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I have a giant "Alt Country" playlist I've built over the last couple months. I realize that some of these are traditional country, and some aren't really country at all, but they have tunes that fit with the general mood. I'm wondering if there's anyone obvious that I haven't included.

Alan Jackson

Alison Kraus

Allison Moorer

Armadillo Road

Asleep at the Wheel

Avett Brothers

Bad Livers

Bart Crow Band

Billie Joe Shaver

Bob Dylan

Bottle Rockets

Br5-49

Brandi Carlile

Brandon Ryder

Brantley Gilbert

Brian Burns

Bruce Robison

Buck Owens

Casey Donahew

Charlie Robison

Chris Knight

Colin Raye

Cooder Graw

Cornell Hurd Band

Cory Morrow

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Dale Watson

Dam Quails

Darden Smith

Dave Alvin

David Nail

Derailers

Deryl Dodd

Diamond Rio

Dixie Chicks

Doug Kershaw

Doug Moreland

Doug Sahm

Doug Stone

Drive-By Truckers

Dwight Yoakam

Easton Corbin

Eddy Raven

Eleven Hundred Springs

Eli Young Band

Emmylou Harris

Gary Allan

Gary P Nunn

Gary Stewart

George Strait

Gillian Welch

Gram Parsons

Green River Ordinance

Guy Clark

Hank Williams III

Hayes Carll

Highway 101

Houston Marchman & The Contra Band

Jack Ingram

James McMurtry

Jason Boland

Jenny Lewis

Jerry Jeff Walker

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Jimmy LaFave

Joe Ely

Joe Nichols

John Prine

Johnny Cash

Josh Abbott Band

Kasey Chambers

Kathy Mattea

Keith Whitley

Kelly Willis

Kevin Fowler

Leon Russell

Loudon Wainwright III

Lucero

Lucinda Williams

Lyle Lovett

Mark Chestnutt

Mark McKinney

Mary-Chapin Carpenter

Max Stallings

Micky & the Motorcars

Mike McClure

Miranda Lambert

My Morning Jacket

Nanci Griffith

Neko Case

Nickel Creek

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Okkervil River

Old 97's

Old Crow Medicine Show

Owen Temple

Pat Green

Patty Griffin

Patty Loveless

Radney Foster

Randy Rogers

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Reckless Kelly

Refreshments

Reverend Horton Heat

Ricky Skaggs

Robbie Fulks

Robert Earl Keen Jr

Rodeny Crowell

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

Roger Creager

Rosanne Cash

Ryan Adams

Ryan Bingham

Sammy Kershaw

Shelby Lynne

Shooter Jennings

Slaid Cleaves

Slobberbone

Son Volt

South Austin Jug Band

Southern Culture on the Skids

Steve Earle

Steve Wariner

Stoney Larue

Sunny Sweeney

Terri Hendrix

The Band of Heathens

The Band Perry

The Damnations TX

The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Gourds

The Great Divide

The Hold Steady

The Jayhawks

The Mavericks

The Tractors

Tiff Merritt

Todd Snider

Townes Van Zandt

Tracy Byrd

Trick Pony

Turnpike Troubadors

Two Tons of Steel

Uncle Tupelo

Vince Gill

Wade Bowen

Waylon Jennings

Wayne Hancock

Whiskey Myers

Whiskeytown

Willie Nelson

Wylie & The Wild West

 
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Bentley - That is a good list. I looked for my favorites and they are all there.

Ryan Bingham's new album comes out next week. Looking forward to it.

 
'bentley said:
I have a giant "Alt Country" playlist I've built over the last couple months. I realize that some of these are traditional country, and some aren't really country at all, but they have tunes that fit with the general mood. I'm wondering if there's anyone obvious that I haven't included.

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Great list. :thumbup: Here are a few others in that ballpark that I really like:
 
'Memphis Foundry said:
'bentley said:
I have a giant "Alt Country" playlist I've built over the last couple months. I realize that some of these are traditional country, and some aren't really country at all, but they have tunes that fit with the general mood. I'm wondering if there's anyone obvious that I haven't included.

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Great list. :thumbup: Here are a few others in that ballpark that I really like:
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Thanks for the recommendations. Will add those. Since posting, I've also picked up:Adam Carroll

Bleu Edmondson

Deer Tick

Golden Smog

Lukas Nelson

Adam Hood

 
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'bentley said:
'Memphis Foundry said:
I have a giant "Alt Country" playlist I've built over the last couple months. I realize that some of these are traditional country, and some aren't really country at all, but they have tunes that fit with the general mood. I'm wondering if there's anyone obvious that I haven't included.

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Great list. :thumbup: Here are a few others in that ballpark that I really like:
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I like Jamey Johnson
 
'Joe T said:
Bentley - That is a good list. I looked for my favorites and they are all there.Ryan Bingham's new album comes out next week. Looking forward to it.
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What do you think?I got one of the first 1,000 autographed copies. I like it but it is different. I still think Mescalito has been his best.
 
Bentley -- It looks like you stole my ipod! Great list. I would add Jason Boland to it as well. Some songs are too commercial for me,. but some great ones in there as well. Going to see Reckless Kelly in a few weeks. Boy do I miss living in Austin where all of this music was on display all the time.

 
'prosopis said:
'Joe T said:
Bentley - That is a good list. I looked for my favorites and they are all there.Ryan Bingham's new album comes out next week. Looking forward to it.
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What do you think?I got one of the first 1,000 autographed copies. I like it but it is different. I still think Mescalito has been his best.
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I agree. I like Mescalito the best. There are just a ton of great songs on that CD.The new one is good, but it's a little too produced and it sounds like he tried too hard. I'm not sure if that's the right description or not, but I just picture the songs on Mescalito pouring out of him with no effort. It feels like he had to stretch things a bit on the newest one.But I still enjoyed it.
 
'Hunterbeer said:
Bentley -- It looks like you stole my ipod! Great list. I would add Jason Boland to it as well. Some songs are too commercial for me,. but some great ones in there as well. Going to see Reckless Kelly in a few weeks. Boy do I miss living in Austin where all of this music was on display all the time.
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Hey Hunter. Its been a while. Hope you enjoy the show. I have some Jason Boland but agree he's hit or miss.Also heard The Trishas for the first time today. The one song I heard was pretty good.
 
Forgot to mention Rob Jungklas. He had a few power pop hits back in the 80s, but for the last 10 years, he's been playing delta blues-based Americana. Like his MySpace profile says, "Terror, longing, and supplication in weird, open tunings."

 
'kutta said:
'prosopis said:
'Joe T said:
Bentley - That is a good list. I looked for my favorites and they are all there.

Ryan Bingham's new album comes out next week. Looking forward to it.
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What do you think?I got one of the first 1,000 autographed copies. I like it but it is different. I still think Mescalito has been his best.
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I agree. I like Mescalito the best. There are just a ton of great songs on that CD.The new one is good, but it's a little too produced and it sounds like he tried too hard. I'm not sure if that's the right description or not, but I just picture the songs on Mescalito pouring out of him with no effort. It feels like he had to stretch things a bit on the newest one.

But I still enjoyed it.
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:goodposting:
 
'bentley said:
I have a giant "Alt Country" playlist I've built over the last couple months. I realize that some of these are traditional country, and some aren't really country at all, but they have tunes that fit with the general mood. I'm wondering if there's anyone obvious that I haven't included.

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Great list. :thumbup: Here are a few others in that ballpark that I really like:
 
I have a cousin whose band play regularly at the Grand Ole Opry and get some play on CMT. They are getting bigger, but really haven't broke through yet. Here is a sampling:

 
Other new additions:

Shovels and Rope

The Devil Makes Three

Kacey Musgraves

The Trishas

I've also added The Black Crowes and The Black Keys to my big playlist, but I think most folks probably know who they are.

Recently been on a Jimmy LaFave kick. He's got a great voice.

 
'bentley said:
Other new additions:Shovels and RopeThe Devil Makes ThreeKacey MusgravesThe TrishasI've also added The Black Crowes and The Black Keys to my big playlist, but I think most folks probably know who they are.Recently been on a Jimmy LaFave kick. He's got a great voice.
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Thanks for the updates. Just clicked on a Shovels and Rope song and its pretty darn good. So you are 1 for 1 so far!
 
'bentley said:
Other new additions:Shovels and RopeThe Devil Makes ThreeKacey MusgravesThe TrishasI've also added The Black Crowes and The Black Keys to my big playlist, but I think most folks probably know who they are.Recently been on a Jimmy LaFave kick. He's got a great voice.
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You mention Drive by Truckers, but I don't know to what extent. If you haven't, mine every Mike Cooley song starting with Gangstabilly. His three songs there are a language and genre being born. Uncle Frank might be the best song written since Blood on the Tracks.
 
'Apple Jack said:
'bentley said:
Other new additions:Shovels and RopeThe Devil Makes ThreeKacey MusgravesThe TrishasI've also added The Black Crowes and The Black Keys to my big playlist, but I think most folks probably know who they are.Recently been on a Jimmy LaFave kick. He's got a great voice.
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You mention Drive by Truckers, but I don't know to what extent. If you haven't, mine every Mike Cooley song starting with Gangstabilly. His three songs there are a language and genre being born. Uncle Frank might be the best song written since Blood on the Tracks.
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Very interesting. Cooley's vocal work was always my favorite on DBT stuff. If I were to pick my favorite subgenre of music, it would be whatever version of Americana/Alt Country/Modern Southern Rock that Drive By Truckers, The Hold Steady, Lucero, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Old 97s and Reckless Kelly live in.
 
Just re-established contact with an old friend & client due to hearing how he, one of the first people to make Brooklyn cool 30 yrs ago, and his studio were harmed in Hurricane Sandy, and found out he (who was there at the beginning of Alt Country as an original member of Blood Oranges) is now in Son Volt. Here he is, absolutely shredding behind Jay Farrar's whining.

 
'wikkidpissah said:
Just re-established contact with an old friend & client due to hearing how he, one of the first people to make Brooklyn cool 30 yrs ago, and his studio were harmed in Hurricane Sandy, and found out he (who was there at the beginning of Alt Country as an original member of Blood Oranges) is now in Son Volt. Here he is, absolutely shredding behind Jay Farrar's whining.
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Very cool. And the Farrar Unappreciation Society is always welcoming members.
 
'bentley said:
'wikkidpissah said:
Just re-established contact with an old friend & client due to hearing how he, one of the first people to make Brooklyn cool 30 yrs ago, and his studio were harmed in Hurricane Sandy, and found out he (who was there at the beginning of Alt Country as an original member of Blood Oranges) is now in Son Volt. Here he is, absolutely shredding behind Jay Farrar's whining.
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Very cool. And the Farrar Unappreciation Society is always welcoming members.
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Won tickets from Kgsr to see them at liberty lunch on the trace your. Unbelievably good band.
 
These are "Alt Country" bands that I like, but most probably fall a bit more on the folksie side than the country side...

The Lumineers --

And I know some people probably think he's cheesy because of his American Idol origins, but this is a good Alt Country song...

Phil Phillips -- Home

 
Been listening to Sons of Bill lately. Nice sound. Check them out if you are on the Reckless Kelly side of Alt-Country.

 
More Blues than alt-country, but I'm sure Neal Black will find a few friends in this thread. One of the top-5 live performers I've watched. I once thought this guy was the second-coming of SRV - great Texas guitarist rises from obscurity to conquer the world. His whiskey voice goes all the way to eleven.

... Never has a person gotten so much from so little vocal talent.
 
jozthevox Just another WordPress.com site Skip to contentHomeAbout← Introduction!Dress for comfort, not trends… →Enough with the alt-country!!!Posted on March 15, 2012 by cajozwikI heard a great joke once.Q. What did the alt-country musician say when he sobered up?A. “Man, this music sucks.”And alt-country does suck. At least to me, it does. Maybe alt-country musicians think if they add enough quirky, ironic lyrics, mandolins, banjos,and two-note piano riffs, the music will suddenly become resonant and meaningful. But, sadly, alt-country sucks as much as regular country, and it’s even more laughable to me as a genre.At least with country music, you get rednecks like Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney singing about their tractors being sexy and how much they love their honkytonk bars and how great America is and how everyone should be a patriot. That’s utterly devoid of intellectual merit, but at least it’s honest. It’s not inconceivable that Toby Keith would be sitting on his porch(or in the backyard of his mansion, probably) drinking Wild Turkey and cleaning his handgun and muttering about the damn liberals ruining Amurrica. I hate that right-wing hick idealism, but at least it’s honest hick idealism. But when you have white middle-class college kids singing about putting their faith in Jesus and hitting the road with all their wordly possessions and a storm washing away the small town they came from–come on. Add a lot of beards, black-rimmed glasses, pearl-button Westen-style shirts, and a carefully contructed air of detached vulnerability and, there it is. A new genre of boring, boring music.Two-note acoustic guitar riffs and soft, sensitive vocals. Blech. No cool drum effects, no cool synth or keyboard effects, not even a single guitar effect pedal! Lyrics that have been heard so many times they don’t even register on the quirky scale any more. And not only does alt-country sell, it’s gaining momentum. I swear. Every single Milwaukee band is starting to sound like the Avett Brothers. Why?! I’ll admit I like some hipster fashions, and I even drink a Pabst once in awhile. But hipsters are supposed to be “cultured” and “intelligent.” How can they believe the Mountain Goats are actually good?!What’s even sadder is that bands that started out cool, like Iron and Wine and the Fleet Foxes, have now hopped on this ramshackle bandwagon. Check out Iron and Wine’s 2007 album The Shepherd’s Dog, than check out their later double album “Around the Well.” A sad change from a band that had potential….Oh well. Even if it’s gained a Milwaukee and nationwide foothold, alt-country will never dominate. I have faith, and I’ll bask in the comforts of the Black Angels until this silly music phase passes.

 
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Posted on March 15, 2012 by cajozwik

I heard a great joke once.

Q. What did the alt-country musician say when he sobered up?

A. “Man, this music sucks.”

And alt-country does suck. At least to me, it does. Maybe alt-country musicians think if they add enough quirky, ironic lyrics, mandolins, banjos,and two-note piano riffs, the music will suddenly become resonant and meaningful. But, sadly, alt-country sucks as much as regular country, and it’s even more laughable to me as a genre.

At least with country music, you get rednecks like Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney singing about their tractors being sexy and how much they love their honkytonk bars and how great America is and how everyone should be a patriot. That’s utterly devoid of intellectual merit, but at least it’s honest. It’s not inconceivable that Toby Keith would be sitting on his porch(or in the backyard of his mansion, probably) drinking Wild Turkey and cleaning his handgun and muttering about the damn liberals ruining Amurrica. I hate that right-wing hick idealism, but at least it’s honest hick idealism.

But when you have white middle-class college kids singing about putting their faith in Jesus and hitting the road with all their wordly possessions and a storm washing away the small town they came from–come on. Add a lot of beards, black-rimmed glasses, pearl-button Westen-style shirts, and a carefully contructed air of detached vulnerability and, there it is. A new genre of boring, boring music.

Two-note acoustic guitar riffs and soft, sensitive vocals. Blech. No cool drum effects, no cool synth or keyboard effects, not even a single guitar effect pedal! Lyrics that have been heard so many times they don’t even register on the quirky scale any more. And not only does alt-country sell, it’s gaining momentum. I swear. Every single Milwaukee band is starting to sound like the Avett Brothers. Why?! I’ll admit I like some hipster fashions, and I even drink a Pabst once in awhile. But hipsters are supposed to be “cultured” and “intelligent.” How can they believe the Mountain Goats are actually good?!

What’s even sadder is that bands that started out cool, like Iron and Wine and the Fleet Foxes, have now hopped on this ramshackle bandwagon. Check out Iron and Wine’s 2007 album The Shepherd’s Dog, than check out their later double album “Around the Well.” A sad change from a band that had potential….

Oh well. Even if it’s gained a Milwaukee and nationwide foothold, alt-country will never dominate. I have faith, and I’ll bask in the comforts of the Black Angels until this silly music phase passes.
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Iron and Wine and Fleet Foxes? Really?A complete and thorough whiff with regards to saying anything interesting.

 
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Posted on March 15, 2012 by cajozwik

I heard a great joke once.

Q. What did the alt-country musician say when he sobered up?

A. “Man, this music sucks.”

And alt-country does suck. At least to me, it does. Maybe alt-country musicians think if they add enough quirky, ironic lyrics, mandolins, banjos,and two-note piano riffs, the music will suddenly become resonant and meaningful. But, sadly, alt-country sucks as much as regular country, and it’s even more laughable to me as a genre.

At least with country music, you get rednecks like Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney singing about their tractors being sexy and how much they love their honkytonk bars and how great America is and how everyone should be a patriot. That’s utterly devoid of intellectual merit, but at least it’s honest. It’s not inconceivable that Toby Keith would be sitting on his porch(or in the backyard of his mansion, probably) drinking Wild Turkey and cleaning his handgun and muttering about the damn liberals ruining Amurrica. I hate that right-wing hick idealism, but at least it’s honest hick idealism.

But when you have white middle-class college kids singing about putting their faith in Jesus and hitting the road with all their wordly possessions and a storm washing away the small town they came from–come on. Add a lot of beards, black-rimmed glasses, pearl-button Westen-style shirts, and a carefully contructed air of detached vulnerability and, there it is. A new genre of boring, boring music.

Two-note acoustic guitar riffs and soft, sensitive vocals. Blech. No cool drum effects, no cool synth or keyboard effects, not even a single guitar effect pedal! Lyrics that have been heard so many times they don’t even register on the quirky scale any more. And not only does alt-country sell, it’s gaining momentum. I swear. Every single Milwaukee band is starting to sound like the Avett Brothers. Why?! I’ll admit I like some hipster fashions, and I even drink a Pabst once in awhile. But hipsters are supposed to be “cultured” and “intelligent.” How can they believe the Mountain Goats are actually good?!

What’s even sadder is that bands that started out cool, like Iron and Wine and the Fleet Foxes, have now hopped on this ramshackle bandwagon. Check out Iron and Wine’s 2007 album The Shepherd’s Dog, than check out their later double album “Around the Well.” A sad change from a band that had potential….

Oh well. Even if it’s gained a Milwaukee and nationwide foothold, alt-country will never dominate. I have faith, and I’ll bask in the comforts of the Black Angels until this silly music phase passes.
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Iron and Wine and Fleet Foxes? Really?A complete and thorough whiff with regards to saying anything interesting.
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"New" genre? Hasn't it been around since the mid-90s? Also, are any of those folk bands actually considered alt-country? I agree that most of those bands are derivative and uninteresting and about as original as ska-punk in the late 90s, but before he goes of on a rant about a genre, he should at least get the genre right.
 
Also awesome for the interview and completely mind-blowing to find out that David Rawlings got his Epiphone for $60. HUH? Incredible.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8chFVi0EN0

 
'prosopis said:
'bentley said:
I have a giant "Alt Country" playlist I've built over the last couple months. I realize that some of these are traditional country, and some aren't really country at all, but they have tunes that fit with the general mood. I'm wondering if there's anyone obvious that I haven't included. ...
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Great list. :thumbup: Here are a few others in that ballpark that I really like:
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:thumbup:Blackberry Smoke is good too.Jackson Taylor & The SinnersHank IIIJamey is on a completely different level though. True outlaw country. Throwback to Johnny and Waylon.
 
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