Phil continued to front the Blasters while also teaching mathematics at Cal State Long Beach. Then came the 2012 reunion after Phil’s near death experience and the recording of “Common Ground: Dave ...

If via some weird science experiment, the wonderful voice of Phil Alvin could’ve been grafted onto the songwriting brilliance and guitar prowess of Dave Alvin (with possibly the addition of a little ...

There’s nothing like a near-death experience to bring estranged family members back together, according to Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin, the notoriously bickering brothers from Downey. The siblings in ...

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 ...

Hear and see an LA concert featuring the reunited brothers from The Blasters. Phil And Dave Alvin On World Cafe The Blasters with Dave and Phil Alvin were an integral part of the Los Angeles punk ...

Whenever Dave Alvin comes to town, I’m invariably reminded of my late friend and former Buffalo News colleague Jay Bonfatti. He was a serious fan of both Alvin’s solo work, and his efforts with the ...

Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin will appear together tomorrow night at the Arts Campus at Willits with their band, the Guilty Ones. They are touring behind their second album that they have made ...