Born and bred in a city hardly known for its country music heritage, Detroit's Deadstring Brothers play alternative country-rock with no small amount of rock & roll swagger and a deep bluesy undertow that often suggests Exile on Main St.-era Rolling Stones more than Uncle Tupelo or their followers. Formed in late 2001, the band wasted no time earning a reputation for its tough but soulful sound with its 2003 self-titled debut. In 2005, they signed with Chicago's premier alt-country label, Bloodshot Records and released Starving Winter Report, followed by Silver Mountain in 2007. ~ Mark Deming & William Ruhlmann