Cowpunk
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Cowpunk is a subgenre of country music and punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or new wave with country, folk, a
Social Distortion performing in Germany, 2005
X in 1980
Nashville Pussy incorporates cowpunk into their sound.
The Vandoliers in 2016
Alternative country
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Alternative country is a loosely defined subgenre of country music that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music, mainstream country rock, and country pop. Most f
Cowpunk
…the Beat Farmers, Rubber Rodeo, Rank and File, and Jason and the Scorchers. Many of the musicians in this scene subsequently became associated with alternative country, roots rock or Americana. The term "cowpunk" is first attested in 1979, as a blend of "cowboy" and "punk". The term "country punk" has been proposed…
Son Volt performing in 2005
Blue Mountain on stage in 2008