alternative rock
noun
: alternative music that blends elements of conventional rock with influences from other musical styles (such as punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk)
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Down With Wilco with the Minus 5 (2003) Young Fresh Fellows frontman Scott McCaughey and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck formed the Minus 5 in 1993, and have since made more than a dozen albums with a rotating all-star cast of musicians from prominent alternative rock bands.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
The 31-year-old country-rock singer-songwriter has been releasing albums for nearly a decade, with a big sound that’s rooted in country but also mixes in plenty of alternative rock and Americana.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 June 2024
Celebrate Baltimore Pride, be moved by a schoolboy’s dream, honor a naval tradition, check out great coin collections and rock out at an alternative rock concert.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
The early lineups of Lollapalooza helped coalesce alternative rock into a powerhouse genre in the 1990s, centered around bands like Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Pearl Jam.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 May 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
The 31-year-old country-rock singer-songwriter has been releasing albums for nearly a decade, with a big sound that’s rooted in country but also mixes in plenty of alternative rock and Americana.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 June 2024
Celebrate Baltimore Pride, be moved by a schoolboy’s dream, honor a naval tradition, check out great coin collections and rock out at an alternative rock concert.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
The early lineups of Lollapalooza helped coalesce alternative rock into a powerhouse genre in the 1990s, centered around bands like Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Pearl Jam.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 May 2024
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“Alternative rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20rock. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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