Dave Alvin, Grammy award winner for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2000, never strays far from his native California in song. His long and sturdy career as a guitarist, singer and songwriter has ...

Paul Emery brings roots-music guitar hero Dave Alvin along with his latest band – The Guilty Women to The Center for the Arts on Friday. Emery says, “I am thrilled to be presenting one of the great ...

Dave Alvin last visited Spokane in the summer of 2016 on one of his Roots on the Rails tours. The roots-rock legend would gather a bunch of ace musicians, hop on a set of vintage train cars and barrel ...

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 ...

Dave Alvin knows that music isn’t created in a vacuum. And although he excels at all four styles, he’d be the first to tell you that he didn’t invent blues, country, folk or rock. Calling him the ...