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: Richard Buckner

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Jan 8 Friday 8 January 2010
Tom Faulkner	Poor David's Pub Dallas TX, United States 32.768316 -96.796429	Add shout
Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven at The Pageant Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven	The Pageant Saint Louis, St Louis MO, United States 38.655316 -90.298055	5 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Edwin McCain Carrie Rodriguez	Showcase Live Foxboro, Boston, United States 42.087352 -71.267528	Add shout
Dwight Yoakam at Caesars Atlantic City Dwight Yoakam	Caesars Atlantic… Atlantic City, United States 39.35702 -74.435826	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
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Kim Richey	Eddie's Attic Decatur, Georgia, Atlanta, United States 33.773926 -84.295675	Add shout
Todd Snider at Bluebird Theater Todd Snider	Bluebird Theater Denver, CO, Denver CO, United States 39.740164 -104.948437	3 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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gigi00 wrote:
19 days ago

Trouble Sleeping Like A Star My Humps Destroy Everything Janis Joplin

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countryst wrote:
November 2009

Check out a review of David Rawlings's first solo album "A Friend of a Friend" from Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=4305

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SergioG33 wrote:
November 2009

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

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Thecurdogs wrote:
October 2009

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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