They can show you the good stuff. Here's a few places worth checking out. They let you listen to song clips, and provide a highway of inciteful reviews on many great bands and songwriters. I think I did. There's a lot of great songs buried under the asphalt at mp3.
Small town feel, but big city population.
Don't let the corporate law suits scare you off. Every street needs a little honky tonk boogie, and you'll find this site is on the right side of the tracks. You can find links, reviews galore, streaming radio shows and a caboose full of roots information. There are no speed traps on this gravel road through the German countryside. Focusing on the alt.