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Weekly topic-driven columns from No Depression journalists

BONUS TRACKS: News on AI Policy, The Chicks on Broadway, Ketch Secor, and More

BONUS TRACKS: News on AI Policy, The Chicks on Broadway, Ketch Secor, and More

We're back this week after taking off to travel to, and report from, the FreshGrass Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. As a result, we've got a double-dose of new roots music news. Contemporary politics and technology intersect again in a way that impacts the roots music world.

THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2025 So Far

THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2025 So Far

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Amble basks in Reverie, and old faves deliver the goods

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Amble basks in Reverie, and old faves deliver the goods

THROUGH THE LENS: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Australia’s Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Australia’s Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025

BONUS TRACKS: New Website, Memberships, and More Music and Media Industry News

BONUS TRACKS: New Website, Memberships, and More Music and Media Industry News

THROUGH THE LENS: Changes in the Air at Stagecoach and High Water Festivals

THROUGH THE LENS: Changes in the Air at Stagecoach and High Water Festivals