It took about 30 days and $18,000 to radically alter modern music. That’s what Uncle Tupelo spent between 1990 and ’92, when the group recorded three of the most influential albums in recent memory, ...

It’s not every album that’s cool enough to inspire an entire genre. But that’s the special status enjoyed by “No Depression,” the 1990 debut by the seminal band Uncle Tupelo. The album’s title became ...

“You could hear how these bands were influencing them,” says Byrne, who accompanied the band on a few short tours in the late ’80s. “But they really wanted to mix all those sounds with a base of ...

It may not be entirely accurate to state Uncle Tupelo invented alternative country music, but it is very close to the truth to say that by incorporating influences as disparate as The Stooges and the ...

Uncle Tupelo, and the better-known bands Son Volt and Wilco that resulted from it, is a great example of how an independent band on an independent label had a big influence on rock music in the 1990s ...

Those 10 demos, including this rough-edged version of “I Got Drunk,” are included on No Depression: Legacy Edition, a two-disc compilation that builds on Uncle Tupelo‘s 1990 debut. In addition to the ...

The long out-of-print indie collection of Uncle Tupelo albums will finally be released on a major label, though it won’t be Warner Music, the company with which the band’s members had an extended ...

It doesn't seem possible that Uncle Tupelo has been gone for 10 years. Consider "Train," from the group's first album, 1990's No Depression. At 2:15am, Jeff Tweedy's aimless young hero is parked at a ...

Alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo will be the subject of an upcoming single disc retrospective, due April 9 via Columbia/Legacy. Collecting all of the key tracks from the group's first three… By ...

This story appears in our January/February Legends Issue. Belleville, Illinois, did not weather the 1980s particularly well. Sprawled just thirty minutes due east of St. Louis, the factory town had ...

Meredith Ochs has a review of a new Uncle Tupelo anthology that complies highlights from the band's four albums along with rare tracks. The collection highlights the music that helped launch a ...

How Uncle Tupelo Headed to the Middle of the Road With 'Still Feel Gone' In retrospect, it's probably no surprise that Uncle Tupelo raced in the other direction for their stripped-down, folky ...