AMERICANA MUSIC

The red headed stranger just doesn’t slow down. Willie Nelson is gearing up to release a new book called The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity—and My Longest Love Affair, which is set to be released on November 10th. It will of course focus on Willie’s love affair with music, but also, is dedicated to the love of his life, Annie, whom he still calls his “best friend for four decades.” He will detail their first meeting in 1986 on […]

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Congratulations to the Walls. As one of the key members of the alternative country movement over the last decade, Colter Wall’s importance to the genre cannot be understated. Debuting in 2015 with Imaginary Appalachia, during a time when the genre as a whole was in complete shambles thanks to the popularity of bro-country, the Canadian singer/songwriter has remained one of the forefathers of today’s independent movement. Despite the popularity across the board, highlighted by massive hits such as “Sleeping on the Blacktop,” “The […]

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Just as some people like to watch the world burn, others like to walk on the parts of the world that could potentially burn them. Idiotic tourists (also known as “Tourons”) at Yellowstone National Park are at it again. This time around, it’s not someone getting too close to a wild animal that is the center of the story. Instead, it’s someone that decided to ignore all of the warnings and walk on one of the park’s many thermal springs. Since […]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through