Music - June 18, 2007
Milwaukee cowpunks EIEIO unveil long-overdue third CD
Long before Wilco and Neko Case and even long before Uncle Tupelo and The Jayhawks, there were Rank & File and EIEIO. Dubbed cowpunks, EIEIO mixed country twang with punk edge to create high-energy Midwestern rock and roll.
Tags: EIEIO, cowpunk, alt.country, Frontier Records, Mike Hoffmann, Gorsuch

Music - April 4, 2007
Vocal interplay kicks up Blueheels' country-inflected rock
In the spirit of The Jayhawks, Neenah-based quintet Blueheels saw off the smooth edges of country music and infuse some harder guitars to create a twangy rock and roll sound that brings together the best of both worlds.
Tags: Blueheels, Smart Studio, Neenah, Jayhawks, Alt.country, Justin Perkins, Obsoletes, Number One Fan

Music - Jan. 27, 2005
Dustworks EP arrives after careful germination
You may have read about alt.country rockers Dustworks here last year or and about the EP they were preparing to release. Well, sometimes good things need time to properly germinate and it has taken a little longer than expected, but "Atlas" is finally here.
Tags: Stang, Dustworks, Rodee, Spill, Wilco, alt.country, Shank, Michelle Anthony

Music - May 31, 2004
Moonshine Sway hopes debut CD will open some ears
Moonshine Sway has been a fixture on the club scene for a little more than a year, and things are now coming together for the alt.country rockers. Last month, the quartet launched its debut CD, "Seven Years."
Tags: Moonshine Sway, Dustworks, Telectro, Farrar, alt.country, Neko, Tupelo, Wilco, Volt, Lumberhorn, Blades, Rome

Music - Feb. 25, 2004
Dustworks' diversity almost defies categorization
Nominally an alt.country band, Dustworks, fronted by the Stang brothers, also reference bands like Joy Division and use computers and found sounds to give their otherwise rootsy music a different flavor.
Tags: Stang, Dustworks, alt.country, Wilco, Michelle, Capital