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  • Why Won't the ACMs Nominate Alt-Country's Biggest Stars?
  • Andy Hedges – The Westerner
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theboot.com /1 month ago

Why Won't the ACMs Nominate Alt-Country's Biggest Stars?

Is country music ready for an alt-country Entertainer of the Year? Continue reading…

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twangville.com /1 month ago

Andy Hedges – The Westerner

It used to be called country & western. Then two or three decades ago, for reasons I’m sure the ethnographers still debate, it just became country music. Western just sort of s...

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tasteofcountry.com /1 month ago

Why Won't the ACMs Nominate Alt-Country's Biggest Stars?

Is country music ready for an alt-country Entertainer of the Year? Continue reading…

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americana-uk.com /1 month ago

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

Country music influenced by Gram Parsons, but altogether livelier and rougher around the edges. Cosmic American Music is the debut of Tabasco Birds, an eight-piece from North Texas...

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

Is 1990s Alternative Rock the New Country?

Stagecoach Festival started out as the “country Coachella,” but has been morphing into a new home for ’90s rock bands slinging angst and guitar music.

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thoughtswordsaction.com /1 month ago

Rachel Swain – Mama, Whatdya Say? (feat. Reilly Downes)

When it comes to contemporary alt-country music, what are the qualities that come to your mind first? Solid

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obscuresound.com /4 weeks ago

Sam Platts – “High Country”

“High Country” is a compellingly lived-in Americana success from Texas-based songwriter Sam Platts, originally from Saratoga, Wyoming. Blending pedal steel with upright bass, piano...

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eugeneweekly.com /1 month ago

No Sleep `til Brooklyn

Fourth-wave alt-country is hot right now in the broader music industry, with indie-leaning artists like MJ Lenderman and more traditional country singers like Margo Price … Continu...

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whiskeyriff.com /3 weeks ago

WATCH: Ole 60 Debuts Powerful New Song In Charlottesville

They can’t miss. Self-described as “not your father’s country band,” Ole 60 has been making waves in the alt. country scene since their debut in 2023. Since bursting onto the scene...

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americansongwriter.com /4 days ago

4 Country Artists That Know How To Keep It Country (No 90s Country-Pop Here)

Country music always evolves, but no matter what, that neo-traditional sound still holds its own. Here are some artists that keep it country. The post

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twangville.com /1 month ago

Hank Alrich – Broken River

It’s well known that the Armadillo World Headquarters was at ground-zero for the Austin music scene in the early 70’s. Gary P. Nunn once noted, “It’s been said that our music was t...

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americansongwriter.com /1 month ago

3 Country Songs That Bridge Old Nashville and New Nashville

These three artists are all considered neo-traditionalists in country music, more or less. They are bringing old Nashville into modernity. The post 3 Country Songs That Bridge Old...

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thoughtswordsaction.com /3 weeks ago

Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard – Travelin’ Heart

Everyone needs some good, old, Americana-inspired alt-country music here and there. Whatever music genre you prefer, alt-country music

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vulture.com /1 month ago

Country Music’s Middle Road

As MAGA grows more unpopular, the genre once perceived as redder than ever is moving to the center.

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whiskeyriff.com /1 month ago

Southall Announces New Album, ‘Kinfolk’

Let’s GO. In a vibrant country-rock scene that seemingly gets more crowded by the day, it’s hard to point to just who’s made the biggest impact over the years. Is it Cross Canadian...

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atwoodmagazine.com /1 week ago

“If it stops being fun, what are we even doing?”: DELTONA Are Turning Country Music into One Big Tailgate with “Party’s...

DELTONA, the fast-rising trio behind “Party’s in The Back,” are blending Eric Church-sized swagger and a healthy dose of country-rock chaos into one of Nashville’s most entertainin...

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obscuresound.com /1 week ago

Marley’s Ghost – ‘Honky Tonk’

Honky Tonk is a wholly engaging Americana album from Seattle-based veteran collective Marley’s Ghost. Guided by producer Larry Campbell, the record honors the musical heritage of h...

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americana-uk.com /3 weeks ago

Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s...

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earmilk.com /1 month ago

Ceci Day blends british folk warmth and American songwriting soul in “Country Girl Sound”

Ceci Day's latest song, "Country Girl Sound," is a quietly powerful and deeply atmospheric piece that fits perfectly between British folk music and classic American songwriting. Th...

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taz.de /1 month ago

Mit Country sich der Welt stellen: Verlassen werden, saufen, schlecht drauf sein

Das Oklahoma Lone Star Heartbreak Institute feiert Jubiläum. Beim Konzert im Berliner Monarch zeigt die Band, dass man Country-Musik gern haben muss. mehr...

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americansongwriter.com /1 week ago

4 Country Songs That Will Make You Long for Home if You’re From Small-Town America

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americansongwriter.com /1 week ago

4 Country Songs That Will Make You Long for Home if You’re From Small-Town America

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atwoodmagazine.com /1 month ago

“It Can Only Be So Wrong for So Long”: Nora Kelly Band Channel Heartbreak into “Irish Goodbye,” a Swaggering Alt-Country...

Montreal’s Nora Kelly Band channel the hard-won grace of walking away into “Irish Goodbye,” a driving indie rock-laced alt-country anthem – and standout off their upcoming sophomor...

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indiedockmusicblog.co.uk /6 days ago

Lancaster Rayne – I Don’t Wanna Love You

Somewhere between the cracked neon of a Route 66 dive bar and the clean severity of a desert midnight, Lancaster Rayne has built himself a peculiar and rather wonderful problem. He...

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