http://dir.salon.com/topics/alt_country/?source=rss&aim=alt_country en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT By Eric Boehlert Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/29/wilco/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/06/29/wilco/index.html?source=rss With a new album out and an intriguing new biography spinning the tale of his tormented career, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy looks like the leading American rocker of his generation. Which may tell you something about the state of American rock. By Dan Kois Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/10/02/neko_case/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/10/02/neko_case/index.html?source=rss On her latest album, "Blacklisted," alt-country chanteuse Case hangs vivid lyrical images over spectral guitar lines. Listen in. By Joe Heim Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/24/neko/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/24/neko/index.html?source=rss Caught between Patti and Patsy, between Dolly and the Dolls, Neko Case steamrolls your emotions, then whispers confessions you should probably never hear. By David Hill Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/10/fulks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/10/fulks/index.html?source=rss Forget the heart, this Robbie Fulks collection draws on the singer's twisted mind. By Brett Anderson Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/26/knitters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/26/knitters/index.html?source=rss The Knitters broke from X and the Blasters to find classic country. A new slew of alt-country bands is repaying the favor. By Kandia Crazy Horse Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/09/bottle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/09/bottle/index.html?source=rss The Bottle Rockets trade trad country for classic rock, leaving them with one tire in a ditch, the other on the right track. By Jeff Stark Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/09/07/freakwater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/09/07/freakwater/index.html?source=rss The two women behind Freakwater have a story to get off their chests. By Seth Mnookin Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/24/lovett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/24/lovett/index.html?source=rss Lyle Lovett and His Large Band offer a bracing live set of cosmopolitan country -- and an alternative to all that Nashville pap. By Joshua Green Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/1999/03/17/17int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/1999/03/17/17int/index.html?source=rss Wilco's Jeff Tweedy talks about losing his alt-country baggage