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| Dave Alvin + Phil Alvin Make Up For 'Lost Time' On New Album "Lost time is not found again." This ancient idiom is at the heart of brothers Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin's long, tumultuous relationship. However, in Dave's own words, "Sometimes Fate, or God or the Universe, gives you a rare chance to prove an old saying is wrong." The brothers' new album, appropriately titled 'Lost Time' (September 18/Yep Roc Records), does just that. Over 'Lost Time's' twelve tracks, Dave and Phil pay homage to a number of artists and songs that had an early, formative influence, in Dave's words "the masters of the Blues, the most transcendental form of American music." Everyone from Lead Belly to James Brown is represented, but the figure who looms largest on the album, and in the brothers' own musical journey, is Big Joe Turner. The Alvins met Big Joe as teenagers, and he would mentor them for the remainder of his life. They remain his humble students, and cut four Turner songs for 'Lost Time.' If their GRAMMY-nominated 2014 album 'Common Ground' was the sound of a partnership rekindled, 'Lost Time' is a four-alarm fire. Dave's guitar work slithers and stings as never before, and Phil's feral howl cuts to the core. Dave and Phil both sing and play guitar throughout 'Lost Time, ' and are joined by a crack band including Lisa Pankratz (drums), Brad Fordham (bass), and Chris Miller (guitar). The Alvin brothers founded seminal early LA punk roots band The Blasters in 1979, and after Dave left the group in 1986, they did not record an album together again until 'Common Ground.' In addition to its Grammy nomination, that record earned wide critical acclaim, and features with NPR's Fresh Air, The LA Times, Wall Street Journal and more. Dave and Phil will tour extensively behind 'Lost Time' with Dave's band The Guilty Ones. Full itinerary below, more dates to be added. Check http://www.davealvin.net/ for updates. 'Lost Time' tracklist: 1. Mister Kicks 2. World's In a Bad Condition 3. Cherry Red Blues 4. Rattlesnakin' Daddy 5. Hide and Seek 6. Papas On The House Top 7. In New Orleans (Rising Sun Blues) 8. Please Please Please 9. Sit Down Baby 10. Wee Baby Blues 11. Feeling Happy 12. If You See My Savior Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones Tour Dates: 6/30 – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl 7/2 – Bainbridge, WA – The Treehouse Café 7/3 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern 7/4 – Portland, OR – Waterfront Blues Festival 9/16 – Denver, CO – Soiled Dove 9/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room 9/19 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room 9/20 – Garden City, ID – Visual Arts Collective 9/23 – Spokane, WA – Chateau Rive At The Flour Mill 9/25 – Grants Pass, OR – Rogue Theatre 9/26 – Napa, CA – City Winery – Napa 9/27 – Grass Valley, CA – The Center for the Arts 9/30 – Quincy, CA – Town Hall Theatre 10/1 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow's 10/2 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe's 10/8 – Minneapolis, MN – Dakota 10/9 – Minneapolis, MN – Dakota 10/10 – Stoughton, WI – Stoughton Opera House 10/11 – Springfield, IL – Donnie's Homespun 10/13 – Evanston, IL – SPACE 10/15 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway 10/16 – Nashville, TN – City Winery Nashville 10/17 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl 10/18 – Carrboro, NC – Cat's Cradle 10/20 – NYC, NY – City Winery 10/22 – Bay Shore, NY – Boulton Center For The Performing Arts 10/23 – Shirley, MA – Bull Run 10/24 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music 10/25 – Beacon, NY – Towne Crier 10/27 – Brighton, NY – Downstairs Cabaret at Winton Place 10/28 – Albany, NY – The Hollow 10/29 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live 10/30 – Annapolis, MD – Ram's Head 10/31 – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere 11/5 – Austin, TX – Continental Club 11/6 – Houston, TX – Continental Club Houston 11/7 – Dallas, TX – Kessler Theatre 11/12 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up 11/13 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet's 11/14 – W. Hollywood, CA – Troubadour 11/20 – San Francisco, CA – Slim's 11/21 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |