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 month long.
New Orleans as artistic muse

Uncle Lucius Live in ’25 2025 is almost over now, and I was really hoping to see Uncle Lucius on this tour. They were coming to Missoula and Bozeman, and I was going to make one of those shows. Then my dad had a medical emergency, and I missed it. But, this Friday, Nov. 21, […]
Wielded with Tender Precision: Two EPs by Sean Keel Sean Keel is a singular presence in contemporary Americana — a late-blooming songwriter whose gravel-edged voice and poetic sensibility evoke startling intimacy. Based in Austin, Texas, and known in academic circles as a research mathematician, Keel brings both a storyteller’s heart and a philosopher’s eye to […]
Lora Kelley Where I Am Now Americana artist and trauma-informed story work coach Lora Kelley recently released her newest album, Where I Am Now, which delves into themes of loss, recovery, and rebuilding life. Produced by Jeremy Casella, Where I Am Now features the talents of Matt Stanfield (piano), Josh Hunt (drums), Jacob Lowery (bass), […]