Eleven Eleven

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 the burning, guitar-centered blues rock that initially defined his career along with his band The Blasters in the late 1970s. After The Blasters, Alvin explored the path of American folk music, a road that led to classic albums and Grammy wins (for his album Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land), establishing him as one of America's most distinguished songwriters and California's de facto roots music ambassador.

Grammy winner, Dave Alvin, has been roaming the highways of American music for over a quarter century. During those decades he's busted speakers with roots rock kick-starters, The Blasters, as well as mined the depths of country, folk and blues with his solo projects. A mainstay during much of this journey has been Alvin's electrifying band The Guilty Men.

Following the recent death of Dave's best friend and Guilty Men...

Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Man of Somebody's Dreams Dave Alvin & Various Artists

A founding member of the Hacienda Brothers and a renowned west coast country-soul singer/songwriter, Chris Gaffney moved people as much with his smile as with his trademark croon. Gaffney passed away in 2008 after a courageous battle with liver cancer and is survived by his family and the litany of musical heroes he called friends and collaborators.

Upon learning of his diagnosis, Chris' close friend and musical...

Gene Taylor Blues Band Live 605 Boogie!!!

In December 2007, renowned boogie woogie pianist Gene Taylor reunited with fellow ex-Blasters and hometown pals, Dave Alvin, John Bazz and Bill Bateman for a string of gigs in blues bars on the west coast. Now for the first time, the best of these shows are available to you on the new CD, The Gene Taylor Blues Band Featuring Dave Alvin: Live!!! 605 Boogie!!!

Whether you are a fan of The Blasters or Dave Alvin or just love...

Dave Alvin: The Best of the Hightone Years

Alvin's first solo album, entitled Romeo's Escape was released in 1987 and was critically lauded, but didn't fare well in the marketplace.Alvin was subsequently dropped by his label Columbia Records. Alvin suffered health problems which sidelined him for a while, except for a wild tour with friends Mojo Nixon and Country Dick Montana as the Pleasure Barons, which was described as...