Country music is not just about beers, trucks, and backroads, as these three alternative songs deal with reality, philosophy, and politics.

Singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen will make a stop in Charlottesville next month at The Paramount Theater. Starr Hill announced the Houston native’s upcoming performance for Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. A ...

Alternative rock was once unconventional until it became a dominant mainstream force in the 1990s. Many bands mixed classic sounds from the 60s or 70s with the spirit of punk. These opposing ...

The 55-year-old singer-songwriter is best known as the frontman of the alternative country band Old 97's. Since forming the ...

Denver is crammed with every far-fetched country-music spinoff imaginable (Pentecostal Goth country?), but Out on Bail sticks out like a stubborn weed among all the hayseed wannabes. This ...

No Depression magazine has new format, is a biannual and is complemented by Web site. The May/June 2008 issue, the final such issue, of No Depression magazine. RALEIGH, N.C. — Started with a meager ...

Paul Cauthen goes by the nickname "Big Velvet," and you'll understand exactly why as soon as you hear his voice. This Texas-born alt-country crooner has a rich, deep and sultry baritone that could ...

Bristol’s Ead Wood take centre stage at The Victoria on Thursday, November 6, bringing their distinctive blend of indie rock ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

On “Joni,” a sentimental highlight, Carlile honors the great Joni Mitchell. Carlile was key in orchestrating the “Joni Jams” that brought Mitchell back into public performance after her 2015 brain ...