I was quite disappointed with Kelly Willis in real life (seen her twice). The music wasn't very country--it wasn't phony twang, mind you, but I'd rather listen to Lucinda Williams and get a little more grit, and I don't think LW is really considered "country".

Maybe I'm spoiled--depending on where you live, a lot of these "not on the radio" people ARE on the radio. In Houston, I've got my choice of pop-country station, alt-ish-country station, and classic country station.