Columns THROUGH THE LENS: Orville Peck, Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, and More Photos from the Week Orville Peck - House of Blues, Anaheim, California - Photo by Liza Orozco
BONUS TRACKS: No Depression's Year-End Fundraiser, New-Old Tunes from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, and More Roots Music News In case you missed it in our newsletters or on social media, yesterday marked the launch of No Depression's year-end fundraiser and membership drive! We need to raise $15k by mid-December, so if you dig nonprofit, independent roots music journalism, please help us keep going by
THE READING ROOM: Willie Nelson’s ‘The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity — and My Longest Love Affair’ Step inside the bus, take a deep breath, and settle back as Willie Nelson ruminates on aging, creativity, the power of breathing, the wonder of love, and the vitality of songwriting in The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity — and My Longest Love Affair. Affectionate, cantankerous, and filled with
THROUGH THE LENS: Kacey Musgraves, Beck, The Bluegrass Album Band, and Other Audiophile Roots Music Releases As it continues to be a stellar era for roots music albums to be given the audiophile treatment, this week’s column looks at five recent ones, including several firsts. With its previous releases the Interscope-Capitol Definitive Sound Series (DSS) has distinguished itself from other audiophile labels that have