alternative-country

No Depression magazine, the leading publication for the genre, long described itself as covering "alternative-country music (whatever that is)."

An Americana Girl 2010

ROBBIE FULKS BAND Known for his distaste of mainstream country, the Chicago-based alternative-country singer performs a mix of humorous tributes and serious ballads.

Going Out Guide for Alexandria and Arlington, Va., Sept. 16-22 2010

No Depression, the award-winning bimonthly magazine that covers alternative-country and its variants, is going out of business after the May/June issue.

February 2008 2008

No Depression, the award-winning bimonthly magazine that covers alternative-country and its variants, is going out of business after the May/June issue.

No (More) Depression; Some Polvo 2008

Americana — also known as alternative-country — is now roughly two decades old, and it remains a delightfully ill-defined sound.

An Americana Girl 2010

L.A. *** Gillian Welch, 'Time (The Revelator)' (Acony) The alternative-country singer's spare acoustic songs are carried by melancholy harmonies and sweet, rural appeal.

Critical Moment 2007

Having lurched a safe distance from its old alternative-country baseline, the group now synthesizes both the soft-rock of the 1970s and the noise-rock of a similar vintage, though there's still room for a little honk and twang in its sound.

NYT > Home Page 2010

But musicians such as alternative-country icon Willie

Center for American Progress 2010

It's an album that mourns the growing soullessness of the average American community, all set to music that's equal parts bluegrass, alternative-country and intricate power-pop.

The Daily Times News Headlines 2010

The alternative-country musician has built a loyal following across Wales and particularly in his adopted home of Cardiff.

WalesOnline - Home 2010