any chance of survival
SPOTLIGHT: ‘Nobody’s Girl,’ Amanda Shires, Returns Stronger Than Ever
Editor's Note: Amanda Shires is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for September 2025. Learn more about the Nashville fiddler, singer-songwriter, poet, and painter, and her new album Nobody's Girl, due out September 26 via ATO Records, in this feature. Keep an eye out for more
ALBUM REVIEW: The Pink Stones’ Hit Slacker-Twang Sweet Spot on ‘Thank the Lord…it’s The Pink Stones’
It takes a certain constitution to make it in a road-dog outfit like slacker-twangers The Pink Stones, and after some turnover, frontman Hunter Pinkston seems to have found the sweet spot with his current lineup. The band’s latest, Thank the Lord…it’s The Pink Stones, finds the fivesome