Later alternative rock musicians found diverse inspiration among these post-punk predecessors, as they did among their new wave contemporaries.

Sunshine Lies is the tenth studio album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet.

Dana Lyons is a folk music and alternative rock musician from Bellingham, Washington.

Lee began his musical career as an alternative rock musician (albeit one influenced by funk, jazz, theatre and music from a variety of cultures).

In Reverse is the seventh album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet.

Bell's music and that of Big Star became popular with alternative rock musicians in the 1980s through word of mouth.

Inside is the debut album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet.

His great nephew is the alternative rock musician, Crispin Gray.

David Pajo (born June 25, 1968) is an American alternative rock musician.

Hatfield's popularity coincided with the success, in the mid-1990s, of many other female alternative rock musicians.