Jay Buchanan Weapons of Beauty Jay Buchanan has built his reputation on force. As the lead vocalist of Rival Sons, he’s long been associated with volume, swagger, and forward motion. Weapons of Beauty, his solo debut, moves in the opposite direction — and the result is a record that feels powerful in entirely different ways. […]
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John Craigie – I Swam Here (Zabriskie Point Records) The new John Craigie album I Swam Here, released February 6 on Zabriskie Point Records, is a gentle and luminous soundtrack to start 2026, bringing warmth and quiet strength in the middle of an icy, polar winter. The Californian whose style he describes as “humorous storytelling, […]
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Amidst the turmoil in the United Sates (including journalists being arrested and the murders in Minneapolis) Folk Alliance International (FAI) convened in New Orleans, Louisiana for its 38th year (January 21-25, 2026) appropriately titled Rise Up. FAI combines private and official showcases, panels, discussions, chats and more about the many
Editor’s Note: Mon Rovîa, whose debut LP Bloodline came out January 9 via Nettwerk, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for January 2025. Check out an original poem-essay he wrote here and an exclusive video of a previously-unreleased
This year, the Super Bowl will have two halftime performances, which in truth means that it will have no true halftime performance because neither will command the universal audience it needs to bring people together.
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Steve Baskin and the Fourteens “I Don’t Know Nothing (Love Song)” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Steve Baskin and the Fourteens’ song “I Don’t Know Nothing,” from their forthcoming album I Sometimes Think (Better). The album was produced by Steve Baskin and Rich Herring, and recorded by Lee Davis at Lee Davis Studio […]
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A little too late to turn back now I guess. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated his support for Super Bowl LX halftime show headliner Bad Bunny after the Puerto Rican rapper went on an anti-ICE rant last night during his acceptance speech at the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The league has already been facing backlash from conservative fans for the selection of the outspoken Trump critic to headline the halftime show. Last year, Bad Bunny (whose real name is Benito […]
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Brandi Carlile will be on sports’ biggest stage when she sings at the Super Bowl. She is giving the patriotic song she’ll perform lots of thought.
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