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Description of Cowpunk

 
A forerunner of the 1990s Alt-Country phenomenon, Cowpunk flourished for a time in the '80s as Jason and the Scorchers, the Beat Farmers and Dash Rip Rock built up solid cult followings. The music itself was a manic take on country music, fusing Punk's raw energy and rough-hewn playing with rural themes and fashion. Though not as focused nor polished as the Alt Country that arose a decade later, Cowpunk was nonetheless a key component in the '80s Punk scene; floating around the fringes, yet unique and pervasive enough to be taken seriously.
 

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Ass Ponys

Unfortunately named Indie
Rock band from central
Ohio who perfected their
own brand of raucous
American folk music. Fro...

Beat Farmers

Led by the late Country
Dick Montana, Beat Farmers
were among the first bands
to mix country and punk.

Dash Rip Rock

Indie Rock-influenced good
old boys who never
managed to capture the
legendary energy and
humor of their live sets on...

GC45

Led by the eternally
tormented Jeffery Lee
Pierce, the Gun Club played
a damaged, menacing
combination of punk and...

Jason & The Scorchers

Nashville's version of a Hard
Rock band, their mixture of
swamp and stomp first set
the Indie Rock world
atwitter in 1983. After a w...

Mojo Nixon

Frat house fave and minor
MTV celeb joined
bare-bones Roots rock with
foul-mouthed humor.
Smarter and funnier than...

Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers

Nashville's Legendary
Shack*shakers make some
of that barnstorming devil's
music you were warned
about. The group mixes u...

The Cowslingers

Rockin' country-billy from
an Ohio band. The
Cowslingers are prone to
tearing the bar into little
tiny pieces.

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