The Official Alt-Country/Southern Rock Thread

NakedClown

(Preface: I hate the label "alt-country" - but we all know what I mean when I say it).

There seems to be a lot of fans of this "type" of music on this board. We can't go a few days without a new Drive By Truckers thread popping up (are you listening PJ? This means you should tour with them).

So I thought: one thread that we can all use as a resource to share our love for this brand of music, recommend bands, etc. would be a good idea.

So I'll start - here is a list of bands/musicians in this "genre" that I absolutely love and/or have been discussed repeatedly on this board. Add on/comment as you see fit:

Drive-By-Truckers
My Morning Jacket
Slobberbone
Centro-matic
Kathleen Edwards
Vic Chesnutt
The Drams
American Minor
Two Cow Garage

What else - add on...

likepilateihaveadog

Good idea.


That's a great list...I need to start chipping away on that.
For anyone that's interested in DBT, most of their live shows end up on http://www.archive.org - the show from Washington DC, 7/15/06 was great. There's also a stream on http://www.npr.org of the same show with a little better sound quality, but it's not downloadable.

Great genre of music...solid lyrics about real stuff, good riffs and big leads.
That's music to me.

likepilateihaveadog

I guess I never really saw MMJ in this category...a little more "spacey" - but after seeing them twice this tour...
big thumbs up

http://ia310143.us.archive.org/1/items/MMJ2005-11-23FMSBD.flacf/MMJ2005-11-23d1t03_vbr.mp3

From a show in KY in 05, but gave me goosebumps in Albany and DC.

kdpjam

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Thumbing My Way

I was gunna say Mule too.....

The Black Crowes I guess some people would put in that category.

Grungeblood

Wilcos earlier stuff
Ryan Adams and the cardinals
the jayhawks
golden smog

leatherman_8

Son Volt
Uncle Tupelo
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Old '97s
Whiskeytown
Neko Case
Richard Buckner

carolinabeerguy

I'd say Kings of Leon fit the bill somewhat.

intodeep

leatherman_8 wrote:

Son Volt
Uncle Tupelo

Jay farrar has made some great music in his day.

AndyManderson

intodeep wrote:

Jay farrar has made some great music in his day.

Indeed he has. One of my favorites.

captainwisejam

Cracker's pretty good

IWishIWasASailor

Ryan Adams is the greatest.

alobar

thanks for the good post. I'm sure I'll find something on here worth checking out. I'm a big fan of alt-country type music.

m. ward loosely fits in here.

Marah- band from Chicago

The Gourds

And I'll second whoever mentioned Neko Case.

reeferchief

Steve Earle

likepilateihaveadog

Goin to see DBT again on Sunday - 7/30 in Saratoga.
Gonna be great...will stay for Randolph and the Crowes, but hoping it's empty enough for me to sneak down to front row for DBT.
Hopefully I'll catch the band around at some point and say thanks for the DC show too.

NakedClown

IWishIWasASailor wrote:

Ryan Adams is the greatest.

I've always read that Ryan Adams was an arrogant fuck of a pompous ass... AND (point being), that has always turned me off from checking out his music...

But if it's THAT good... I'll give hime a try...

markymark550

I'll throw in Cowboy Mouth...good songs and a great live show. I was really impressed after seeing them.

leatherman_8

NakedClown wrote:

I've always read that Ryan Adams was an arrogant fuck of a pompous ass... AND (point being), that has always turned me off from checking out his music...

But if it's THAT good... I'll give hime a try...

You're correct, he kind of is. I just can't help it though. I really love most of his music, and the stuff he did with Whiskeytown is great.

NakedClown

markymark550 wrote:

I'll throw in Cowboy Mouth...good songs and a great live show. I was really impressed after seeing them.

JENNY SAYS...

God - I remember that song from - what? Junior year of High School.... wow.

markymark550

NakedClown wrote:

JENNY SAYS...

God - I remember that song from - what? Junior year of High School.... wow.

Yeah, it was a while ago. Still have that one on my playlist along with a couple of other songs by them.

Keller

NakedClown wrote:

I've always read that Ryan Adams was an arrogant fuck of a pompous ass... AND (point being), that has always turned me off from checking out his music...

But if it's THAT good... I'll give hime a try...

Definitely do so. He is on tour right now. If he comes anywhere near you, go see him. Best 25 bucks i spent all summer. He seems to be doing alot better mentaly this year. His live performances are right up there with pearl jam although very diffrent.