If you’re going to nominate alt-country acts such as Flatland Cavalry, Red Clay Strays and 49 Winchester at your awards show, wouldn’t it make sense to also nominate the sub-genre’s very biggest stars ...

Alternative country isn’t some brand-new genre that came about in the last few years. In fact, there have been plenty of alt-country musicians to grace our ears over the last half a century, and I ...

If one isn’t familiar with country and maybe quick to judge it, then they probably believe that all country music consists of tis rucks, beer, and backroads. That isn’t the case in the slightest. Some ...

There’s a case to be made that Alternative Country, or Alt-Country as it’s more often called, hasn’t ever really been a legit genre. One will be hard-pressed to get any of the artists lumped in with ...

It's been a dramatic year for the Artists Problematically Known as Alt Country - Bonnie Billy's self-proclaimed "big" record, new albums from Wilco (their new album is out this week), Bill (Smog) ...

Started with a meager print run more than a decade ago, alternative country magazine No Depression helped launch the careers of Ryan Adams and Wilco. As it picked up subscribers and advertising ...

HUNTINGTON — When one uses the label “alt. country” with an artist like Kelsey Waldon, it fits because of the formulaic state of big radio country music these days on one side of the ledger compared ...

Todd Snider, the witty, sarcastic and occasionally dark singer-songwriter whose alt-country catalog is inextricably linked to the East Nashville neighborhood, died on Saturday. According to a social ...