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Celebrate the 4th with the Blasters

Friday, July 04, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

I usually like to celebrate the 4th of July by posting Dave Alvin’s “4th of July” but this year I’m going to break with tradition. Well, at least a bit. Dave and his brother Phil founded legendary rock band the Blasters nearly thirty-five years ago. The group was born from — and brought life to […]

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Dave Alvin, The Blasters

SXSW 2014 — The Sounds, Part 2

Friday, April 11, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

DAVE AND PHIL ALVIN I’m a big Dave Alvin fan. Unfortunately for me I discovered the Blasters, the seminal band co-founded by Dave and his brother Phil, after they went their separate ways. I was hooked, though, on their encyclopedic knowledge of American music — everything from folk to country and from blues to vintage […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Andrew Duhon, Chris Mills, Dave Alvin, The Bear, The Blasters, The Strypes

Monday Morning Video: Dave Alvin on the Fourth of July

Monday, July 04, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Is there any doubt what song would be this week’s Monday Morning Video? Here’s a truly special performance that finds Dave joining brother Phil last year in Chicago.

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin, The Blasters

Mayer’s Playlist for June & July 2010, Part 2

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Joe Hill’s Ashes, by Otis Gibbs Gibbs is one of the most distinctive voices in Americana, both for the integrity in his songwriting and the authenticity of his voice. While some may find both a bit gruff, it gives his music a realism that can’t be doubted. Most songs are built […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Blackberry Smoke, Chauncey, Cowboy Junkies, Dave Alvin, Derek Trucks, Herbie Hancock, Joe Cocker, John Mellencamp, Ketch Harbour Wolves, Mary Gauthier, Mike Doughty, My Radio, Otis Gibbs, Susan Cowsill, Susan Tedeschi, The Blasters, The Henry Clay People, Tristen

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women

Saturday, May 16, 2009 By Shawn Underwood

It’s not as groundbreaking as his work with The Blasters or The Knitters , but this might be the best Dave Alvin record to date.  It’s certainly the most complex.  Alvin helped define the punkabilly/L.A. country punk sound with those early 80’s projects, and then went on to hone his songwriting and musician skills with […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Dave Alvin, guilty women, The Blasters, the knitters

Kiss Off! A Special Twangville Playlist, Part 2

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Here’s the second installment of our special “Kiss Off” playlist, country and folk edition: So Long Baby Goodbye, The Blasters There was a cold wind blowing on the night we met, The leaves fell from the trees, You made a lot of promises I ain’t seen yet, And I ain’t gonna ask you please. You […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Streams Tagged With: Boston, Dave Alvin, Ellis Paul, Hangdogs, Los Angeles, New York, The Blasters, Travis Tritt

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