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Rolling Stone France Jun 1

The Lumineers bientôt au Festival d’été de Québec

The Lumineers Wesley Schultz Neil Young

Magnet Magazine May 31

My Morning Jacket Released “Circuital” 15 Years Ago Today

My Morning Jacket Wyclef Jean

2 articles May 29

She & Him Jimmy Kimmel Zooey Deschanel Brian Wilson

BrooklynVegan, Stereogum

Stereogum May 29

Dave Davies Tells Billy Corgan That John Wayne Gacy “Was So Nice” When They Met

Billy Corgan Dave Davies The Smashing Pumpkins The Kinks

NME May 29

Suki Waterhouse was inspired to pursue music after ‘Daisy Jones And The Six’ role

Suki Waterhouse Fleetwood Mac Robert Pattinson

Treble May 29

Brown Horse : Total Dive

Brown Horse Patrick Turner Jason Molina Dinosaur Jr. Crazy Horse Neil Young Bruce Springsteen

BrooklynVegan May 28

Riot Fest 2026 lineup (Tool, Alanis Morissette, Iggy Pop, Bright Eyes, Pixies, Angine de Poitrine, more)

Alanis Morissette Angine de Poitrine Bright Eyes Iggy Pop Pixies Tool Algernon Cadwallader Alkaline Trio Arms Length Bad Religion Batmobile Bayside

The Line of Best Fit May 27

MJ Lenderman and Meg Duffy to feature on new Wild Pink album, Still Coming Down

Wild Pink MJ Lenderman Duffy Landon George Xandy Chelmis

BrooklynVegan May 27

Wild Pink announce new LP ft. MJ Lenderman & Hand Habits, share “Round of Applause at the End of the World”

Hand Habits MJ Lenderman Wild Pink Landon George Duffy Xandy Chelmis Shakey Graves

Pitchfork May 27

Wild Pink Tap MJ Lenderman, Hand Habits for New Album

Wild Pink MJ Lenderman Hand Habits Landon George Xandy Chelmis Shakey Graves

2 articles May 27

Linda Perry Billy Corgan Courtney Love Christina Aguilera Gwen Stefani Hole Green Day The Killers Brandon Flowers

Consequence of Sound, NME

2 articles May 27

Kane Brown Morgan Wallen Ella Langley George Strait Shania Twain Garth Brooks Faith Hill

Taste of Country, The Boot

Variety Music May 26

Bright Eyes Celebrates Anniversaries at Hollywood Bowl: Concert Review

Bright Eyes Conor Oberst Bob Dylan

Louder Sound May 26

"He was drunk out of his mind and he asked me to make out with him." Billy Corgan on how he became a fan of The Cure...and the first time he met Robert Smith

The Cure Billy Corgan Robert Smith The Smashing Pumpkins

Saving Country Music May 25

Sierra Ferrell Regales DelFest in Performance with Water Tower

Sierra Ferrell Kenny Feinstein Ronnie McCoury

Saving Country Music May 24

Why The New Kacey Musgraves Wal-Mart Partnership Feels … Off Brand

Kacey Musgraves

Stereogum May 22

Karly Hartzman Reviews The New Gary Stewart Biography I Am From The Honky-Tonks

Gary Stewart Karly Hartzman John Prine Neil Young Lucinda Williams

Magnet Magazine May 22

Whiskeytown Released Final Album “Pneumonia” 25 Years Ago Today

Whiskeytown Ryan Adams

Consequence of Sound May 21

Billy Corgan Has a Theory About Robots, Weed, and the Future of America

Billy Corgan The Smashing Pumpkins

Variety Music May 21

Margo Price, Brandi Carlile, I'm With Her Lead Americana Awards Noms

Margo Price Brandi Carlile Charley Crockett Molly Tuttle Jesse Welles Flatland Cavalry Mumford & Sons Turnpike Troubadours

Rolling Stone France Jun 1

The Lumineers bientôt au Festival d’été de Québec

The Lumineers Wesley Schultz Neil Young

2 articles May 29

She & Him Jimmy Kimmel Zooey Deschanel Brian Wilson

BrooklynVegan, Stereogum

NME May 29

Suki Waterhouse was inspired to pursue music after ‘Daisy Jones And The Six’ role

Suki Waterhouse Fleetwood Mac Robert Pattinson

BrooklynVegan May 28

Riot Fest 2026 lineup (Tool, Alanis Morissette, Iggy Pop, Bright Eyes, Pixies, Angine de Poitrine, more)

Alanis Morissette Angine de Poitrine Bright Eyes Iggy Pop Pixies Tool Algernon Cadwallader Alkaline Trio Arms Length Bad Religion Batmobile Bayside

BrooklynVegan May 27

Wild Pink announce new LP ft. MJ Lenderman & Hand Habits, share “Round of Applause at the End of the World”

Hand Habits MJ Lenderman Wild Pink Landon George Duffy Xandy Chelmis Shakey Graves

2 articles May 27

Linda Perry Billy Corgan Courtney Love Christina Aguilera Gwen Stefani Hole Green Day The Killers Brandon Flowers

Consequence of Sound, NME

Variety Music May 26

Bright Eyes Celebrates Anniversaries at Hollywood Bowl: Concert Review

Bright Eyes Conor Oberst Bob Dylan

Saving Country Music May 25

Sierra Ferrell Regales DelFest in Performance with Water Tower

Sierra Ferrell Kenny Feinstein Ronnie McCoury

Stereogum May 22

Karly Hartzman Reviews The New Gary Stewart Biography I Am From The Honky-Tonks

Gary Stewart Karly Hartzman John Prine Neil Young Lucinda Williams

Consequence of Sound May 21

Billy Corgan Has a Theory About Robots, Weed, and the Future of America

Billy Corgan The Smashing Pumpkins

Magnet Magazine May 31

My Morning Jacket Released “Circuital” 15 Years Ago Today

My Morning Jacket Wyclef Jean

Stereogum May 29

Dave Davies Tells Billy Corgan That John Wayne Gacy “Was So Nice” When They Met

Billy Corgan Dave Davies The Smashing Pumpkins The Kinks

Treble May 29

Brown Horse : Total Dive

Brown Horse Patrick Turner Jason Molina Dinosaur Jr. Crazy Horse Neil Young Bruce Springsteen

The Line of Best Fit May 27

MJ Lenderman and Meg Duffy to feature on new Wild Pink album, Still Coming Down

Wild Pink MJ Lenderman Duffy Landon George Xandy Chelmis

Pitchfork May 27

Wild Pink Tap MJ Lenderman, Hand Habits for New Album

Wild Pink MJ Lenderman Hand Habits Landon George Xandy Chelmis Shakey Graves

2 articles May 27

Kane Brown Morgan Wallen Ella Langley George Strait Shania Twain Garth Brooks Faith Hill

Taste of Country, The Boot

Louder Sound May 26

"He was drunk out of his mind and he asked me to make out with him." Billy Corgan on how he became a fan of The Cure...and the first time he met Robert Smith

The Cure Billy Corgan Robert Smith The Smashing Pumpkins

Saving Country Music May 24

Why The New Kacey Musgraves Wal-Mart Partnership Feels … Off Brand

Kacey Musgraves

Magnet Magazine May 22

Whiskeytown Released Final Album “Pneumonia” 25 Years Ago Today

Whiskeytown Ryan Adams

Variety Music May 21

Margo Price, Brandi Carlile, I'm With Her Lead Americana Awards Noms

Margo Price Brandi Carlile Charley Crockett Molly Tuttle Jesse Welles Flatland Cavalry Mumford & Sons Turnpike Troubadours

Overview

Recent developments in alternative country music include Jason Isbell's unexplained show cancellations, Tyler Childers reflecting on music's healing role, and American Aquarium's BJ Barham discussing themes of loss in a video interview. Meanwhile, Gillian Welch's Time (the Revelator) is being recognized for its powerful emotional depth, and new album announcements from Matt Lange, Laura Viers, and Orville Peck highlight ongoing creative output in the genre.

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