Tag Archives: Alternative Country-Rock

Husband-and-wife gothic nation duo Carey Kemper and Kelly Bell released albums for a lot of the first ’90s beneath the Shivers moniker. Since Kemper and Bell had been essentially nomads — they resided within an RV and home-schooled their two kids — their albums will be documented during brief halts …

The Shiners came together when Wes Freed and Jyl Freed found their previous music group, the Virginia-based country outfit Dirtball, had fallen aside after two albums. The few made a decision to enlist upright bassist Greg Harrup, drummer Brian Larson, fiddler Erin Snyder, and another husband-and-wife group — guitarists Steve …

Radio Sweethearts is a Glasgow-based alternate country-rock band made up of Frank Macdonald (who have drums for BMX Bandit), vocalist/guitarist John Miller, fiddler John McCusker and pedal metal guitarist Malcolm McMaster. The group released their Kim Fowley-produced debut New Recollections in early 1997.

In some recoverable format it’s a fantasy stoner rock and roll lineup, however in practice Orquesta del Desierto is actually the alternative rock and roll side task of many stoner rock and roll practitioners. Featuring Alfredo Hernandez of Kyuss and Queens from the Rock Age group, Pete Stahl of Wool, …

The Tempe, Arizona-based roots-rockers the Pistoleros comprised frontman Lawrence Zubia, his guitarist sibling Tag, guitarist Thomas Laufenberg, bassist Scott Andrews and drummer Gary Smith. The sons of the mariachi musican, the Zubias first surfaced as members from the Chimeras, which also included the ill-fated future Gin Blossoms guitarist Douglas Hopkins; …

The Picketts were Seattle’s only “grange rock” combo. Led by vocalist Christy McWilson, the music group also included drummer “Blackie” Rest, McWilson’s guitarist-husband Scott McCaughey, and tempo guitarist Jim Sangster. McWilson and McCaughey experienced met at SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA State. They relocated to Seattle in 1980, where McWilson began …

A somber Western european trio who has a decidedly American type of rootsy rock and roll, Midnight Choir has steadily built not just a fervent group of fans, but a distinctive undertake Americana aswell. The trio of Paal Flaata (vocals/electric guitar), Ron Olsen (acoustic and electrical bass), and Al DeLoner …

Fronted by L.A. punk goddess Exene Cervenka, the initial Sinners tag a go back to type for the founding person in seminal punk music group X. Pursuing X’s break up in the past due ’80s, Cervenka embarked on some solo tasks and collaborative initiatives, including a spoken-word piece with Lydia …

Given birth to and raised in Iowa Town, IA, vocalist and songwriter Kelly Pardekooper waited before ripe later years of 32 to record his 1st recording, but his maturity and existence experiences display in his music, which fits rough-hewn but tuneful alt-country with honest, emotional stories of existence in the …

Rex Hobart was raised in St. Wayne, MO, but shifted to Kansas Town to discover his lot of money. Around 1989, he was playing inside a rock and roll & move combo known as Giant’s Chair, nonetheless it simply didn’t feel correct. What experienced great had been the honky tonk …