August is a prolific time in the crowdfunding world. Entering the latter third of the summer touring/festival season artists begin to turn their thoughts toward their next album cycle. In order to get an album funded in time to record in the fall or winter, it’s time
Yeah, I saw all the back and forths between Charley Crockett and Jack White last week. I also found the entire exchange and aftermath to be aggressively, aggressively boring. Don’t you think we’ve squeezed that turnip enough?
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The Mavericks and Friends Celebrate a Legacy at Indian Ranch August 22, 2026 There was an unavoidable sense of history hanging over Indian Ranch on August 22 as The Mavericks and Friends took the stage. Following the death of Raul Malo, the band’s longtime frontman, singer and irreplaceable voice, the evening became something more meaningful: […]
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The Arcadian Wild photos by Shelby Mick Isaac Horn of The Arcadian Wild on The Risks and Rewards Behind Make It Out Alive Nashville-based Indie Folk trio The Arcadian Wild just released their new album, Make It Out Alive, on August 15th, 2026, and are following it with US tour dates this Fall. Building on […]
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The Waterboys – Atlantic Rain – The Lost Fisherman’s Blues Recordings This is a classy first-rate package, refined & decorative with accessories that include a beautiful 54pp perfect-bound book with credits, lyrics, liner notes, photography & prestigious artwork. All in a slipcase & die-cut 6-panel heavy cardboard booklet. Years ago, The Waterboys emerged as a […]
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Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters – Live From the Fallout Shelter Cutting through with a cross-blended approach of Tom Waits & the late Jon Dee Graham, the skillful & bearded Afton Wolfe, with his signature fedora, is no imitator. He has a smartly conceived repertoire, bluesy tact & sincere bellowing tone. Some tunes have […]
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Editor’s Note: Santi Elijah Holley has been awarded one of two No Depression Reporting Fellowships to write four in-depth features on a topic deeply impacting roots music today. The Reporting Fellowships kick off with this historical piece introducing spirituals as a foundational form of American roots music
Though the rest of the world knows him as the frontman for the new wave rock and roll band The Killers, he might have just accidentally hauled off and made an Album of the Year contender in country.
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