Hilary Saunders

1 week ago | nodepression.org | Hilary Saunders

After 23 years and 4,953 episodes — more than either The Oprah Winfrey Show or The Late Show With David Letterman — my favorite sports show went off the air last Friday. I’ve long said that music and sports share a lot of commonalities, and watching the last episode of Around The Horn last week was like hearing your favorite band is breaking up. Around The Horn was, in many ways, the sports anti-talk show.

1 week ago | nodepression.org | Hilary Saunders

Editor's Note: Kristina Murray is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Little Blue, which was released May 9, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long. Although the closing track on her new album, "Little Blue" was one of the first songs Kristina Murray wrote for her new album. Learn more about its backstory in her emotive, honest essay, also written as part of this Spotlight.

2 weeks ago | nodepression.org | Hilary Saunders

We're back this week after taking off to travel to, and report from, the FreshGrass Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. As a result, we've got a double-dose of new roots music news. Contemporary politics and technology intersect again in a way that impacts the roots music world.

2 weeks ago | nodepression.org | Hilary Saunders

The FreshGrass Festival has made it to the half-decade mark in Bentonville, Arkansas. Initially conceived as an extension of the original FreshGrass | North Adams, the Northwest Arkansas event has taken on its own features at The Momentary. This year's event featured a number of familiar faces: Béla Fleck, Alison Brown, Sister Sadie, and Shakey Graves all performed at FreshGrass | North Adams last fall. However, a number of new and local musicians also performed.

2 weeks ago | nodepression.org | Hilary Saunders

About a year ago, legendary banjo player and bandleader Béla Fleck served as No Depression’s honorary guest editor for the Summer 2024 issue. He spoke to former Assistant Editor Stacy Chandler about his heroes, mentors, collaborators, as well as his recent and current projects — namely his interpretation of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and a tribute to Chick Corea called Remembrance.