Dave Alvin turns it up. The intensity, the focus, the volume. On Alvin's new album Eleven Eleven, the man who many credit with pioneering what has come to be known as 'roots rock,' revisits...

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,...

This live album from Grammy Award winner Dave Alvin captures the trademark sound of one of America's best songwriters - and one of the country's best live bands. Recorded in early 2005 at the Great...

One of America's great songwriters returns with ten new original songs for his Yep Roc debut, Ashgrove. Whether it's his revered songwriting, his groundbreaking work with The Blasters, his...

Click here to listen to "Walking With Mr. Lee."

"David, the saxophone may not be your instrument."

With those...

Click here to listen to "Amanda".

A few years back, knowing full well that I couldn't come anywhere near Waylon Jennings...

Click here to listen to "Seeds"

Well, what can you say about Bruce Springsteen that hasn't been said?

Looking...

While the Carpenters are the most famous musical group to come from my hometown of Downey, California, I have to admit they aren't my favorite. Through the years I've come to appreciate Karen's...

Click here to listen to "On My Way Downtown".

The first time I heard Peter Case sing "On My Way Downtown" was some years...

Click here to listen to "Albuquerque".

This version of "Albuquerque" is a tribute of sorts to my best friend and ...

"Who'll Buy the Wine" is an outtake of sorts from West of the West, my tribute CD to California songwriters. Its composer was Billy Mize, who is one of the true pioneers of West Coast...

The first record I ever owned was "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. I was four or five years old and forced my mother to buy it for me after hearing the song on the radio. The first mechanical thing I ever...

There are many ways of playing the blues and this is one of them. Back in the early days of jazz they would've called this approach to blues, "viper music." That term always sounded pretty good to...

Written by Dave Alvin
Performed by Dave Alvin & Chris Gaffney

Stream "Two Lucky Bums"

Out in the lonely, high...

"Variations on Earl's Rumba" is The Guilty Men's tribute to one of our favorite guitarists, Earl Hooker. He's a legend among blues musicians, for peerless technique, his clean slide guitar style as...