Whiskeytown News

Backyard Tire Fire concert On Oct. 16 I went with a friend to hear the roots rock band Backyard Tire Fire at the Turf Club in St.

In 2003, Thad Cockrell released his second album, the well-received Warmth & Beauty .

A band with as turbulent an existence as Whiskeytown was bound to implode sooner or later, but by the time they did, they had one of the largest cult followings of any alt-country band.

The Whiskey Dick Rebellion, an alt-country group out of Hemet, has a new record out.

WHEN TWO COW GARAGE singer-guitarist Micah Schnabel picked up the phone, I expected him to sound like the three-packs-a-day, whiskey-drinking, gravel-voiced crooner who gives his band such earthy grit.

Ryan Adams has published a book of poems. This alone seems unremarkable, not least because Adams, even among the growing cadre of balladeers-turned-versifiers , is an exceptionally literate lyricist.

Keep in mind, these are just the ones that I love the best. NOT a list of the Most Important/Influential or what have you.

With two acclaimed albums already putting them in the forefront of Americana groups, the Brooklyn band Yarn is preparing for a third CD that takes a little bit of new direction - it rocks more.

If you've ever wondered how songwriters do what they do, Chapel Hill's Deep Dish Theater can shed some light on that.

They've performed throughout the United States and Europe. They performed at the North Carolina Governor's Inaugural Ball in January.

Rating: * * * * It's been 10 years since Stellar's pop-wonder of a debut Mix started the national pastime of confusing the Runga sisters.