Alt Country

The Jayhawks: On Wings of Reunion

Rose-Lynn Fisher | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Alt-Country, Reunion, The Jayhawks, The Troubadour, The Jayhawks Tour, Music Jayhawks, Fifty News
Rose-Lynn Fisher

On a purely objective note, I was curious to know more about the band itself, a group of boomers who are still rocking and rolling. I wanted to know how they've achieved their balance of staying power and freshness.

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Americana, the Beautiful

Radley Balko | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Nashville Americana Music Fest, Americana Music Fest, Nashville Music Festival, Americana Music Fest Review, Slidepollajax, Alt Country, Nashville-Byline, Jack White, Hayes Carll, Nashville, Country Music, Americana Music Festival, The Black Keys, Culture News
Radley Balko

Nashville has become a hub of Americana, the amorphous category recently called "the coolest music scene today." At this past weekend's Americana Music Festival, more than 100 acts converged to demonstrate the sound's broad range of styles and influences.

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Bright Lights and Dark Days Ahead: Dead Man Winter Comes Alive

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Dead Man Winter, Ryan Young, Dave Simonett, Townes Van Zandt, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Bluegrass, Alt-Country, Colorado, Trampled by Turtles, Minnesota, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

It would be so easy to rebrand his latest side project as Trampled by Winter or Dead Man Turtles. Apparently, Dave Simonett, the primary songwriter, singer, guitarist and frontman of Trampled by Turtles, had something completely different in mind with Dead Man Winter.

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As the Wheels Turn: The Drive-By Truckers Will Take You for a Ride

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eddie Hinton, Mike Cooley, Alabama, Alt-Country, Cd, Patterson Hood, Barr Weissman, Colorado, Tour, Denver, Drive-by Truckers, Dvd, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

A band built on longevity, sheer stamina, homespun lyrics and double-barreled guitar blasts is a testament to their willpower. Drive-By Truckers get a lot of mileage out of their act, but how far can they go before running out of gas?

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Meet Rising Alt-Country Singer Addie Brownlee

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alt-Country, Martha-Wainwright, Addie Brownlee, Martha Wainwright, East of Leaving, Cmj, New York News
Salvatore Bono

"You walk east and I walk west, eventually we will meet, if not in this lifetime then the next..." lyrics this strong do not just come from sitting at a table with a pen and pad.

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A Conversation With Creed's Mark Tremonti, Plus Robert Plant, The Black Crowes, and Freetime With Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Black Crowes, Slash, Cartoons, Alter Bridge, Clem Snide, The Fuzzy Stones, The Meat of Life, Achy Breaky Heart, The Lord of the Rings, Myles Kennedy, Eef Barzelay, Margaret Thatcher, ASCAP Royalties, Ant Man Bee, Mtv, Hank Williams, Creed, Indie Rock, Theft, Red, Larry the Cable Guy, Metaphysics, Elijah Wood, Multiverse, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alt-Country, Alternate Universe, The Faculty, Mark Tremonti, God, Fuzzy Logic, The Doors, Cleveland, I Love the Unknown, Robert Plant, Scott Stapp, Skillet, Frodo, Los Lobos, Louie Perez, David Hidalgo, Mitch Hedberg, Richard Feynman, Timothy Leary, Spinal Tap, Rolling Stone, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

MR: Even though it was released last year, Full Circle is going strong, and this tour is more or less a continuation of the reunion. What was it like getting back together with the other guys?

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Bloodshot Records' Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller Plus the Blacks on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Blacks, Insurgent Country, Hideout, Ryan Adams, Chicago, Neko Case, Alt-Country, Indie Record Label, Bloodshot Records, Country Music, Jon Langford, Chicago News
Mark Bazer

Bloodshot Records founders and owners Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw stopped by to discuss the label's past, present and future. Plus: They brought along legendary Chicago band The Black

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Third Eye Blind "Don't Believe A Word," plus The Jayhawks, Genesis, and Peanuts 1960's Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Victoria Williams, The Eagles, Third Eye Blind, Tim O'Reagan, Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Punk'd, Steve Hackett, Sally Brown, The Byrds, American Recordings, Chris Hillman, Linus Van Pelt, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Everly Brothers, Christopher Shea, Stephen Bishop, Johnny Cash, Bill Meléndez, George Winston, Mark Olsen, Bill Bruford, Lee Mendelson, Charisma Records, Rhino Records, Weather Report, Entertainment News, Stephan Jenkins, Gram Parsons, Peter Frampton, Chester Thompson, Pop, King Crimson, The Village Voice, The Hawks, Def American, David Benoit, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Karen Grotberg, Twin/Tone, George Drakoulias, The Louvin Brothers, Bunkhouse Records, Sally Dryer, Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer, Frank Zappa, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Farm Aid, Americana, Lucy Van Pelt, David Guraldi, Peter Robbins, Alt-Country, Genesis, Kathy Steinberg, Bob Dylan, Mike Rutherford, Charlie Brown, The Jayhawks, Roots, Charles M. Schultz, Tony Banks, The Band, Yes We Can, Vince Guaraldi, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I wanted to create a video that actually represented Third Eye Blind," says Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter for Third Eye Blind.

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Wilco (The Album)

Chris Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Ipod, Wilco, Album Reviews, New Releases, Alt-Country, Wilco (the Album), Feist, Uncle Tupelo, Music, Jeff Tweedy, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Chris Campbell

Wilco have now released seven studio records and every single one has been met with critical adoration.

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Alternative Healthcare from an Alternative Country Band

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Medical Clinics, Oskar Blues, Humor, Alt-Country, Colorado, Flu, Health Insurance, Alternative Medicine, Acupuncture, Fiddle, Real-Simple-Magazine, The Whiskey Bottles, Hank Williams, Health Care, Alka-Seltzer, Healthy Living News
Sharon Glassman

The Colorado crud is tougher to halt than an off-duty cab in the rain. It's a Rocky Mountain octopus of immune misery. There was a Continental Divide between my ex-city immune system and being truly Rocky Stocky.

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Why I Subscribed to My Local Print Newspaper (While Still Loving Online)

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Atlantic Monthly, Print Journalism, Humor, Newspaper Circulation, The New York Times, Audio, Alt-Country, Podcast, Newspapers, Newspaper Delivery, Local News, House-Sitting, Death of Newspapers, Local Newspaper, Healthy Living News
Sharon Glassman

Within days, the local newspaper became my mini Facebook. The woman who booked our band to play at the cinema was the paper's movie critic. Writers were friends; friends became writers.

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