No Depression Commemorates 10 Years at the Forefront of 'American Music'; Redesign, Anthology, 10 Regional Concerts Highlight Magazine's September Celebration.SEATTLE -- From its beginnings as a 32-page newsprint quarterly in September 1995 to today's 176-page four-color bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. in September 2005, No Depression has grown into the primary journalistic voice for that music called ... well, Americana, alternative-country, roots-rock, bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. , and a whole lot more. Over the years, some folks even came to refer to the genre-mix the magazine covers as simply "No Depression" music. The magazine has long used some variation on the theme of "alt-country (whatever that is)" as its official tagline, but as its horizons have expanded over the years, that description has become less accurate a reflection of the breadth of No Depression's contents. Thus, its 10th anniversary issue unveils a new tagline: "Surveying the past, present, and future of American music." The new issue also introduces a new logo and a graphic redesign, all part of a 10th-anniversary celebration that includes publication of the magazine's second anthology, The Best Of No Depression: Writing About American Music, by the University of Texas Press. Finally, more than two dozen acts will appear in a series of 10 anniversary shows throughout September, held in five cities across the country in addition to kickoff and grand-finale events in the magazine's home base of Seattle. The success of No Depression is as much a business story as a musical or journalistic one. Founded independently by co-editors and co-publishers Peter Blackstock and Grant Alden (later joined by co-publisher Kyla Fairchild), the magazine launched with an initial investment of just $2,000. In growing from a print-run of 2,000 copies for ND #1 to 39,000 of the current issue, it has become one of the nation's most respected music magazines. In its 2004 list of the 50 Best Magazines, the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper placed No Depression at #20, ahead of Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person and all other music publications. Utne Reader Utne Reader is an American bimonthly magazine. The magazine collects and reprints articles from generally alternative media sources, including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and DVDs. gave the magazine its 2001 Alternative Press Award for Arts and Literature coverage. For more information, including interviews, magazine samples and artwork, please contact Jenny Bendel at jenbendel@yahoo.com or 206-979-2202. NO DEPRESSION's "10 SHOWS FOR 10 YEARS" SATURDAY, SEPT. 3rd -- SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Bumbershoot bum·ber·shoot n. An umbrella. [Alteration of umbrella + alteration of (para)chute.] Festival, Seattle Center (Backyard Stage), 5:15-10:30pm: Tift Merritt, Billy Joe Shaver, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7th -- AUSTIN, TEXAS Continental Club, 10pm: Charlie Sexton, Jon Dee Graham THURSDAY, SEPT. 8th -- NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Mercy Lounge, 7pm (Americana Music Association The Americana Music Association (AMA) is a trade organization developed to provide professional support and to promote awareness of Americana music. Toward these ends the organization works with artists, radio stations, record labels, publishers, and others to create networking convention): Knitters, Solomon Burke, Marty Stuart, Bobby Bare Sr., Elizabeth Cook, Avett Brothers SATURDAY, SEPT. 10th -- CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA Chapel Hill is a town in North Carolina and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), the oldest state-supported university in the United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 48,715. As of 2004 its estimated population was 52,440. Cat's Cradle, 8:45pm: Two Dollar Pistols, Tres Chicas, Chris Stamey, Sally Spring WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14th -- LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA The Mint, 8:30pm: Tom Freund, Grey DeLisle, Murry Hammond FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 16-17 -- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Metro, 9pm: Sufjan Stevens, with Laura Veirs (Fri.), Liz Janes (Sat.) 10TH-ANNIVERSARY BLOWOUT WEEKEND -- THE SUNSET, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON THURSDAY, SEPT. 22nd, 9pm: Peter Case, Christy McWilson FRIDAY, SEPT. 23rd, 7pm: Raul Malo SATURDAY, SEPT. 24th, 9pm: Richmond Fontaine, Norfolk & Western, Mike Coykendall SUNDAY, SEPT. 25th, 9pm: Waco Brothers Bloodshot blood·shot adj. Red and inflamed as a result of locally congested blood vessels, as of the eyes. bloodshot Vox populi adjective Revue, with Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Dollar Store ...ADDITIONAL BOOK-SIGNING EVENTS: Wednesday, Sept. 8 -- AUSTIN, TEXAS Waterloo Records, 6pm, with music from Jon Dee Graham Sunday, Sept. 11 -- RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. Quail Ridge Books, 6pm, with music from Kenny Roby Monday, Sept. 12 -- DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Regulator Bookstore, 7pm, with music from Caitlin Cary & Lynn Blakey More details at www.nodepression.net |
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