Dave Alvin

Dave Alvin with Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Billy Boy Arnold, Joe Louis Walker - Live In Long Beach 1997 (2015)

Dave Alvin - Live In Long Beach 1997 (2015)
with Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Billy Boy Arnold, Joe Louis Walker

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 347 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 147 Mb | Scans included
Label: RockBeat Records | # ROC-CD-3285 | Time: 01:03:28
Blues, Roots Rock, Americana, Country Rock, Rock & Roll

In 1997, Dave Alvin – former guitarist and songwriter with the Blasters, and one of the leading advocates of classic blues and R&B on the West Coast roots rock scene – played a special show in Long Beach, California, where he was joined by three very special guests. The fabled Texas fiddler and guitarist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Chicago harmonica master Billy Boy Arnold, and San Francisco-born blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker all sat in with Alvin that evening, making for a very eventful evening for fans of blues and American roots music. The show was captured on tape, and Live in Long Beach 1997 allows listeners to hear Alvin mix it up on-stage with a few of his heroes. Songs include "Barn Burning", "Long White Cadillac", "I Wish You Would", "Chains of Love", "Jolie Blon", "Wabash Cannonball", and more.
Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women - Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women (2009)

Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women - Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 343 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 127 Mb | Scans included
Country-Rock, Americana, Country, Roots Rock | Label: Yep Roc | # YEP 2155 | 00:52:08

Grammy winner, Dave Alvin, has been roaming the highways of American music for over a quarter century. During those decades he's busted speakers with roots rock kick-starters, The Blasters, as well as mined the depths of country, folk and blues with his solo projects. A mainstay during much of this journey has been Alvin's electrifying band The Guilty Men. Following the recent death of Dave's best friend and Guilty Men accordionist Chris Gaffney in early 2008, Alvin decided to move in an exciting new musical direction. In October 2008 he stepped onto the stage of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco with an all-star, all-female group. Since dubbed The Guilty Women, the group consists of Americana scene vets Cindy Cashdollar, Nina Gerber, Laurie Lewis, Sarah Brown, Amy Farris, Christy McWilson and Lisa Pankrantz. Special guests include Marcia Ball and Susie Thompson. The self-titled debut from this unique assemblage of players, led by Alvin, is a spirited collection of thoughtful yet dynamic tunes featuring world-class musicianship worthy of his now legendary pedigree.

Dave Alvin - Live From Austin TX (2007)  Music

Posted by robi62 at July 28, 2014
Dave Alvin - Live From Austin TX (2007)

Dave Alvin - Live From Austin TX (2007)
Video: NTSC, MPEG-2 at 4 471 Kbps, 720 x 480 at 29.970 fps | Audio: DTS 6ch. at 755 Kbps, PCM 2ch. at 1 536 Kbps
Genre: Rock, Country | Label: New West Records | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 01 May 2007 | Runtime: 64 min. | 3,11 GB (DVD5)

Acoustic roots rocker Dave Alvin is beloved to his fans for his dedication to maintaining the American traditions of rock, blues, folk, and country. An expanded version of the thirty-minute live performance that originally aired on the PBS series Austin City Limits in 1999. Dave Alvin helped to kick-start the American roots rock scene in the early '80s with the band the Blasters, and has since gone on to a career as a solo performer, songwriter, producer, and sideman that's been as well respected as it is eclectic.
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy (2014)

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
Blues, Country, Americana | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 42:38 min | 104 MB + 5% Recovery
Label: Yep Roc Records | Tracks: 12 | Rls.date: 2014

Blasters founders Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin have had a famously combative relationship over the years, but as Dave once said, "We argue sometimes, but we never argue about Big Bill Broonzy." So it's fitting that their love of Big Bill brings them together in the recording studio for their first album together since the Blasters' Hard Line in 1985. Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play & Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy features the Alvin Brothers performing a dozen songs from the Broonzy songbook, and while listening to this is a potent reminder of how good Broonzy's songs still sound in the 21st century, it also demonstrates the complementary talents of Dave and Phil Alvin.

Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin - Lost Time (2015)  Music

Posted by Designol at April 11, 2025
Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin - Lost Time (2015)

Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin - Lost Time (2015)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 274 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans included
Blues, Roots Rock, Americana | Label: Yep Roc | # YEP-2447 | Time: 00:43:54

The title of the Alvin brothers’ follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2014 Common Ground reunion project that found them working together for the first time in 30 years is multi-faceted and bittersweet. Clearly they are trying to make up for that lost time after not working together since Dave amicably left the Blasters in 1987. But more than that, these dozen covers are predominantly tunes that were also lost to time. Phil and Dave dig deep to reveal these hidden blues and R&B gems, then polish, rearrange and unleash them with pent up energy, providing the tracks with new leases on life. Dave’s short yet informative liner notes explain the disc is also a tribute to ’50s blues shouter and Alvin brothers friend Big Joe Turner, whose photo adorns the back cover. Four tracks are Turner covers and it’s no secret that much of Phil’s distinctive singing style dates back to that of Big Joe. But from the opening guitar and walking bass lick of Oscar Brown, Jr.’s demonic “Mr. Kicks” to the closing acoustic gospel of “If You See My Savior” (one of the few times both guys sing on the same tune), it’s clear the brothers are having a blast reviving songs they obviously love and have influenced them for decades.
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy (2014)

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground (2014)
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 284 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 117 Mb
Label: YEP ROC | # YEP-2384 | Time: 00:42:44 | Scans included
Roots Rock, Americana, Acoustic Blues, Country Rock, Rock & Roll

Blasters founders Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin have had a famously combative relationship over the years, but as Dave once said, "We argue sometimes, but we never argue about Big Bill Broonzy." So it's fitting that their love of Big Bill brings them together in the recording studio for their first album together since the Blasters' Hard Line in 1985. Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play & Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy features the Alvin Brothers performing a dozen songs from the Broonzy songbook, and while listening to this is a potent reminder of how good Broonzy's songs still sound in the 21st century, it also demonstrates the complementary talents of Dave and Phil Alvin.
Dave Alvin - Eleven Eleven (2011) Expanded Edition 2012 [3CD + DVD]

Dave Alvin - Eleven Eleven (2011) Expanded Edition 2012 [3CD + DVD]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 810 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 301 Mb | Time: 02:05:19
DVD5 | NTSC | 16:9 (720x480) VBR | AC3 2.0 @ 192 kbps | Time: 01:31:04 | ~ 3.5 Gb
Americana, Country-Rock, Blues, Blues-Rock | Label: Yep Roc | # YEP 2273 | Scans included

A unique slip-case hardcover box containing all three CDs and the DVD. The original Eleven Eleven album on digipak CD. A second CD featuring 9 songs recorded live on the official Eleven Eleven US Tour at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI on July 2, 2011 including Dave’s classic songs “Fourth of July', 'Out Of Control'. A bonus CD including 3 unreleased bonus tracks from the original Eleven Eleven recording session, including 'Never Trust A Woman' (duet with Candye Kane), 'Signal Hill', and 'Beautiful City ‘Cross the River' which was featured on a recent episode of FX’s hit television show 'Justified'. A DVD [NTSC] of live performance footage featuring Dave Alvin and The Guilty Ones live at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI including a live performance of 'Abilene'.

Dave Alvin - West Of The West (2006)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 26, 2025
Dave Alvin - West Of The West (2006)

Dave Alvin - West Of The West (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 336 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 135 Mb | Scans included
Americana, Country-Rock, Alternative Country | Label: Yep Roc | # YEP 2118 | Time: 00:57:34

West of the West is Dave Alvin's tribute to the songs and songwriters of California. It's the fourth-generation Californian's latest excursion into the sounds and history of his home state, continuing the high standard he set with King of California and Blackjack David. Produced by Greg Leisz (Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Beck, Brian Wilson), the new album mixes much loved songs by Merle Haggard, John Fogerty, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, Jerry Garcia, Kate Wolf, Robert Hunter and Los Lobos' David Hidalgo and Louis Perez, with unearthed gems from such previously overlooked talents as Blackie Farrell and Jim Ringer. Dave's first collection of cover songs (2000's Public Domain) won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album and his most recent album of originals (2004's Ashgrove) garnered praise from USA Today, Rolling Stone, Mojo and the Los Angeles Times who said, "Few songwriters capture the way music can provide escape or solace to the lonely, the lost and the desperate as Alvin".

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Lost Time (2015)  Music

Posted by Pisulik at Sept. 20, 2015
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Lost Time (2015)

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Lost Time (2015)
Blues, Country | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:43:48 | 103 MB
Label: Yep Roc Records | Release Year: 2015

"Lost time is not found again". This ancient idiom is at the heart of brothers Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin's long, tumultuous relationship. However, in Dave's own words, "Sometimes Fate, or God or the Universe, gives you a rare chance to prove an old saying is wrong". The brothers' new album, appropriately titled Lost Time, does just that. Over Lost Time's twelve tracks, Dave and Phil pay homage to a number of artists and songs that had an early, formative influence. In Dave's words "the masters of the Blues, the most transcendental form of American music". Everyone from Lead Belly to James Brown is represented, but the figure who looms largest on the album, and in the brothers' own musical journey, is Big Joe Turner.

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - TexiCali (2024)  Music

Posted by delpotro at June 20, 2024
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - TexiCali (2024)

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - TexiCali (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 309 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 121 Mb | 00:51:52
Roots Rock, Country Rock, Americana | Label: Yep Roc Records

Behind blistering blues licks, TexiCali doubles as a roadtrip across Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s beloved home states and the memories within, honoring shared musical influences, friends gone too soon and all they’ve endured along the way. These folk heroes have now evolved their unbreakable bond into a fully-fledged musical and songwriting partnership. TexiCali continues to bridge the distance between the two troubadours’ respective home bases of California (Alvin) and Texas (Gilmore).