If you were putting together a tour featuring bands that were inescapable in alt-rock’s early post-Nirvana days in the mid-1990s, you could do worse than headlining it with Collective Soul and Live.

Collective Soul is one of the most prolific bands of the modern rock era. Not only has the group released a trove of stellar material, it’s also frequently in the process of writing more new music.

This Saturday, Collective Soul rocks Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on a triple bill that includes fellow ’90s sensations Edwin McCain and Hootie & The Blowfish. WTOP caught up with Collective ...