Alternative country topic

Alternative country is a term used to describe a number of country music subgenres that tend to differ from mainstream or pop country music. The term is sometimes known as Alt. country and has included country music bands that have incorporated influences ranging from american roots music, bluegrass, rock & roll, rockabilly, americana, honky-tonk and punk rock. "Alternative country" can refer to several ideas. Most generally, any musician who plays a type of country music different from the... full article at wikipedia