alt-country
noun
alt-coun·try
ˈȯlt-ˈkən-trē 
: country music that is produced by performers who are outside the mainstream of country music and that is typically regarded as differing from mainstream country in being less polished, more original, and more eclectic especially in incorporating influences from such genres as rock, folk music, blues, and punk
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The annual music festival brings some of the biggest names in rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel, Americana and more.
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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2024
The record is nitty-gritty garage-rock and sweaty alt-country under the haze of neon barroom lights.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
Backed by her alt-country band the Wistfuls, the voice of rising Asheville singer-songwriter Hannah Kaminer swirled around Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium, spilling out onto the bustling South Slope district nearby.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Wilco leader Tweedy loved the photograph and chose it as the 2002 album cover, the unique yet familiar towers reflective of the band’s stark sonic departure from alt-country to eclectic, psychedelic indie-rock, while still holding their origins dear.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2024
The record is nitty-gritty garage-rock and sweaty alt-country under the haze of neon barroom lights.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
Backed by her alt-country band the Wistfuls, the voice of rising Asheville singer-songwriter Hannah Kaminer swirled around Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium, spilling out onto the bustling South Slope district nearby.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Wilco leader Tweedy loved the photograph and chose it as the 2002 album cover, the unique yet familiar towers reflective of the band’s stark sonic departure from alt-country to eclectic, psychedelic indie-rock, while still holding their origins dear.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Alt-country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-country. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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