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 ...

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 ...

Thirty years ago, alt-country/punk legends the Supersuckers opened for the Ramones and White Zombie at Hara Arena. GeeGee Bradley was at that show. Now, three decades later, nearly to the day, ...

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, ...

Dan Wriggins has worked plenty of odd jobs. Before founding alt-country band Friendship, he coiled rope on a lobster boat in Maine. A few years later, Wriggins was a groundskeeper for a grand, private ...

From the grit of basement punk shows to the soul of alt-country ballads, Bob Lefevre’s sound has grown without losing its edge. Lefevre’s musical journey began in Wyoming’s limited punk scene, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three big-time rock bands and two all-star country performers will hit the state in August for the Ohio State Fair. Next summer’s annual extravaganza continues to populate with ...

Americana artists draw from American roots music, but many also mix punk and rock with the early sounds of country, folk, and bluegrass. While Americana is now more commonly used to describe the ...