West Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Southern California roots-rocker Dave Alvin were born worlds apart. Gilmore in Lubbock, where he co-founded the Flatlanders. He left music to join an ...

In 1987, X released See How We Are. One of its standout tracks is "4th of July," a twangy tune that details a crumbling relationship seemingly saved on the titular holiday. "She gives me her cheek ...

Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones had just violated a rule — “in roots rock, never, ever play a ballad at the Zoo Bar” doing “King of California” when Alvin took to the microphone for a little commentary ...

The Greene Space, 44 Charlton St. October 22, 7:30-9 p.m. New Yorkers who missed Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Manhattan’s City Winery at the end of August have the opportunity to catch up ...

Dave Alvin was barely into his 20s when he wrote “American Music,” the roots-rock anthem that serves as his watchword. With the Blasters, the Knitters, and on his own, Alvin surveys the expanse of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carolyn Wonderland sounds tired and contented by her fatigue. She and her band are at a rest stop somewhere between St. Louis and Cleveland, part of an almost never-ending tour the Houston native ...