From Waxahatchee and Florry in the US to Brown Horse and Little Grandad in the UK, a wave of young songwriters are reinvigorating the subgenre’s earnest emotion and twang ...

Darius Rucker took this song, penned by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, to the Top 40 of the pop charts ...

Alternative country isn’t some brand-new genre that came about in the last few years. In fact, there have been plenty of alt-country musicians to grace our ears over the last half a century, and I ...

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 ...

Contrary to its public persona as the reddest of all musical genres, country music has always been purple. Country music has the DNA of liberal populists like Woody Guthrie as much as the Christian ...

(KJ) Alt-country supergroup, Chaparelle today released their newest single "Playing Diamonds Cashing Checks". The new single comes ahead of their highly-anticipated debut album, Western Pleasure, ...

To say that Robbie Fulks has been one of the best singer-songwriters in American roots music over the last quarter-century would be correct, and maybe a little reductive, too; he’s one of the best ...

It's been a dramatic year for the Artists Problematically Known as Alt Country - Bonnie Billy's self-proclaimed "big" record, new albums from Wilco (their new album is out this week), Bill (Smog) ...

(MPM) Alt-country supergroup, Chaparelle today released their highly-anticipated debut album, "Western Pleasure," courtesy of Mom+Pop Music. In a harmonious union, Texas-based musicians Zella Day, ...

The Americana songwriter was booked on charges of disorderly conduct, threat of violence, and trespassing after sustaining injuries earlier this month. Alt-country musician Todd Snider died Friday at ...

Last week, Oregon label Jealous Butcher Records released Sanctions, the first album from Chicago alt-country group Souled American in 30 years. That’s a long time for any band to go without a new full ...