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In the 1990s, the term alternative country, paralleling alternative rock, began to be used to describe a diverse group of musicians and singers operating outside the traditions and industry of mainstream country music.
Jun 22, 2023 · Alt-country is such a hard genre to define that the wonderful music magazine devoted to it proclaimed itself the “alternative-country (whatever that is) bi-monthly.” For our best alt-country...
Find Alternative Country-Rock Albums, Artists and Songs, and Hand-Picked Top Alternative Country-Rock Music on AllMusic.
Jun 13, 2017 · Discover the top 10 alternative country music artists who have thrown everything, from rockabilly, folk-rock and punk, into their roots rock stews.
Sep 30, 2023 · Uncle Tupelo. To some extent, the alt.country movement crystallized in the early 90s around the fanbase of the country-influenced rock group Uncle Tupelo. The trio’s first album, No Depression ...
Mar 17, 2021 · But once the grit and twang of country music found its way into punk rock in the early 1980s, through the music of bands such as Rank and File, Meat Puppets and Mekons, an alternative to mainstream country had already begun to be cultivated. From “cowpunk,” a sequence of evolutions and offshoots began to sprout, whether in the form of Steve ...
Jun 9, 2021 · Alternative country or alt-country, a subgenre of country music, has found resonance with fans of alternative and indie rock.
