Dave Alvin helped to kick-start the American roots rock scene in the early '80s with the band the Blasters and has since gone on to a career as a solo performer, songwriter, producer, and sideman that's been as well respected as it is eclectic. Born in Downey, CA, in 1955, Alvin was raised by a family of music fans, and as teenagers Dave and his... [+] Read More

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Better known as an Academy Award-nominated actress, Mare Winningham was also acclaimed as a folk-influenced singer/songwriter. Born in Northridge, California in 1959, she was discovered while appearing in a high school production of The Sound of Music, and in 1978 made her professional debut in the short-lived television Western The Young... [+] Read More

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Pat Gibbons and Dan Hylton started making music together in 1991, when they began jamming on acoustic guitars in Ames, IA. The duo eventually relocated north to the Twin Cities, where they formed the band 44. That band eventually dissolved, but its presence in the clubs of Minneapolis and St. Paul had whet fans' appetite for Gibbons and Hylton's... [+] Read More

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Led by the gifted songwriting, impeccable playing, and honeyed harmonies of vocalists/guitarists Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the Jayhawks' shimmering blend of country, folk, and bar band rock made them one of the most widely acclaimed artists to emerge from the alternative country scene. The group sprung up in 1985 out of the fertile... [+] Read More

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With the release of their 1990 debut LP, No Depression, the Belleville, IL, trio Uncle Tupelo launched more than simply their own career -- by fusing the simplicity and honesty of country music with the bracing fury of punk, they kick-started a revolution which reverberated throughout the American underground. Thanks to a successful online site... [+] Read More

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