It’s hard to talk about ‘Alt-Country’ without sending a nod Jason Ringenbergs way. Forming the band Jason & The Scorchers in 1981 they quickly became pioneers within the genre (that didn’t really exist until Wilco and Jayhawks arrived in the early 90′s). Three albums later the band fell apart – or as the band themselves [...]
Raised in a small, small village (643 inhabitants) south of Dallas with a father belonging to one of Hells Angels rivaling MC-gangs – accompanied by a soundtrack of Johnny Cash, Steve Earle and Willie Nelson – Rocky’s childhood definately was a little unconventional. His mother moved the family to Seattle in Rockys early teens, where [...]