Alt-Nation: The Same Thing Project and Other Tales from the Basement
Whether with The Schemers, The Raindogs, The Men of Great Courage, his Tiny String Band or as a solo artist, I’ve long been a fan of the music […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Alt-Nation: Here Comes the Summer!
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Still “Tuff Enuff” after all these years, you can bet that when The Fabulous Thunderbirds roll into town they’ll be ready to preach the blues. They may […]
Alt-Nation: 300 Episodes of Agreeing to Disagree: The Chuck and Brad Podcast and Other Shows
I’ve always admired people who organized enough to keep track of how many times they do something. Personally, I can’t. I couldn’t tell you if the amount of columns I’ve written […]
Alt-Nation: Tim Davis, R.I.P.; Plan 9 Interview
I want to start with a few words about Tim Davis who recently passed away. I first got to know Tim from him doing a show on the internet radio […]
Alt-Nation: Ann Wilson of Heart interview
Heart was one of those bands in the early- to mid-70s that shined through the mudpack of mainstream mediocrity and had pioneering elements with two sisters leading the charge and […]
Alt-Nation: WBRU Memories and Biltmore’s Biscuit
WBRU – Post-End of the Century Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio The news in recent days is that WBRU is possibly up for sale subject to a wider vote from their […]
Alt-Nation: New Disc and Shows to Check Out
Scott H. Biram – The Bad Testament (Bloodshot Records) On The Bad Testament, Scott Biram unleashes a collection of rollicking outlaw country fuzz stompers for these troubled times. The opening […]
Alt-Nation: The Sinister Sounds of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, and beyond…
An Evening with Lol Tolhurst, Founding Member of The Cure I’ve been a fan of The Cure for almost 30 years and don’t recall anything remotely related to them ever […]
Alt-Nation: Don’t Stay Home
Darklands Shoegaze rockers to their core, Darklands craft melody out of fuzz-ridden noise. Darklands’ sound owes much to the noise pop of My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and that early ’90s […]
Alt-Nation: A New Disc and Can’t-Miss Shows
Civility – Self-titled EP It seems like there has been a recent surge in the amount of post-punk/new wave influenced bands lately. I’m generally ambivalent about trends, but anything that […]