alejandro escovedo
one of the best songwriters of the last generation
[added on 09/14/02]

all girl summer fun band
cuteness! cuteness! cuteness!
[added on 07/20/04]

amy allison
sweet, edgy country crooner
[added on 06/20/04]

badly drawn boy
it's synth, it's indie, it's pop at it's most modernly collaged british finest
[added on 05/07/03]

bernstein
lovable freak, one of our generation's best songwriters
[added on 09/14/02]

bloodshot records
uberfun alt-country label
[added on 09/14/02]

caitlin cary
the world's most impossibly cute fiddle player and singer
[added on 09/14/02]

dar williams
fabulously smart and sweet lyricist, a must for road trips
[added on 09/14/02]

ear x-tacy
what is it with good record stores and bad websites? in any case, this may be the best record shop in the world. alt-country section! indie rock and indie pop sections!
[added on 09/14/02]

eleni mandell
neko case would be eleni mandell if she were more like a drag race; i love that her name reminds me of the barbara mandrell show (didn't she have a sister named irlene? that's like eleni, isn't it?)
[added on 02/27/03]

elvis costello
you wouldn't think that sixth-graders know who elvis costello is, would you? but they do. he's that cool.
[added on 09/14/02]

frenz of the enz
raving fans of all things crowded house and split enz
[added on 09/14/02]

future of music coalition
independent artists acting for technology and policy; read their manifesto
[added on 07/20/04]

handsome family
utter, complete whacknuts. also alt-country band. mostly whacknuts, though.
[added on 02/07/03]

indigo girls
one band that consistently resonates with my mood
[added on 09/14/02]

iota
how sad is it that the closest thing to a decent music venue is nearly two hours away? very.
[added on 09/14/02]

jay farrar
you know all the stuff i said about other people being among the best songwriters of our generation? well, jay actually is the best. maybe number 2. he used to be in uncle tupelo and son volt, but otherwise not many people even know who he is.
[added on 05/07/03]

jeffrey gaines
i've been in love with jeffrey since an old friend dragged me to a free show years ago
[added on 09/14/02]

jenny toomey
former front grrrl of tsunami, now kicking solo artiste
[added on 07/20/04]

jethro tull
an inherited, and still much beloved, musical taste
[added on 09/14/02]

kenny roby
the second greatest songwriter of our generation, soulful and catchy blues
[added on 07/20/04]

miles of music
probably the best place to find that independently produced alt-country CD you didn't know you needed
[added on 01/08/03]

more barn records
isn't it the cutest name you can imagine for an alt-country label?
[added on 09/14/02]

nanci raygun
this local club has been through more identities than a wacky spy movie. lots of hardcore bands, occasional cool bands, ass-wonderful foodstuffs (and i help with their website)
[added on 08/18/03]

nickel creek
i swear i don't just like this bluegrass band for the cute mandolin-playing boy. no, i like the cute girl on the fiddle, too!
[added on 03/07/03]

nine volt magazine
scenester local music mag based in tidewater
[added on 08/18/03]

plan 9
their website looks cheesy, but they're really a great record store
[added on 09/14/02]

pop culture casualties
richmond va's best indie pop band - i suspect that's "damning with faint praise"
[added on 08/14/02]

richard thompson
i love that his official site is called "bee's web"
[added on 09/14/02]

ryan adams
he's NOT BRYAN ADAMS, okay?
[added on 09/14/02]

sleater kinney
the logical next step of the riot grrrl movement. everyone loves sleater kinney, right? right.
[added on 06/20/04]

soul coughing
now defunct, sc was one of the more fun, challenging bands i've ever had the pleasure to hear.
[added on 05/07/03]

stiff records
half the music i listened to as a teenager was on stiff
[added on 09/14/02]

te awamutu, nz
only vaguely musical (in association w/ things enz), but their "virtual town" is so damned cute i had to share
[added on 09/14/02]

tres chicas
tres chicas is caitlin cary, tonya lamm and lynn blakey. they're like an alt-country travelling wilburys.
[added on 07/20/04]

venus
superb feminist music zine
[added on 08/14/02]

weezer
they have this boundless, age-defying appeal. and they're smart.
[added on 01/07/03]