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It’s not exactly modern alternative country. It’s not exactly the country pop drivel that drains out of Nashville. Call it mellow Alaskan country if you will. It’s as good a label as any if, in addition to a name, a category must always be slapped on musical acts. The first ...

Gordon Stone has been around for a bit. He first came to public notice on some of Phish's early, mid-90s efforts, and has had three self-released efforts since that time. His fourth, RED ROOM, doesn't break any new ground simply for the fact that he pretty much has tilled the ...

When studying the cognitive power of Country Music -- and it is powerful -- there is ...

No less than Hank Williams’ grandson, wildman Hank III, has fully endorsed Neal's cataclysmic country ramblings. Neal is a Pensacola, Florida boy, a post-punker who found that the recordings of Ernest Tubb, Faron Young and Hank the First were far more startling and angry than any ...

With his lanky frame, thin eyes and wire-rimmed glasses, it’s hard to fathom that Wylie Galt Gustafson is a swingin’ singin’ cowpoke. In fact, I just dropped my 1040 off to a guy that could be his twin brother. However, even if he doesn’t resemble the part, Wylie may be ...