Bailey Zimmerman Has Canceled a 10-Date International Tour
Zimmerman has scrapped 10 overseas dates in order to focus on pressing family matters. Continue reading…
ALBUM REVIEW: GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite Stage a Chicago Summit on ‘Blues Now’
Blues music has always bridged the generation gap.
The genre’s democratic forms help. Its calls cry out for response, within songs and down successive generations. The conventional 12-bar provides a sturdy, collective structure to which all can add personal expression without overpowering the whole.
Blues also
SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller – Living and Dying on The Road in America [ESSAY]
Editor’s Note: John R. Miller, whose new LP titled The Great Unknowing came out July 17 via Rounder Records, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for July 2026. Read more about Miller’s fifth album here and watch
The Family – Delusions of Grandeur
Some records feel assembled; Delusions of Grandeur feels inherited. The Family is Dylan LeBlanc, his father James LeBlanc and James wife and stepson Angela Hacker and Bay Simpson. The album carries the unmistakable weight of shared history, where blood ties matter less than the lived experiences that shape every lyric and harmony. Recorded at Muscle […]
THE READING ROOM: Timothy D. Tyson and Mary D. Williams’ ‘Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer’
Before Martin Luther King, Jr., rose to deliver his now-iconic speech at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, Mahalia Jackson riveted the quarter million attendees congregated on the Washington Mall with her stirring performances of “I’ve Been
WNBA Team Apologizes After Co-Owner Calls Teen Sophie Cunningham Supporters “F—ing Insane”
Has there ever been a league more determined to run off its fans? The WNBA has experienced a surge in popularity over the past few years, thanks in large part to the arrival of Caitlin Clark with the Indiana Fever back in 2024. Clark’s popularity has elevated the league to new heights, with has obviously benefited everybody, from the league to the players. A rising tide lifts all boats, right? But it seems like the league has no interest in […]
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Ian Noe Re-Emerges to Announces New Double Concept Album
After finally re-emerging to play some shows recently, and releasing a tribute to Blaze Foley called “Jukebox Blues” in March, Ian Noe has announced the release of a new 16-song concept album called “Canyon Falls Trailer Band.”
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Aaron Lee Tasjan – Get Over It, Underdog
Success as an artist can be hard to quantify. Many of the greatest painters the world has ever known died penniless. Most of us have favorite musicians that we’re mystified why they haven’t become superstars. The flip side of that coin is when some success does come, it can be hard to understand why you […]
TV Host Dares Buc-ee’s to Sue Him Over New Merch Line
In response to Buc-ee’s numerous lawsuits over its beaver logo, this late night host introduced merch designed to get the lawyers involved.
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Nick Reiner Was Penalized for Alleged “Hostile” Behavior in Jail
The shocking deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner in December are still reverberating like an earthquake throughout the entertainment community and far beyond its borders. Their son, Nick, 32, was charged with their murders and pleaded not guilty. He is presently in jail in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. […]
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