Nobody had yet given "alt-country" music a name back in 1985, when three-fourths of the great Los Angeles punk band X hooked up with Dave Alvin of the Blasters for an album of folksy standards, rockabilly rave-ups and country ballads. The Knitters were only a side project for all involved -- the...
The Knitters: A Long-Term Project Worth the Wait
Nobody had yet given "alt-country" music a name back in 1985, when three-fourths of the great Los Angeles punk band X hooked up with Dave Alvin of the Blasters for an album of folksy standards, rockabilly rave-ups and country ballads. The Knitters were only a side project for all involved -- the...