Alvin expands upon "Eleven Eleven"

From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings

Dave Alvin. The name is synonymous with roots rock — Americana before the term was applied to music. And after leaving The Blasters, his venerable band leading the charge into the '80s, it almost didn't happen. "Nick Lowe changed my life right then and there," (Alvin) remembers. "He said, 'Your brother can't sing these things.' I said, 'Well, that's a problem.' And he said, 'No, you should sing it.'" Unsure of his own ...

Eleven Eleven

Accomplished singer songwriter Dave Alvin breaks new ground with his "Eleven Eleven." This marks the first time he has written and recorded songs while on tour, used musicians he had not recorded with since his early days with The Blasters, and for the first time ever he sings with his brother Phil on the humorous What's Up With Your Brother. Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks? After hearing this record, the question is why it took so long? The disc features three ...

Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women

With his latest collaborative effort with the Guilty Women, Dave Alvin proves himself a deft genre jumper and provides the listener with a wonderfully diverse musical selection ranging from traditional to up-tempo rockers. The Guilty Women, a replacement here for Alvin's usual Guilty Men, are a who's who of musicians and vocalists: Sarah Brown, Cindy Cashdollar, Amy Farris, Nina Gerber, Laurie Lewis, Christy McWilson and Lisa Pankratz. Of the dozen tracks, McWilson and Brown contributed ...