Alvin, Gilmore team up for tour

Beginning in Cleveland on June 28, the first five shows of the 20-date tour will feature Dave Alvin with The Guilty Ones, followed up by dates with Gilmore.

The shows feature songs from the duo's first album, "Downey To Lubbock," the set list also includes classic original compositions from the pair's albums, and new stories to share.

Alvin and Gilmore recently released a new single, "Borderland" featuring The Guilty Ones, a song that pays tribute to the Rio Grande. Written by Gilmore and David Hammond, Gilmore said, "The Big Bend of the Rio Grande River, which in Mexico is called Rio Bravo Del Norte, is one of the most magnificent geographical features of our world. It is a vast, rugged, and beautiful landscape that holds a mysterious attraction for some people. It is the borderland between two cultures, two countries,and, in a way, at least two contrasting world views. My wife and I have spent as much time there as possible for many years, and this song is an attempt to evoke a feeling of the place. A strange sense of something deeply familiar and yet, at the same time, completely alien. Maybe all true love songs are made of something like this."

Recorded on the duo's day off during a Texas tour run in January of this year at The Zone Studio in Dripping Springs, Texas, "Borderland" was produced by Alvin, who also plays electric guitar. Engineered and mixed by Stuart Sullivan, the track features Gilmore on lead vocals joined by Lisa Pankratz (drums, percussion, backing vocals); Brad Fordham (bass, backing vocals); Chris Miller (lead and acoustic guitars) and Bukka Allen (Hammond B3 organ).

Tour dates are:
June 28 - Music Box Theater – Cleveland *
June 29 – Natalie's Music Hall – Columbus, OH* - SOLD OUT
June 30 - Levitt Pavilion - Dayton, OH*
July 1 – Fur Peace Ranch – Pomeroy, OH* - SOLD OUT
July 3 – Fitzgerald's American Music Festival – Berwyn, IL*
July 12 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR^
July 13 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA - SOLD OUT^
July 15-16 – Vancouver Island MusicFest – Courtenay, BC
July 18 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA^
Aug. 16 – The Birchmere – Alexandria, VA^
Aug. 17 – The Avalon Theater – Easton, MD^
Aug. 18 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA^
Aug. 19 – City Winery – New York, NY^
Aug. 20 – Long's Park Amphitheater – Lancaster, PA^
Aug. 22 – Homer Center for the Arts – Homer, NY^
Aug. 24 – The Egg – Albany, NY^
Aug. 25 – City Winery – Boston, MA^
Aug. 26 – The Narrows – Fall River, MA^
Aug. 27 – Academy of Music – Northampton, MA^

*Dave Alvin with The Guilty Ones only
^ Special guests Dead Rock West