http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=27&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody OnlineAlt Countryen720Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:17:18 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=27&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40249&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:24 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.40249 art.40249 Wilco art.40249 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40249&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.40249&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss A.M., veered toward the orchestral pop of Being There, and earned a Grammy nomination for Mermaid Avenue (an album of Woody Guthrie lyrics for which the band and Billy Bragg wrote music), before running toward a sunny, West Coast-inspired pop utopia of complex introspection with Summer Teeth. Upon parting ways with founding member Jay Bennett, Wilco independently released (after some wrangling with Warner Bros.) Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It was with Foxtrot that Wilco succeeded at leaving any alt country vestiges behind, venturing into more moody, dislocated songwriting tangled up inside noise experiments and amputated guitar leads. Wilco's fifth album A Ghost Is Born continued to help the band search for their sound somewhere between sonic gambles and innovative production. Their sixth, Sky Blue Sky, came in the spring of 2007, sounding like a return to simplified guitar pop with sing-along songs that unfold and unleash stormy guitar solos courtesy of Nels Cline. Some songs even hint at a slight return to the band's twangy roots. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22714272&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:57:31 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.22714272 art.22714272 Zac Brown Band art.22714272 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22714272&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.22714272&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Home Grown, was released at the end of 2005, and the live effort Live From the Rock Bus Tour followed in 2007. The Foundation was released in 2008, producing the Southern celebratory single "Chicken Fried," which made its way to the country charts. - Linda Ryan]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54267&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:38 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.54267 art.54267 Ryan Adams art.54267 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54267&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.54267&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Pneumonia released following the band's split), Adams made like many a front man and transmogrified into an earnest singer-songwriter. In his solo career, Adams has reworked his raucous Americana sound by either stripping it down to a gritty, bare-bones sparseness or pumping it up with steam-powered rhythms, distorted guitars and some of the most polished production in all of Los Angeles. He's developed a driving, melodious pop style with catchier hooks than many of his contemporaries -- in fact, of all the insurgent country hopefuls who've attempted to break into the more lucrative Adult Alternative radio charts (Kim Richey, the Jayhawks, Victoria Williams, Rhett Miller, Kelly Willis, Son Volt, etc), Adams is the closest to achieving a crossover success of John Mellencamp-esque proportions. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44564&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:05 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44564 art.44564 Neko Case art.44564 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44564&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44564&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2356&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Texas Country Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:21 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2356 art.2356 Lyle Lovett art.2356 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2356&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2356&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7309378&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:18 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7309378 art.7309378 The Avett Brothers art.7309378 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7309378&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7309378&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42409&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:25 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42409 art.42409 Steve Earle art.42409 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42409&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42409&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Guitar Town in 1986. The record combined twanging, tuneful Country Rock material with tough, unsentimental songwriting that had more in common with Bruce Springsteen than anything Nashville had going on at the time; the fact that it also yielded a couple of Top-10 hits was the icing on the cake. Earle continued to release ambitious Country Rock material, but he failed to repeat the chart success of Guitar Town, and a lifetime of substance abuse finally caught up with him. He wound up in a jail/rehab facility with an uncertain future, a dwindling fan base, and no record deal. He later emerged clean and sober, and proceeded to put out the best, most lucid work of his career -- Train a Comin', I Feel Alright, and El Corazon -- in quick succession. He also started his own record label E-Squared, on which he releases his own records and the material of other artists he admires. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42362&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:52:08 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42362 art.42362 Son Volt art.42362 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42362&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42362&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Trace, Son Volt's 1995 debut, runs shank to flank with Uncle Tupelo's Anodyne as one of the finest documents of the No Depression scene. Dave Boquist's exquisite touch on Dobro, fiddle, banjo and lap steel guitar lends tunes like "Windfall" and "Tear Stained Eye" the crisp warmth of sun-dried sheets. Ace production prompts every note to snap off the stings with its tail wagging. Trace is a beautiful, honest record that embraces life with a bear hug. The follow-up Straightaways was a continuation of the themes and textures Farrar had captured on the debut, while Wide String Tremolo pushed the band in a straighter rock/pop direction. Further Son Volt albums continue to rock hard and bite with more political venom as Jay Farrar flexes his First Amendment muscle, waxing protest against the Bush administration like Woody Guthrie with a distortion pedal. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13347&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:19 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.13347 art.13347 M. Ward art.13347 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13347&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13347&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Duet for Guitars #2, was released in 1999, eventually finding an audience beyond Portland through a handful of rereleases. With his sophomore record, 2001's End of Amnesia, and 2003's Transfiguration of Vincent (whose title is a nod to a record by one of Ward's primary influences, John Fahey), his elegant songwriting won international acclaim. His next pair of releases, Transistor Radio (2005) and Post-War (2006), followed in form but examined more robust production aesthetics. He began collaborating with actress Zooey Deschanel in 2006, and after releasing a 2008 record with her as She & Him, titled Volume One, he returned to his solo career with 2009's Hold Time. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6426&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:41 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6426 art.6426 Lucinda Williams art.6426 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6426&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6426&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Ramblin' On My Mind (a collection of old country and blues standards). Although the majors tried to coerce Williams to crank out over-produced hit singles for mass quantity consumption by Wal-Mart shoppers, she has stuck to her guns through all these years. Her music is her own: rooted in crafted songs tinged with twang, slide, and the gritty soul of her ragged vocals. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6926&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Rock Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:40 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6926 art.6926 Drive-By Truckers art.6926 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6926&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6926&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66160&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:02:56 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.66160 art.66160 Old Crow Medicine Show art.66160 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66160&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.66160&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4191&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:05:32 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4191 art.4191 The Jayhawks art.4191 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4191&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4191&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44568&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Cowpunk Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:56 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44568 art.44568 Hank Williams III art.44568 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44568&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44568&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8160&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Country-Folk Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:36 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8160 art.8160 Josh Ritter art.8160 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8160&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8160&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5614&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:28:13 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5614 art.5614 Old 97's art.5614 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5614&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5614&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Hitchhike to Rome to 1995's Wreck Your Life and 1997's Too Far to Care, this quartet of No Depression poster boys have recorded and played countrified Power Pop so fast and tightly wound-up, their music could give anxiety attacks to cowboys. Their Fight Songs LP took a detour from their usual rodeo clown soundtracks toward a more heartfelt and introspective collection of songs. These tunes juxtapose heavier emotional lyrics with the same up-tempo pace and speed of their previous efforts, although the hillbilly punk aesthetic of their first three records has almost vanished into thin air. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.625&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:13:24 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.625 art.625 John Hiatt art.625 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.625&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.625&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Bring the Family, on which he was backed up by Nick Lowe, Ry Cooder and ace session drummer Jim Keltner. The record was a critical smash as well as a commercial hit. Since then Hiatt has become a major concert attraction. He remains revered by songwriters, and his material is covered often, most recently on the Eric Clapton/B.B. King collaboration on Hiatt's "Riding With the King." - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21858461&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:19 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21858461 art.21858461 Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band art.21858461 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21858461&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21858461&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37870&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:33 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.37870 art.37870 Gillian Welch art.37870 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37870&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37870&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50027&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:40:19 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.50027 art.50027 Rhett Miller art.50027 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50027&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.50027&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Mythologies, and he waited 13 years for the follow-up, an Elektra-issued set of decidedly poppy tunes called The Instigator. He found some success placing songs in television and commercial spots and released a third LP in 2006, The Believer. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.456&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:24 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.456 art.456 Whiskeytown art.456 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.456&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.456&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Faithless Street in 1995, Tobacco Road's Whiskeytown attained critical mass -- in the classic sense of the term -- two years later with their signature statement to date, Strangers Almanac. The record showcased a number of stylistic sides of the band, each staggeringly portrayed in a variety of songs: the Replacements-in-a-barn electricity of "Yesterday's News," the tear-soaked, pedal steel ennui of "Dancing With the Women at the Bar," the updated Stax soul of "Everything I Do" and the weary-eyed Crazy Horse stomp of "Losering." Bandleader Ryan Adams has the chance to become the premier songwriter of his generation if he doesn't self-destruct first, while violinist/vocalist Caitlin Cary provides sensitive counterpoint to Adams' frayed vocals and twisting guitar lines. Noted for their wildly inconsistent live performances and their rare ability to proffer rousing, near-Punk causticity alongside back-porch country sh*t-kickers without batting an ear, Whiskeytown toss stones into the stagnant Alt Country waters that had glassed over in the wake of Uncle Tupelo's 1994 demise. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9227441&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Pop Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:03 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9227441 art.9227441 Jenny Lewis art.9227441 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9227441&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9227441&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Pleasantville; and her career as a vocalist with indie act Rilo Kiley has led to cameos with the Postal Service and a successful and critically acclaimed solo venture. With the cooing Watson Twins backing her, she released Rabbit Fur Coat in 2006. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63557&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Cosmic American Music Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:05:30 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63557 art.63557 Gram Parsons art.63557 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63557&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63557&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16495361&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:57:31 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16495361 art.16495361 Ryan Bingham art.16495361 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16495361&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16495361&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5991&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss New Country Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:54:39 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5991 art.5991 The Mavericks art.5991 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5991&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5991&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss From Hell To Paradise, more money and production help than their first release. On this sophomore album, Malo's songwriting bore more fruit than a field of prickly pear cacti. Songs like the Sir Douglas Quintet-flavored "I Got You" and the roadhouse rocker "End Of The Line" should have climbed the charts, but they were upstaged by a drop-dead gorgeous rendition of Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'" (the only single from their second album to get radio airplay). In 1994, the band released What a Crying Shame, a third-time's-the-charm album that went platinum and yielded three singles. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38153&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:17 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38153 art.38153 Fruit Bats art.38153 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38153&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38153&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1208&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:55:41 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1208 art.1208 Uncle Tupelo art.1208 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1208&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1208&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss No Depression eventually gave birth to an entire sub-genre of Alt Country music. Although Uncle Tupelo were not the first insurgent country band, their successful fusion of country's honest, heartfelt emotion with Punk's brash angst and sonic temper tantrums made more sense to young listeners than the work of any other Indie Rock bands mining traditional American music. Uncle Tupelo were founded by life-long friends Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy, who signed on to the independent Rockville label in 1989 and released four albums before splitting up five years later. The bipolar soul of Uncle Tupelo resurfaced in Tweedy's more power pop-influenced Wilco and Farrar's Adult Alternative version of Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.29887&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:57 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.29887 art.29887 Charlie Robison art.29887 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.29887&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.29887&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Bandara set the tone for the rest of his recordings and helped land him a hearty following (and a Dixie Chick girlfriend). - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4915&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:16 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4915 art.4915 Alejandro Escovedo art.4915 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4915&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4915&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss No Depression twang-zine. He is related to Pete Escovedo, the percussionist for Carlos Santana's band as well as Shelia E., the '80s pop star and former drummer for the artist currently known as Prince. Escovedo was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2003, but received treatment that was paid for from money raised from benefits thrown by his friends, fans and members of the musician community. He continues to record and put on infamously amazing live performances. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1310&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Cosmic American Music Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:54 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1310 art.1310 The Flying Burrito Brothers art.1310 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1310&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1310&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Gram Parsons left the group to form the seminal Flying Burrito Brothers with fellow Byrd Chris Hillman -- also recruiting bass player Chris Ethridge and pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow to form a band that many would hold responsible for the birth of Country Rock. Parsons preferred the self-coined "Cosmic American Music" title to describe his band's overall vibe. The seminal sound of the Burritos was a twangy, swirling mix of Soul, Bakersfield-inspired Honky-Tonk, R&B, psychedelia and rock 'n' roll. The Flying Burrito Brothers were outfitted with beautifully custom-made, rhinestone-bedizened, hand-embroidered Western suits by the late, great Nudie Cohen; they released The Gilded Palace of Sin in 1969, donning their intergalactic Western wear on the album's cover. Following the release, Ethridge was replaced by Bernie Leadon and the Flying Burrito Brothers recorded Burrito Deluxe in 1970. Although Parsons left the group in 1970, the Flying Burrito Brothers have carried on into the twenty-first century with a revolving cast of musicians and a vast repertoire of Cosmic American Music songs. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.156&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Pub Rock Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:06:23 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.156 art.156 Nick Lowe art.156 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.156&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.156&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Bowi in a convoluted take-off of that artist's Low), but it's more likely that a talent like Lowe's was doomed to cult-dom from the beginning. If you like your music smart, idiosyncratic and deceptively simple, give him a chance. - Tim Quirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6959172&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Outlaw Country Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:57:33 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6959172 art.6959172 Shooter Jennings art.6959172 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6959172&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6959172&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Put the "O" Back in Country (get it?) in 2005 on Universal South Records. Unlike Hank III (grandson of Hank Williams), Shooter doesn't flirt with punk rock. His sound harkens back to the outlaw movement of the 1970s, but it comes off more as an evolution of the revolution rather than a nostalgic genre throwback. Plus his songs are so catchy and accessible, that he is one of a handful of artists who have been able to crossover from the Americana subculture into the greenback-paved realm of the New Country music charts. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56866&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:43:34 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.56866 art.56866 Tift Merritt art.56866 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56866&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.56866&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4974185&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:54:26 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4974185 art.4974185 Okkervil River art.4974185 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4974185&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4974185&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10487&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Sun, 17 May 2009 08:58:18 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.10487 art.10487 Cowboy Mouth art.10487 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10487&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.10487&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6876232&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:01 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6876232 art.6876232 Jackie Greene art.6876232 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6876232&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6876232&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28881309&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Cowpunk Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:42:31 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.28881309 art.28881309 Assjack art.28881309 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28881309&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28881309&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Assjack Official Release surfaced in 2009. While there are occasional nods to hardcore and even cowpunk, the bulk of Assjack's music is a high-test combination of NOLA sludge and L.A. slick (think Superjoint Ritual with less doominess). Folks looking for "Thunderstorms & Neon Signs" may be in for a bit of a shock, but let's face it, this is Hank Jr.'s kid -- he's liable to do anything. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7149090&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:55:28 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.7149090 art.7149090 Magnolia Electric Co. art.7149090 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7149090&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7149090&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36343&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:55 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.36343 art.36343 Kasey Chambers art.36343 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36343&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.36343&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67466&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Country-Folk Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:53:59 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.67466 art.67466 Jolie Holland art.67466 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67466&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67466&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss SF Weekly Music Awards. Her songs are haunting, ashen, pastoral folk musings that make Gillian Welch look like a smiling member of the New Main Street Singers from the film A Mighty Wind. Originally from Texas, Holland's prairie-sweet voice emits a deep southern drawl providing a contrast that works beautifully when set to the dark and desolate instrumentation of her recordings. Holland's stark songwriting paints pictures of a somber kind of Americana by pulling influences from Carter Family murder ballads and bucolic tones that would even wow Greil Marcus. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21222187&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Traditional Country Fri, 29 May 2009 09:32:28 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.21222187 art.21222187 The Boxmasters art.21222187 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21222187&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21222187&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Modbilly. - Chuck Eddy]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1327&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:54:29 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1327 art.1327 The Gourds art.1327 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1327&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1327&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43981&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Progressive Bluegrass Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:54:01 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43981 art.43981 Bad Livers art.43981 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43981&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43981&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4814&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:57 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4814 art.4814 Sparklehorse art.4814 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4814&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4814&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3988&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:04:15 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3988 art.3988 The Bottle Rockets art.3988 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3988&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3988&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39991&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:30 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39991 art.39991 Hem art.39991 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39991&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39991&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Village Voice placed by an aspiring female vocalist who had only recorded a tape of herself singing lullabies to a friend's child. All members of the band went bankrupt from recording and putting out their gossamer Rabbit Songs album (flying the entire band overseas to the Slovak Republic to record with the world renowned Slovak Radio Orchestra isn't a frugal endeavor). But one listen to this magnum opus and you will understand what they really did was pay for sonic perfection. What does perfection sound like? For starters singer Sally Ellyson has the kind of angelic voice that you want to lull your own children (and inner child) to sleep. The aforementioned 18-piece orchestra adds layers of classical finesse over a patchwork quilt of traditional Americana textures like fiddles, pedal steels, banjos and acoustic guitars. But it's Hem's songwriting that keeps things sounding as fresh and bright as a prairie peppered with wild purple heather. To put it more bluntly, Hem make the Cowboy Junkies sound like Motorhead. - Eric Shea]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39660&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Americana Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:28 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39660 art.39660 Junior Brown art.39660 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39660&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39660&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2551&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Country-Folk Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:13:34 -0700 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2551 art.2551 Jimmie Dale Gilmore art.2551 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2551&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2551&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.64276&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:25:13 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.64276 art.64276 Kathleen Edwards art.64276 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.64276&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.64276&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3772&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:24:56 -0800 Top Alt Country Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3772 art.3772 Golden Smog art.3772 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3772&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3772&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Falt-country%2Fartist-chart.rss