Alternative Country

Image by JPhilipson via Flickr I would like to create a video for my song “Minnesota Got Colder” for Memorial Day and I thought I would give you a chance to participate. Since the song is about remembering those that we’ve lost, I figured this would be a great way to do that. If you haven’t heard the song, here it is. Click play and then read on below! Download audio file (Minnesota%20Got%20Colder.mp3) Lyrics / Download / Buy CD Here’s my idea… Using the song as a backdrop...Read Full Story

I heard that it was a good idea to explain the meanings behind your songs to help people connect better with both the artist and the song, so I figured I would try it out. Today, i would like to tell you about the inspiration behind my song “How To Change The World”. Also, it gives me a chance to share a sketch about the song which was done by a fantasy football blogger freind of mine, Tom Van Wyhe. Change The World Sketch by Tom Van Wyhe Frustration The theme of this song comes from my...Read Full Story

About a month ago I was at a music conference in Las Vegas and I met some very talented musicians from all over the country. One of the artists i met was MJ Kroll, who – lucky for us – just happens to be from the Twin Cities. She is extremely down to earth, is a very talented songwriter and, from what she tells me, like to tip a few back from time to time (so she’ll fit in real nice with our crowd). Anyway, I thought it would be pretty cool to invite her down to Winona to share her music...Read Full Story

Guest post: Treadmarkz is my brother-in-law, a Human Beatles Encyclopedia and the author of the weblog Treadmarkz.wordpress.com . Some Country music purists would probably say that anything that warrants the name “Alternative Country” is not really Country. But ultimately it is the domain of the fan to judge what an artist is or is not, to them. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Jennifer Dixon . A little country sensibility with a style that hovers along the cusp of blues, pop, jazz...Read Full Story

I never really heard of Charlie Pickett, or I should say I’ve never really heard any of his music, I remember hearing about him during the 80’s, but I wasn’t really into music back then. So when I came across a review of his new album, Bar Band Americanus, over at No Depression, I was a little impressed by what I read. I listened to a couple of tracks they had posted on the No Depression website, one was Overtown, it’s about a junky looking for a fix, going to get some of that Overtown...Read Full Story