If you were a teenager or a young adult in the early 1990s, you knew the music of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon. Their hit single “No Rain” was a gentle ode to depression, accompanied by an iconic ...

On a recent evening, as the clock approached midnight, I created a makeshift altar with a photo of late Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon, then lit a mixture of wormwood, patchouli, vervain, and Mrs.