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To celebrate the release of their second album, A Feather in a Hurricane (out Friday!) ND sat down with Oliver the Crow for our new “Top 5” series, where roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment.
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Oliver The Crow's Top 5 Songs Right Now
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series, which kicked off last month with Rhett Miller, features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
To celebrate the release of their second album, A Feather in a Hurricane (out Friday!) ND sat down with Oliver the Crow for our new “Top 5” series, where roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment.
Become an ND member today to check it out!
Become an ND member today to check it out!
Jean-Michael Basquiat supposedly observed that "Art is how we decorate space. music is how we decorate time."
Trans musicians in particular can point to unique ways to relate to time, as Rachel Cholst explores in the latest QUEER COUNTRY column.
Trans musicians in particular can point to unique ways to relate to time, as Rachel Cholst explores in the latest QUEER COUNTRY column.
QUEER COUNTRY: Dancing in Trans Time
There's a peculiar phenomenon that LGBTQIA+ people face in the 21st century: as we gain more social acceptance (a when, not an if – something most of us couldn't imagine when we were growing up) we…
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November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Jean-Michael Basquiat supposedly observed that "Art is how we decorate space. music is how we decorate time."
Trans musicians in particular can point to unique ways to relate to time, as Rachel Cholst explores in the latest QUEER COUNTRY column.
Trans musicians in particular can point to unique ways to relate to time, as Rachel Cholst explores in the latest QUEER COUNTRY column.
Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia.
Read Jon Young's review below:
Read Jon Young's review below:
ALBUM REVIEW: Jesse Sykes Casts a Mighty Spell with ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’
Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia without pandering to ‘60s…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia.
Read Jon Young's review below:
Read Jon Young's review below:
As readers in the US celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, we’re re-sharing this story from the Fall 2022 issue of No Depression about roots musicians' complicated relationship with Thanksgiving songs about it.
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JOURNAL EXCERPT: Roots Musicians Aim to Bring More Thanksgiving Songs to the Table - No Depression
Due to the inherent complications in the holiday's history (or perhaps in spite of them), only a few musicians have tried to make some sense of the holiday by writing a proper Thanksgiving song.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As readers in the US celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, we’re re-sharing this story from the Fall 2022 issue of No Depression about roots musicians' complicated relationship with Thanksgiving songs about it.
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We're thrilled to continue our No Depression Session series in partnership with Lucinda's and Hiatus Tequila with a performance from Hunter Root!
Hunter Root joined us to share three songs from his current album Crooked Home.
Watch the full session here:
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Hunter Root joined us to share three songs from his current album Crooked Home.
Watch the full session here:
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NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Lucinda's: Hunter Root
We are thrilled to continue our No Depression Session series in partnership with new NYC honky-tonk Lucinda’s and Hiatus Tequila. When Lucinda Williams teamed up with industry lifers Laura McCarthy…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We're thrilled to continue our No Depression Session series in partnership with Lucinda's and Hiatus Tequila with a performance from Hunter Root!
Hunter Root joined us to share three songs from his current album Crooked Home.
Watch the full session here:
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Hunter Root joined us to share three songs from his current album Crooked Home.
Watch the full session here:
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Record Store Day is a great way to support your local record store and score some great music at the same time!
This Black Friday, a dizzying number of releases are available – to help you sort through, we've collected our top 10 recs from ND editors and writers.
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This Black Friday, a dizzying number of releases are available – to help you sort through, we've collected our top 10 recs from ND editors and writers.
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10 Roots Music Releases for Your 2025 Record Store Black Friday Shopping List
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November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Record Store Day is a great way to support your local record store and score some great music at the same time!
This Black Friday, a dizzying number of releases are available – to help you sort through, we've collected our top 10 recs from ND editors and writers.
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This Black Friday, a dizzying number of releases are available – to help you sort through, we've collected our top 10 recs from ND editors and writers.
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📸 THROUGH THE LENS 📸 : Overlooked and Neglected Roots Music Releases of 2025
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THROUGH THE LENS: Overlooked and Neglected Roots Music Releases of 2025
Official website of No Depression's stories, columns, album reviews, artist voices, and roots music journalism
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November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
📸 THROUGH THE LENS 📸 : Overlooked and Neglected Roots Music Releases of 2025
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In this acoustic video, shared exclusively with No Depression as part of her November Spotlight, McCalla's voice sounds like bird calls — even summoning a neighborhood cat who wanted to see where the sweet sounds were coming from.
Watch the full video below!
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Watch the full video below!
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SPOTLIGHT: Sabine McCalla - "Two of Hearts" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: Sabine McCalla, whose debut LP Don’t Call Me Baby came out November 7 via Gar Hole Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for November 2025. Check out the feature profile about…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In this acoustic video, shared exclusively with No Depression as part of her November Spotlight, McCalla's voice sounds like bird calls — even summoning a neighborhood cat who wanted to see where the sweet sounds were coming from.
Watch the full video below!
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Watch the full video below!
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Kim Wilson's latest, Slow Burn, is a heartfelt thank you to the venerable bluesmen who have provided him with the framework for his career.
Read Grant Britt's review below:
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Read Grant Britt's review below:
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ALBUM REVIEW: Kim Wilson's 'Slow Burn' Honors Musical Collaborators
Kim Wilson has come a long way on his lips. With his harp and his voice, Wilson has been protecting and serving the blues community since the early seventies; he co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds…
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November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Kim Wilson's latest, Slow Burn, is a heartfelt thank you to the venerable bluesmen who have provided him with the framework for his career.
Read Grant Britt's review below:
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Read Grant Britt's review below:
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Would you stay at a Dolly Parton-themed hotel?
One opens in Nashville in 2026!
Read about this project, as well as a new kids book from Rhiannon Giddens and more, in BONUS TRACKS:
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One opens in Nashville in 2026!
Read about this project, as well as a new kids book from Rhiannon Giddens and more, in BONUS TRACKS:
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BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Dolly Parton, Rhiannon Giddens, The Lone Bellow, and More
In June 2026, a new Dolly Parton-themed hotel will be opening in Nashville. According to the website, the SongTeller Hotel will weave "Dolly's songwriting spirit...into every room and suite. Wake up…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Would you stay at a Dolly Parton-themed hotel?
One opens in Nashville in 2026!
Read about this project, as well as a new kids book from Rhiannon Giddens and more, in BONUS TRACKS:
nodepression.org/bonus-tracks...
One opens in Nashville in 2026!
Read about this project, as well as a new kids book from Rhiannon Giddens and more, in BONUS TRACKS:
nodepression.org/bonus-tracks...
East Texas singer-songwriter Travis Bolt met us at The Red Building on Nashville's Music Row during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to deliver three heartfelt and semi-autobiographical songs from his debut record Burning Bridges, coming out March 6, 2026.
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NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at AMERICANAFEST: Travis Bolt
East Texas singer-songwriter Travis Bolt met us at The Red Building on Nashville's Music Row during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to deliver three heartfelt and semi-autobiographical songs from his debut record…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
East Texas singer-songwriter Travis Bolt met us at The Red Building on Nashville's Music Row during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to deliver three heartfelt and semi-autobiographical songs from his debut record Burning Bridges, coming out March 6, 2026.
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On a new Willie Nelson set and a top-rate re-issue tribute, the Okie from Muskogee singer gets his double due.
Peter Blackstock reviews two new Merle Haggard tribute LPs at the link below!
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Peter Blackstock reviews two new Merle Haggard tribute LPs at the link below!
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ALBUM REVIEW: Merle Haggard Gets His Double-Due With a New Willie Nelson Set and A Top-Rate Tribute Reissue
“He won’t ever be gone,” Willie Nelson sang of Merle Haggard on the last song of Nelson’s 2017 album God’s Problem Child — and he’s right, of course. Haggard, who died in 2016, was one of the…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
On a new Willie Nelson set and a top-rate re-issue tribute, the Okie from Muskogee singer gets his double due.
Peter Blackstock reviews two new Merle Haggard tribute LPs at the link below!
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Peter Blackstock reviews two new Merle Haggard tribute LPs at the link below!
nodepression.org/album-review...
Sabine McCalla is No Depression's November Spotlight artist!
Writer Neil Ferguson catches up with the New Orleans-based songwriter to talk about her musical family, Dr. John and Irma Thomas, and her debut LP "Don't Call Me Baby," out now from Gar Hole Records.
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Writer Neil Ferguson catches up with the New Orleans-based songwriter to talk about her musical family, Dr. John and Irma Thomas, and her debut LP "Don't Call Me Baby," out now from Gar Hole Records.
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SPOTLIGHT: Sabine McCalla Is Free To Be Herself
Editor's Note: Sabine McCalla, whose debut LP Don’t Call Me Baby came out November 7 via Gar Hole Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for November 2025. Stay tuned for more from McCalla all…
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November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sabine McCalla is No Depression's November Spotlight artist!
Writer Neil Ferguson catches up with the New Orleans-based songwriter to talk about her musical family, Dr. John and Irma Thomas, and her debut LP "Don't Call Me Baby," out now from Gar Hole Records.
nodepression.org/spotlight-sa...
Writer Neil Ferguson catches up with the New Orleans-based songwriter to talk about her musical family, Dr. John and Irma Thomas, and her debut LP "Don't Call Me Baby," out now from Gar Hole Records.
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Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover's full-length debut channels "the spirit of Woody Guthrie" with a decidedly vintage feel, but explores topics every bit as pertinent as they were during Guthrie’s time.
Read John Amen's review below:
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Read John Amen's review below:
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ALBUM REVIEW: Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover Channel Woodie Guthrie on ‘What of Our Nature’
Building on their 2018 EP, Among Horses III, Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover release their full-length debut, channeling, as their bio states, “the spirit of Woodie Guthrie.” The project…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover's full-length debut channels "the spirit of Woody Guthrie" with a decidedly vintage feel, but explores topics every bit as pertinent as they were during Guthrie’s time.
Read John Amen's review below:
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Read John Amen's review below:
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End of year round-ups have arrived.
Henry Carrigan picks the best music books of 2025 in this month's READING ROOM column, just in time for gift season. Become a member to unlock all his picks!
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Henry Carrigan picks the best music books of 2025 in this month's READING ROOM column, just in time for gift season. Become a member to unlock all his picks!
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THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2025
As the end of the year rolls around, so do the “best-of” lists. Overall, 2025 has been a good year for music books, with several outstanding biographies and autobiographies as well as some thoughtful…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
End of year round-ups have arrived.
Henry Carrigan picks the best music books of 2025 in this month's READING ROOM column, just in time for gift season. Become a member to unlock all his picks!
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Henry Carrigan picks the best music books of 2025 in this month's READING ROOM column, just in time for gift season. Become a member to unlock all his picks!
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It's not what you know, but who you know. This month's CROWDFUNDING RADAR spotlights three campaigns with notable guests either appearing on the album or sitting in the producer's chair.
Head to the link below to check them out!
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Head to the link below to check them out!
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CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Eliot Bronson, Little Moon Travelers, Danni Nicholls
The old saying goes ‘it's not what you know, but who you know.’ Even though talent still holds sway n roots music, it’s still nice to have a friend in the business you can turn to. That’s doubly true…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's not what you know, but who you know. This month's CROWDFUNDING RADAR spotlights three campaigns with notable guests either appearing on the album or sitting in the producer's chair.
Head to the link below to check them out!
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Head to the link below to check them out!
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Todd Snider, 2016-2025 (photos by Willa Stein)
With his passing last week, there has been an outpouring of love, affection and memories of Todd Snider. ND photographer Willa Stein saw him numerous times during the past ten years and shares some shots below.
With his passing last week, there has been an outpouring of love, affection and memories of Todd Snider. ND photographer Willa Stein saw him numerous times during the past ten years and shares some shots below.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Todd Snider, 2016-2025 (photos by Willa Stein)
With his passing last week, there has been an outpouring of love, affection and memories of Todd Snider. ND photographer Willa Stein saw him numerous times during the past ten years and shares some shots below.
With his passing last week, there has been an outpouring of love, affection and memories of Todd Snider. ND photographer Willa Stein saw him numerous times during the past ten years and shares some shots below.
From the Southwest treasures of Rosie Flores and David Jimenez to the Canadian country-rock of The Cowboy Junkies, ND founder Peter Blackstock writes about five albums that demonstrate Americana as an expansive and inclusive category.
Read below!
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Read below!
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FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Fresh Favorites Reaching Beyond Borders
This month’s roundup has me thinking about geography and its influence on music. The Mammals are quintessential representatives of the Northeast’s deep folk roots, with a sound that acknowledges…
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November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
From the Southwest treasures of Rosie Flores and David Jimenez to the Canadian country-rock of The Cowboy Junkies, ND founder Peter Blackstock writes about five albums that demonstrate Americana as an expansive and inclusive category.
Read below!
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Read below!
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Over the summer, Nashville-based songwriter Amy Speace did a weeklong residency at the Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio in Wimberly, Texas. Her latest album, The Blue Rock Session, emerges from recordings she made there.
Read Henry Carrigan's review:
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Read Henry Carrigan's review:
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ALBUM REVIEW: Amy Speace Delivers on Emotional New Album, 'The Blue Rock Sessions'
Over the summer, Amy Speace did a weeklong songwriting residency at the Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio in Wimberly, Texas. During the week, she had access to a recording studio for three hours…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Over the summer, Nashville-based songwriter Amy Speace did a weeklong residency at the Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio in Wimberly, Texas. Her latest album, The Blue Rock Session, emerges from recordings she made there.
Read Henry Carrigan's review:
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Read Henry Carrigan's review:
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This week's THROUGH THE LENS revisits some standout fall festivals!
Head to the link below for photos from the IBMA's World of Bluegrass and Sing Out Loud Festival, the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and The Philadelphia Blues Society Blues Festival.
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Head to the link below for photos from the IBMA's World of Bluegrass and Sing Out Loud Festival, the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and The Philadelphia Blues Society Blues Festival.
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THROUGH THE LENS: From Pennsylvania to Florida, Four Roots Music Fests Light Up the Autumn Sky
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November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This week's THROUGH THE LENS revisits some standout fall festivals!
Head to the link below for photos from the IBMA's World of Bluegrass and Sing Out Loud Festival, the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and The Philadelphia Blues Society Blues Festival.
nodepression.org/through-the-...
Head to the link below for photos from the IBMA's World of Bluegrass and Sing Out Loud Festival, the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and The Philadelphia Blues Society Blues Festival.
nodepression.org/through-the-...
Orange Blossoms, JJ Grey & Mofro’s masterpiece of soul-shaking music from 2008, is finally available on vinyl! This week's FRESH TRACK is the album's title track – check it out now at the link below!
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FRESH TRACK: JJ Grey & Mofro - "Orange Blossoms"
Orange Blossoms, JJ Grey & Mofro’s masterpiece of soul-shaking music from 2008, is finally available on vinyl! All tracks have been remastered and pressed at 45 rpm on two "sunburst splash" color LPs…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Orange Blossoms, JJ Grey & Mofro’s masterpiece of soul-shaking music from 2008, is finally available on vinyl! This week's FRESH TRACK is the album's title track – check it out now at the link below!
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As the roots community continues to mourn the loss of musician and storyteller Todd Snider, we're revisiting our 2022 feature on Snider, a snapshot of the troubadour artist written just after the release of Snider's third live album.
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Chasing Songs Around: The Reach of Todd Snider's Troubadour Life
EDITOR'S NOTE: This feature originally appeared in the Fall 2022 issue of No Depression and we're sharing it now in honor of Todd Snider's new album, HIGH, LONESOME AND THEN SOME, which is due out on…
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November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As the roots community continues to mourn the loss of musician and storyteller Todd Snider, we're revisiting our 2022 feature on Snider, a snapshot of the troubadour artist written just after the release of Snider's third live album.
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With their new album, Dog Ear, the Brothers Landreth extend a comforting embrace with calming musical waves and profound, soul-stirring lyrics that speak to hope for tomorrow.
Read Bee Dolores' review below:
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Read Bee Dolores' review below:
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
With their new album, Dog Ear, the Brothers Landreth extend a comforting embrace with calming musical waves and profound, soul-stirring lyrics that speak to hope for tomorrow.
Read Bee Dolores' review below:
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Read Bee Dolores' review below:
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Shadowgrass gave No Depression a warm to the Blue Ridge region!
Enjoy their No Depression Session from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, featuring two brand new Shadowgrass originals and a Townes Van Zandt classic.
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Enjoy their No Depression Session from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, featuring two brand new Shadowgrass originals and a Townes Van Zandt classic.
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NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion: Shadowgrass
This year's Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion drew us even deeper into the rich history of recorded music in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee-Virginia. It's coming up on a century since Ralph Peer's…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Shadowgrass gave No Depression a warm to the Blue Ridge region!
Enjoy their No Depression Session from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, featuring two brand new Shadowgrass originals and a Townes Van Zandt classic.
nodepression.org/no-depressio...
Enjoy their No Depression Session from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, featuring two brand new Shadowgrass originals and a Townes Van Zandt classic.
nodepression.org/no-depressio...
Of all the artists who have defined country for the 21st century, there hasn’t been a more steadfast figure than Colter Wall. His newest album turns straightforward country-Western excellence up a notch.
Become a member today to read Alli Patton's review below:
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Become a member today to read Alli Patton's review below:
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ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Memories and Empties' Colter Wall Turned Up a Notch
From the first measure of Colter Wall’s new album, Memories and Empties,something feels different. Against the resolute opening track “1800 Miles,” Wall's full-bellied baritone seems to have a…
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Of all the artists who have defined country for the 21st century, there hasn’t been a more steadfast figure than Colter Wall. His newest album turns straightforward country-Western excellence up a notch.
Become a member today to read Alli Patton's review below:
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Become a member today to read Alli Patton's review below:
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