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View Comments MANITOWOC - Metro Jam will return to downtown Manitowoc Aug. 20-21 for its 42nd year of bringing national, regional and local music to the Lakeshore in a free event. Alt-country rockers Son Volt will headline the festival, held at Washington Park, 1115 Washington St. Son Volt takes the stage at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Heres the full lineup of performers: Aug. 20 7-9:15 p.m. — The Tritonics Aug. 21 1:15-2 p.m. — Nettle Hill 2:30-3:30 p.m. — Testa Rosa 4-5 p.m. — Michael Shy...

The return of the Des Moines Arts Festival, set for June 25-27 in downtowns Western Gateway Park after a 2020 cancellation, will include not only artists and craftspeople but an array of musical talent, including headlining performances by funky-rockers Here Come The Mummies and Nashville-based Lilly Hiatt.  All shows are included in admission to the festival. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and festivalgoers are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs.  Heres a look at ...

Electro Melodier. It will be their 10th album release. The band has announced a July 30 release for the album, titled after the names of vintage amplifiers from the 1940s and 50s. The first track released from the album is “Reverie," which readers can hear below. Electro Melodier serves as the follow-up to the band’s 2019 release, Union. The new album is a product of the times, with lyrics that provoke thought on topics such as the pandemic and the political divide. “I wanted to conce...

Son Volt previewed their forthcoming 10th studio album, 'Electro Melodier,' by releasing its opening track, "Reverie."

  Article Contributed by All Eyes Media | Published on Thursday, May 13, 2021 Son Volt, one of the most influential bands of their generation, has announced the July 30th release of their tenth studio album, Electro Melodier (Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers). The title, taken from the names of two vintage amplifiers from the late ‘40s and early ‘50s, also describes the album’s unique blend of folk, country, blues, soul and rock. Listen to rocking first track “Reverie” HERE and pre...

Thu Sep 20 2001 at 0:47:31 Being There is the second album by the largely alt-country band Wilco. It was released in 1996 on Reprise Records. The album consists of two discs, the first totaling thirty six minutes and twenty two seconds in length, and the second totaling forty minutes and forty four seconds in length, for a total album length of seventy seven minutes and six seconds. Wilco grew from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo, the band that more or less kick-started the alt-country movement. I...

MARGA LINCOLN For the Independent Record A new Missoula band, Junior, plus Missoula singer and songwriter Izaak Opatz share freshly minted Montana tunes on the next Myrna Soundstage, Presented by AARP Montana, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. Junior’s Caroline Keys has affectionately been called a “serial musical collaborator” for her amazing ability to pop up in a dizzying array of bands. A couple of her previous bands, Stellarondo and The LaneSplitters, both got warm He...

While you may not agree that every song deserves a spot on this list, we hope you'll agree that alt-country deserves its place cemented in the history books.

Lyle Lovett Natural Forces - Lyle Lovett, Lovett, Lyle Farmer Brown/Chicken Reel - Lyle Lovett, Lovett, Lyle Pantry - Lyle Lovett, Kimble, April Empty Blue Shoes - Lyle Lovett, Lovett, Lyle Whooping Crane - Lyle Lovett, Taylor, Eric Bayou Song - Lyle Lovett, Sanders, Don Bohemia - Lyle Lovett, Elskes, Tommy Dont You Think I Feel It Too - Lyle Lovett, Ball, David Sun and Moon and Stars - Lyle Lovett, Bell, Vince Loretta - Lyle Lovett, VanZandt, Townes Its Rock and Roll - Lyle Lovett, Lovett, Lyl...

Wilco I Must Be High Thats Not The Issue Its Just That Simple Shouldve Been In Love Passenger Side Too Far Apart Comprising frontman Jeff Tweedy and other former members of alt.country legend Uncle Tupelo, Wilco was an apple that didnt fall far from the tree. A.M., the bands debut, continues that older groups brand of updated coun...   more &raquotry-rock (emphasis on "rock") and emotionally powerful songwriting. However, many of the best creations here--the drivers-licenseless drunk in "Pass...