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Dave Alvin — Ashgrove
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ccjemmett
(Toronto)
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 07:29
 
Only recently discovered by me through Justified, a pretty good show and they presented him really really well. Producer had to be a fan
drewd
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 17:55
 
 unclehud wrote:
Dave, Alvin .... Simon and Theodore!  (Sorry, but childish drivel is all I can generate this evening.)

 
AAAALLVIIINNN !!!!!!!!   (Yeah...me too )
unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 17:49
 
Dave, Alvin .... Simon and Theodore!  (Sorry, but childish drivel is all I can generate this evening.)

Sturff
(Moscow, Idaho)
Posted: Sep 22, 2012 - 20:48
 
 ce wrote:

Everything else reminds me a bit of J.J. Cale.
 
I am feeling it.

ce
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 08:57
 
 ziakut wrote:
Vocals reminds me a bit of Leonard Cohen. 
 
Everything else reminds me a bit of J.J. Cale.

ziakut
(Right Here)
Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 11:15
 
Vocals reminds me a bit of Leonard Cohen. 

kcar
Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 23:00
 
 audiophelia wrote:
Yay! Dave Alvin! Such a cool cat!!!
 
His brother Phil's pretty cool as well. After the Blasters split, he went to grad school to study mathematics and AI. He now has a PhD from UCLA.



hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Mar 17, 2012 - 06:47
 
Every time I see this, I wonder why he is singing that old Girl Scout round.

drictor
(Victor, ID, Cultural center of the universe!)
Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 12:02
 
8 ==> 9

This tune rocks!

to_the_eleven
(the groove)
Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 12:01
 
sounds like the Ashgrove might be on Hwy 61?

edbollix
(Royal Oak, Mi US)
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 06:04
 
Great song, Vocals and guitar. Dude really nails it all. I feel the history.

MinMan
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Oct 10, 2011 - 16:47
 
Word is that Randy California's parents ran The Ashgrove in the 60's thus giving him a chance to play with Hendrix. Cool bit of obscure trivia.

luiso
(Madrid)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 12:45
 
 the_jake wrote:
Think I saw him play on the FX show "Justified" recently.
 
Yeah!! He actually played "Harlan County Line", from his last album, "Eleven Eleven". Fabulous album, BTW.


audiophelia
(Pennsylvania)
Posted: Jul 08, 2011 - 12:03
 
Yay! Dave Alvin! Such a cool cat!!!

enkay
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: Jun 06, 2011 - 20:37
 
Interesting. I thought it was David Baerwald on first listen.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: May 06, 2011 - 06:31
 
Hey!! This is very nice!

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: May 06, 2011 - 06:30
 
I would like to hear more decent "bar-bands" here on RP.{#Yes}

HearsayDave
Posted: Apr 04, 2011 - 14:56
 
Ho-hum.  Sounds like every other decent bar band.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 04, 2011 - 14:56
 
Didn't he used to be in a band with his brother?  I first heard them in the 80s.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Apr 04, 2011 - 14:53
 
I hear Dave and Alvin and all I can think of are Chipmunks.

the_jake
(on the sideline)
Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 03:42
 
Think I saw him play on the FX show "Justified" recently.
Damn it if the characters didn't leave the bar before he could even finish his tune. 

handyrae
(Zero Point Field)
Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 12:36
 
 bkrontz wrote:


LMAO... I just quit too and that's what I was hearing... the whole time thinking that it would be nice and cozy back in that ashtray... funny.
 
I've never smoked in my life and that's what I thought he was singing too. As a non-smoker, it wasn't making much sense.


Rp10v3r
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 12:36
 
Great song! {#Dancingbanana_2}

67nj
(Ravenna, Italy)
Posted: Aug 26, 2010 - 12:34
 
Fantastic live concert w/ Guilty Women...

Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco)
Posted: Mar 20, 2010 - 11:46
 
Very nice. {#Dancingbanana}

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Mar 20, 2010 - 11:42
 
If Dave is playing anywhere near you, you should try to get to his shows. Really good shows.

sharkartist
Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 21:37
 
 BluEyes wrote:
Thank you to RP and Sharkartist for introducing me to the grooves of Dave Alvin...      {#Guitarist}
 
Wow, Michele, very long time, hope all is well with you.
 

BluEyes
Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 21:28
 
Thank you to RP and Sharkartist for introducing me to the grooves of Dave Alvin...      {#Guitarist}

sharkartist
Posted: Feb 16, 2010 - 21:26
 
damn, Dave, great tune. Still proud to be the one who uploaded this one.
 

jadewahoo
(Beautiful Earth)
Posted: Jan 16, 2010 - 11:43
 
 jhorton wrote:
Godalmighty, will the blues never END?

Used to be such a good radio station, now it is like a blues history lesson ever freaking hour.

Is there something like RP that doesn't play all this blues crap?

Christ this is horrible!

 
No. The Blues will never end. They are an integral part of a life in self-reflection, a recapitulation of pain and sorrow, transmogrified into joy and a looking-forward attitude.



geege
(hudson valley nowhere)
Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 16:23
 
 ChicoCyclist wrote:


Then you absolutely (and I mean ABSOLUTELY) have to see Dave Alvin live.  To get a good idea of his live energy, pick up a copy of Great American Music Galaxy.  That was the first time I saw Dave and what an effing show that was!

 

so many blues shows, and i've never seen him either!!!  gotta check it out !

geege
(hudson valley nowhere)
Posted: Nov 14, 2009 - 16:21
 
 bkrontz wrote:


LMAO... I just quit too and that's what I was hearing... the whole time thinking that it would be nice and cozy back in that ashtray... funny.
 

and he sure has a smokey voice!  I am rootin' for you "quitters"...



bkrontz
(Brooklyn, NY)
Posted: Jul 11, 2009 - 12:24
 
 SweTex wrote:
I'm trying to quit smoking and at first I thought he was singing "I wanna go back to the ashtray"...Guess I'm hallucinating.Good song!
 

LMAO... I just quit too and that's what I was hearing... the whole time thinking that it would be nice and cozy back in that ashtray... funny.

toterola
(Further)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 17:14
 
 ChicoCyclist wrote:


Then you absolutely (and I mean ABSOLUTELY) have to see Dave Alvin live.  To get a good idea of his live energy, pick up a copy of Great American Music Galaxy.  That was the first time I saw Dave and what an effing show that was!

 

Dave is great solo, but if you can see him with his bandmates in The Knitters (Exene, John Doe, and D.J. Bonebreak from the band X) you are in for a show. I saw them at HSB 7, and they were phenominal. {#Wave}

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: May 08, 2009 - 23:37
 
Great song!

jadewahoo
(NoMad Lifestyle)
Posted: May 08, 2009 - 23:35
 
F*********ck but this is good!

ChicoCyclist
(Chico, CA)
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 10:18
 
 Kristi wrote:
Gawd this just rocks! I've never heard of Dave Alvin before, and I really love the blues... once again, THANK YOU RP. This is WHY I LISTEN! :-))

 

Then you absolutely (and I mean ABSOLUTELY) have to see Dave Alvin live.  To get a good idea of his live energy, pick up a copy of Great American Music Galaxy.  That was the first time I saw Dave and what an effing show that was!


jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 10:06
 
This is a great track.

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 10:04
 
 jhorton wrote:
Godalmighty, will the blues never END?

Used to be such a good radio station, now it is like a blues history lesson ever freaking hour.

Is there something like RP that doesn't play all this blues crap?

Christ this is horrible!

 
 
This isn't even really blues.

Substitute "Radiohead" for "blues" and then you've got something.

I friggin love Dave Alvin.


tiggers
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 10:03
 
 jhorton wrote:
Godalmighty, will the blues never END?

Used to be such a good radio station, now it is like a blues history lesson ever freaking hour.

Is there something like RP that doesn't play all this blues crap?

Christ this is horrible!

 
 

Well, IMHO  this is infinitely preferable to the garbage from the Dreck Trucks Band that preceded it!!!


SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 10:02
 
I'm trying to quit smoking and at first I thought he was singing "I wanna go back to the ashtray"...Guess I'm hallucinating.Good song!

lathyris
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Apr 07, 2009 - 10:02
 
 jhorton wrote:
Godalmighty, will the blues never END?

Used to be such a good radio station, now it is like a blues history lesson ever freaking hour.

Is there something like RP that doesn't play all this blues crap?

Christ this is horrible!

 
 

<SMACK>

With my hand. My big bloody BLUES HAND! On your sore little face.

jhorton
Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 21:29
 
Godalmighty, will the blues never END?

Used to be such a good radio station, now it is like a blues history lesson ever freaking hour.

Is there something like RP that doesn't play all this blues crap?

Christ this is horrible!

 

Geecheeboy
(under a crescent moon and palmetto tree)
Posted: Jan 02, 2009 - 18:21
 

Here is an excellent example.  Your number one motivation in making music has to be the love of the music. The world is chock full of wonderful, accomplished, excellent musicians that are not "famous."  I am amazed at his playing.




dragonflygal
(Moments away from the new system)
Posted: Aug 29, 2008 - 12:13
 
I love this song. I'm in Milwaukee sitting here at work listening to the rumble of Harley Davidsons go by on the street — all on their way to the 105th Anniversary celebration. This song is really fits the mood! {#Motor}

bpkengor
(York, Maine, USA)
Posted: Jul 28, 2008 - 20:03
 
Kristi wrote:
Gawd this just rocks! I've never heard of Dave Alvin before, and I really love the blues... once again, THANK YOU RP. This is WHY I LISTEN! :-))



"Interstate City" is a great live recording that captures his energy.   "King of California" is a great recording that demonstrates his songwriting & musical skills.  


Kristi
(Athens, GA)
Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 07:10
 
Gawd this just rocks! I've never heard of Dave Alvin before, and I really love the blues... once again, THANK YOU RP. This is WHY I LISTEN! :-))

Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 07:06
 
This rocks! My rating went up two points over the course of the song.
CafeRacer
(Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana)
Posted: May 26, 2008 - 20:18
 
As long as he doesn't, physically, kill someone Dave Alvin is magic and three steps ahead of anyone else.
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 25, 2008 - 08:11
 
rtkmusic wrote:
FYI,
The Ash Grove was a legendary folk/blues club in L.A. were he got to see some great artists back in his teen/formative years prior to forming the Blasters.


Blasters = Bl(ues M)asters...