Y’allternative. Twangfest. Countrypunk. Roots Rock. It goes by many names, but basically it’s music based on country traditions that’s made to rock. Like the honky-tonk of the Fifties, alt. country is most at home in the clubs where folks go to have a few beers and maybe do a little dancin’.

One of the best sources of information on alt. country is a magazine called No Depression. On TV, Country Music Television (CMT) has been good about giving alt. country some air time.

Billy Block- the founder of a weekly show called Western Beat- also has a Web site. You can find streaming video of the  show archived at Live on the Net.

On the Web, take a look at  Freight Train Boogie and No Borderlines.