Dave Alvin
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David Albert Alvin (born November 11, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former and founding member of the roots rock band the Blasters. Alvin has recorded and performed as a solo artist since the late 1980s and has been involved in various side projects and collaborations. He has had brief stints as a member of the bands X and the Knitters. He often refers to himself as "Blackjack Dave," in reference to his 1998 album and song of the same name.
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Recordnet Events - Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Almost Acoustic Duo @ Moe’s Alley
Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Lenny Kaye at the Bellows Falls Opera House - The Vermont Journal & The Shopper -
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Bellows Falls Opera House - The Vermont Journal & The Shopper -
Live Review: Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore w/ Lenny Kaye @ The Birchmere -- 4/27/26
WXPN's Concert Picks: Stick Men, SNACKTIME, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, More - WXPN
Dave Alvin’s The Third Mind Brings Psychedelic Jam to Moe’s Alley - Good Times | Santa Cruz California's Leading Free Weekly
Grammy Winners Dave Alvin and Greg Leisz Together Again in Benefit Concert for Lompoc Theatre Project June 29
Dave Alvin returns to Petaluma’s Mystic Theater with fellow roots musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Dave Alvin’s New Highway: Selected Lyrics, Poems, Prose, Essays, Eulogies and Blues
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