Alt-Country

“Alternative country” can refer to several ideas. Most generally, any musician who plays a type of country music different from the prevailing trend can be said to play “alternative country”. By this standard, for example, the Bakersfield sound was alternative in the 1950s, and the Lubbock, Texas musicians were alternative in the 1960s. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Shooter Jennings

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Nov 23 Monday 23 November 2009 Today
Neko Case at Granada Theater Neko Case, Oh No Oh My	Granada Theater Dallas TX, United States 32.83084 -96.769815	32 people attending Add shout
CUB COUNTRY & VELVET at The Black Cat Backstage Cub Country, Velvet	The Black Cat… Washington, DC, Washington DC, United States 38.914528 -77.031772	1 person attending Add shout
Nov 24 Tuesday 24 November 2009 Tomorrow
Neko Case: A Benefit for Austin Food Bank w/ Oh No Oh My at Antones Neko Case, Oh No Oh My	Antones Austin, Texas, Austin, United States 30.272231 -97.749817	9 people attending Add shout
Sam Roberts Band with Ryan Paul & THE ARDENT at 7th Street Entry Sam Roberts, Ryan Paul & The Ardent	7th Street Entry Minneapolis MN, United States 44.978286 -93.276083	Add shout
Nov 25 Wednesday 25 November 2009
hammertorch The Bohannons	JJ's Bohemia Chattanooga TN, United States 35.045055 -85.306316	1 person attending Add shout
Nov 27 Friday 27 November 2009
Elliott Brood at Majestic Cafe Elliott Brood	Majestic Cafe Detroit, MI, Detroit, United States 42.351113 -83.06032	Add shout

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SergioG33 wrote:
yesterday morning

If you're a fan of female country please join my new group The Divas of Country!!

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Thecurdogs wrote:
last month

Check out The Cur Dogs on Last.Fm. Heartland alt-country. If you like Chris Knight and Scott Miller, you'll love the Cur Dogs. Free Downloads available.

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jewisharific wrote:
September 2009

emo

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eyegorVSighost wrote:
September 2009

check out Eyegor, low-fi acoustic folk visions (inspired by mountain borderlands and Cormack Mccarthy). all songs available on free download, http://www.last.fm/music/eyegor hugs to you fellows.

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alainvegaman wrote:
July 2009

Clicking on that tag was a bad idea.

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mootles wrote:
July 2009

someone care to explain why Band of horses is tagged alt-country?

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oneinchbadgepin wrote:
June 2009

alt-country >>>> country. funny that.

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sarahtanner wrote:
June 2009

If you like Wilco or Ryan Adams, check out the band Gypsy Tailwind- http://www.last.fm/tag/alt-country They are an awesome alt. country/rock/folk band!!

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OCD4CDz wrote:
May 2009

I'm on a serious alt country binge, DOWN with mainstream country crap!

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eelcc wrote:
May 2009

pm me !

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eelcc wrote:
May 2009

what's the best (indie) folk / alt-country etc. music for driving through the desert in West-America?

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Spaz94 wrote:
May 2009

pfftt, everything that's acoustic is getting tagged with this. Just cause it's acoustic doesn't make it country-esk at all. what the hell?

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TheOnlyRoc wrote:
April 2009

not a dumb tag. the term sounds ridiculous but its exactly what it is. i dont listen to the typical new country-pop and or annoying old country. i listen to some alt country but too many of the top artists here are not close to country at all.

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furtherboy wrote:
April 2009

ha beautiful genere...... I LOVED

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steveswg wrote:
April 2009

Launch of Ungodly hour,will soon be upon you..New CD.

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Drew079 wrote:
March 2009

dumb shit tag

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jkforde wrote:
March 2009

Fantastic fresh sounds.... however one tags it! [no sign of muppet Louis Walsh et al around these here parts...shameful admission: the muppet in question is Irish by birth but we happily disown him... wishing he'd stay offshore with his unpaid taxes!]

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bowser724 wrote:
January 2009

lame tag

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Ja426 wrote:
January 2009

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