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September1998 :: Music A-C :: Dave Alvin (James Mann)
Album Cover Click to Enlarge Dave Alvin Blackjack David Hightone When the time comes to film Cormac McCarthy's "Border Trilogy," if Dave Alvin doesn't do the music, then something's wrong. Like the best fiction, Blackjack David is more than words and sound. It's real life. Alvin strikes you as one ...
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Various Artists (Vanguard). Review by Sean Slone.
... of Canadian Bruce Cockburn's 12-string guitar on the nostalgic "Avalon, My Home Town." Case himself appears on the track "Monday Morning Blues" with Dave Alvin, and the duo manage to bring both of their own styles to Hurt's work. Similarly, Steve Earle (with son Justin) brings his own vibe to the double ...
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Trouble Bound (Hightone). Review by James Mann.
... rock, circa the 1980s -- "Marie Marie," "Red Rose," "Border Radio," and the phenomenal "Long White Cadillac." Built around the songs and guitar of Dave Alvin, and sung by his brother Phil, a live Blasters show was a sweat-inducing riot of sound. Although the band plugged away as hard as anyone during ...
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Alameda County Line (Ranchero). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
... ALAMEDA COUNTY LINE Ranchero This is alt.country without the alt. This is punk rock right now, throwing it down old school twang style. Produced by Dave Alvin, this six-piece band moves through numbers with heart, energy, and talent. The pedal steel brings you to tears. The vocals, moving from Smelly ...
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Marshall Crenshaw has been making pop music for close to twenty years, but despite a huge critical following and the occasional hit, he still manages to fly just under most of the American public's radar. Sean Slone catches up with the singer/songwriter on the occasion of a long overdue retrospective album, This Is Easy, and the reissue of his 1982 debut.
... , some way of expressing something that I haven't ever thought of myself or that I might not be capable of but that I can relate to... I play this Dave Alvin song called "Wanda and Duane." And the thing about it is, it's just about these two people from some kind of suburban sprawl environment and they ...
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Sing Along With... (Yep Roc). Review by Kurt Channing.
... are bold and fearless, and for this, their first collection of songs featuring vocals, they enrolled a star-studded cast. Big Sandy, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, El Vez, The Reverend Horton Heat, Nick Lowe -- even the freakin' Trashmen. All of them and more take a turn at one or another standard, with ...
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An unabashed musical tribute to Tex-Mex pioneer Doug Sahm -- who died in 1999...
... 's release -- Billy Bacon has compiled 15 tracks, five of which are new to CD, to pay homage to one of his musical heroes. Bacon's associates include Dave Alvin, who produces a few selections, and Chris Gaffney whose accordion is a major player here. These tunes, although lacking the fire and bite of ...
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November 1999 :: Music L-R :: Poor Little Knitter on the Road (James Mann)
... Knitter on the Road A Tribute to the Knitters Bloodshot Bloodshot When the Knitters -- John Doe, Exene Cervenka, and D.J Bonebrake from X and Dave Alvin from the Blasters -- ambled into a studio back in 1985 and cut the 12 tracks that made up Poor Little Critter on the Road , it's doubtful they wanted ...
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Amy Farris,Anyway,Yep Roc,Sean Slone
... . Among them: Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison and Alejandro Escovedo. She steps out on her own here with an impressive collection of tunes produced by Dave Alvin. Although Farris's voice is not as distinctive as Willis's, her songwriting abilities and instrumental prowess shine through on Anyway. Farris ...
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James Cotton,Baby, Don’t You Tear My Clothes,Telarc,James Mann
... a steady, exciting performer. Although he no longer sings, he has friends enough to make up for that. Luminaries such as Doc Watson, Bobby Rush, Dave Alvin and the wonderful Marcia Ball add their talents to his new release, and the result is enjoyable. Not as up-tempo and driving as his earlier work ...
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