Thursday, the Alvin brothers will play the Zoo Bar, where Dave has been a regular for decades and one of top draws for ZooFest, the club’s annual outdoor festival. Wednesday, Dave Alvin talked about ...

Battling brothers are nothing new in rock & roll. They are part of a proud tradition of dysfunction in some great bands, ranging from Ray and Dave Davies' long-running feuds that split The Kinks to ...

You might have thought it was a Penn and Teller thing, the way Dave spoke and Phil stood still. It was even more of a magic act when Phil did step up to the mic and sing out in that holy shit voice of ...

Hear and see an LA concert featuring the reunited brothers from The Blasters. Phil And Dave Alvin On World Cafe The Blasters with Dave and Phil Alvin were an integral part of the Los Angeles punk ...

As Dave Alvin tells the story, it all started the day his older brother Phil brought home a Big Bill Broonzy record. As kids, the brothers who would go on to form The Blasters, drawing together roots ...

Phil Alvin: When I first discovered Big Bill Broozy, his voice and his songwriting, his humor, his guitar playing, his persona was so big to me. I became a Little Bill Broonzy guy; started singing the ...

Whenever Dave Alvin comes to town, I’m invariably reminded of my late friend and former Buffalo News colleague Jay Bonfatti. He was a serious fan of both Alvin’s solo work, and his efforts with the ...

It’s been 30 years since roots-rocking brothers Dave and Phil Alvin recorded an album together. Timing has proven to be everything. Their critically acclaimed 2014 album “Common Ground: Dave Alvin + ...

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Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin will appear together tomorrow night at the Arts Campus at Willits with their band, the Guilty Ones. They are touring behind their second album that they have made ...

As Dave Alvin tells the story, it all started the day his older brother Phil brought home a Big Bill Broonzy record. As kids, the brothers who would go on to form The Blasters, drawing together roots ...