alternative rock
noun
: alternative music that blends elements of conventional rock with influences from other musical styles (such as punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk)
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Patrick Henry Kelly, 66, of Apple Valley, faced four counts of violating a harassment restraining order in two separate cases involving Jade Tittle, who left the alternative rock station in October 2023 due in part to Kelly, who eight years earlier stalked former Current DJ Mary Lucia.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
All three groups carved their own unique niche within the alternative rock scene in the early 1990s, lending to blues traditions and the southern flair of their roots.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Headlining sets this year featured the heady bass lines of Thundercat, country-rock vibes from Lukas Nelson and alternative rock sounds of The Black Crowes.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Ben’s influences are more in that English alternative rock space, mine’s more of that Sixties and Seventies rock space, and then Gene’s are like ‘90s American rock bands.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
All three groups carved their own unique niche within the alternative rock scene in the early 1990s, lending to blues traditions and the southern flair of their roots.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Headlining sets this year featured the heady bass lines of Thundercat, country-rock vibes from Lukas Nelson and alternative rock sounds of The Black Crowes.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Ben’s influences are more in that English alternative rock space, mine’s more of that Sixties and Seventies rock space, and then Gene’s are like ‘90s American rock bands.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Alternative rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20rock. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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