The line between country and rock has long been flexible. If you consider, for example, the catalogs of artists like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Eagles, the Grateful Dead, the Flying Burrito Brothers or ...

Country music star Lainey Wilson has been announced as the first Grandstand Stage act for the 2026 Illinois State Fair.

Alternative rock was once unconventional until it became a dominant mainstream force in the 1990s. Many bands mixed classic sounds from the 60s or 70s with the spirit of punk. These opposing ...

For at least a few years now, country music has been spilling over into all walks of musical life, and it’s a trend that just keeps ramping up. Pop stars like Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Post Malone, and ...

Austin’s Mother Truckers are very familiar with the music industry. Josh Zee and Teal Collins both have recording cred: Zee was in the Bay Area rock-band Protein, which was signed to the Work ...

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Country rock band, The Red Clay Strays, will take the stage at this year's California Mid-State Fair as part of the Michelob Ultra Concert Series. The Red Clay Strays, who blend ...

Dan Wriggins has worked plenty of odd jobs. Before founding alt-country band Friendship, he coiled rope on a lobster boat in Maine. A few years later, Wriggins was a groundskeeper for a grand, private ...

Minneapolis-based band The Replacements inspired scenes around the U.S. with their fierce rhythms and often vulnerable lyrics ...

Venturing into a new genre when you’re already well-established in one particular sound is not easy to do. I can’t really fault the following three rock stars who failed (more or less) to go country.

Kid Rock says he hopes he is the first performer in the White House's new Big Beautiful Ballroom, once the building is ...

From the middle of summer to the first days of autumn, fans of all types of country music — from Top 40 country to bluegrass to rockabilly to roots-rock — can expect some great entertainment in the ...