Alternative rock was once unconventional until it became a dominant mainstream force in the 1990s. Many bands mixed classic sounds from the 60s or 70s with the spirit of punk. These opposing ...

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 ...

Some call it y’allternative. Others call it alternative country. Some call it insurgent country music. All of those labels refer to, more or less, the same type of music. And that is alternative, ...

Most kids don’t start listening to hard rock until their teenager years. Not singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. Not that you’d know it from listening to his alt-country music, but he developed an ...

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 ...

Early 1996 in the Triangle, and life is good at the center of the universe. Granted, it’s a minor universe–that of so-called “alternative-country” music, a big tent destined for sprawl–but the center ...

LEWISTON, N.Y. — Artpark has added another artist to their summer concert lineup, and this one brings a twist to country music. Charley Crockett will be taking his talents to Artpark's Mainstage ...

Search “alternative country” and up comes a list of artists that includes Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Corb Lund, Sturgill Simpson, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Son Volt and an artist performing ...

Nightfall 2026 continues this Friday night with Americana, folk and alt-country as its music theme. This free event features Alicia Blue as its headliner at 8 p.m., preceded at 7 p.m. by local artist ...

Todd Snider-- known for majorly influencing the alt-country and Americana music genres -- has died. His label, Aimless Records, shared the sad news on Facebook Saturday morning after his family ...

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 ...