THROUGH THE LENS: Big Ears Festival 2025 Digs Deep
Founded in 2009, the Big Ears Festival lays claim to bringing more diverse music acts to single locale than any other event or gathering. From roots to the avant-garde, the fest brings together performers from around the world to music and other arts aficionados who are also from around
FRESH TRACK: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Arcadia"
Arcadia is Alison Krauss & Union Station's first album in 14 years. Throughout its ten transcendent songs, beautiful and tragic stories unfold as they reflect upon hard truths of history and the lives of those who have come before.
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BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot
To paraphrase Bob Dylan, goodbye’s too strong a word, so for now I’ll just say "fare thee well." As the world turns, I’ve come to the end of my tenure in this role of Web Editor at No Depression. Nothing feels certain these days, but
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper
If Townes van Zandt’s Pancho and Lefty got away with it, their lives might have ended up something like Texas singer/songwriter Pug Johnson’s outlaw, El Cabron. The titular character from his latest album, El Cabron, runs on swagger and split-second choices, often thriving in the liminal
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Forever is a Feeling' Lucy Dacus Falls in Love, Deeply
An imprint of text from a dedication plaque on a bench, pressed into skin. Friends in a kind of beautiful freeze frame of mundanity, playing Grand Theft Auto, ripping a bong, snacking on popcorn. A hypnotic fixation on the gap between a lover’s teeth. A boardroom full of men
ALBUM REVIEW: Palmyra Builds Something Big on Debut Album ‘Restless’
Palmyra, the historic site in modern-day Syria, is known for its ruins of a once mighty ancient city. Palmyra the band has seen its share of hardship and destruction, too, but the Virginia trio is using those experiences to build something awe-inspiring.
With a sound that can swing