Artist Info: Sixty Acres

Washington D.C.'s Sixty Acres formed in the late '90s and, like many alternative country bands that sprang up around that time, they bore the influence of the scene's two influential acts, the Jayhawks and Uncle Tupelo. What helps to distinguish Sixty Acres from the alt.country pack is its talented frontman Matt Felch. Felch sings in an easy-going twang that recalls Peter Holsapple. The band ably supports Felch on both the ragged rockers and the laid-back numbers. [read more...]