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Dave Alvin

Folk & acoustic band from Downey, CA · formed 1955

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Shows on record
60+
Rooms played
47
Cities
32
Releases
28
Last show
Oct 11, 2025Shank Hall

About

Dave Alvin is a band from Downey, CA, formed in 1955, tagged alvin, americana, blues by its sources. Shows on record run from 2005 to 2025, across 47 rooms in 32 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60+ on record · archive etree, Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20052 shows
  2. 20065 shows
  3. 20073 shows
  4. 20081 show
  5. 20093 shows
  6. 20106 shows
  7. 20118 shows
  8. 20121 show
  9. 20136 shows
  10. 20143 shows
  11. 20154 shows
  12. 20161 show
  13. 20171 show
  14. 20184 shows
  15. 20231 show
  16. 20249 shows
  17. 20252 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Oct 11, 2025Shank Hall · MilwaukeeHeadliner
Sep 20, 2025The Zoo Amphitheatre · Oklahoma CitySupportwith Leon Bridges, Charley Crockett, Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Dec 21, 2024The Chapel · San FranciscoHeadliner
Oct 6, 2024Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Lost Planet Airmen, Chuck Prophet, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, +1
Oct 5, 2024Golden Gate Park · San FranciscoHeadliner
Aug 2, 2024The 04 Center · AustinHeadliner
Jul 20, 2024Moe's Alley · Santa CruzHeadlinerwith Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Poi Rogers
Mar 2, 2024The 04 Center · AustinHeadliner
Jan 28, 2024The Masonic · San FranciscoSupportwith Nathaniel Rateliff, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, +14
Jan 20, 2024The Chapel · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jan 11, 2024Mississippi Studios · PortlandHeadliner
Sep 30, 2023Golden Gate Park · San FranciscoHeadliner
Sep 2, 2018Waiting Room · OmahaHeadliner
Jul 31, 2018Clive Davis Theatre · Los AngelesHeadliner
Jul 27, 2018Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoHeadliner
Jun 24, 2018Theater, West Virginia Culture Center · CharlestonSupportwith Kat Wright, The Wood Brothers, Todd Snider
Apr 28, 2017The Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadliner
Mar 10, 2016Grand Valley Dale Ballroom · ColumbusHeadliner
Oct 29, 2015World Cafe Live · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Mar 19, 2015City Winery · New YorkHeadliner
Mar 11, 2015Grand Valley Dale Ballroom · ColumbusHeadliner
Mar 8, 2015Culture Center Theater · CharlestonHeadliner
Jun 23, 2014BlueShore Financial Centre For The Performing Arts · North VancouverHeadliner
Jun 22, 2014The Tractor Tavern · SeattleHeadliner
Mar 14, 2014Lucy's Fried Chicken · AustinHeadliner
Jul 27, 2013Pershing Square · Los Angeles (LA)Headlinerwith Eilen Jewell
May 4, 2013South Pasadena Public Library · South PasadenaHeadliner
Mar 2, 2013Rogue Theatre · Grants PassHeadlinerwith Marshall Crenshaw
Mar 1, 2013Tractor Tavern · SeattleSupportwith Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones, Marshall Crenshaw
Feb 22, 2013Great American Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones, Marshall Crenshaw
Feb 20, 2013Pappy & Harriet's · PioneertownHeadlinerwith Marshall Crenshaw
Jan 21, 2012Acoustic Music San Diego, Normal Heights United Methodist Church · San DiegoHeadliner
Dec 10, 2011Continental Club · HoustonHeadliner
Nov 20, 2011Clay Center · CharlestonHeadliner
Nov 18, 2011Grand Valley Dale Ballroom · ColumbusHeadliner
Aug 27, 2011Slow Food Roots Music Festival · Stanwood WAHeadliner
Aug 16, 2011Belly Up Tavern · Solana BeachHeadliner
Jul 16, 2011Continental Club · AustinHeadliner
Jul 8, 2011Zoo Bar 38th Anniversary ZOOFest · LincolnHeadliner
Jan 9, 2011Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre · North VancouverHeadliner
Aug 29, 2010Orton Park Festival · Madison WI USAHeadliner
Aug 25, 2010Shank Hall · MilwaukeeHeadliner
Jul 31, 2010Echoplex · Los AngelesHeadliner
May 8, 2010AcousticMusicSanDiego, Normal Heights United Methodist Church · San DiegoHeadliner
Mar 17, 2010Bing Crosby Theater · SpokaneHeadliner
Mar 15, 2010Tractor Tavern · SeattleHeadliner
Sep 19, 2009McGonigel's Mucky Duck · HoustonHeadliner
Apr 25, 2009Maennerchor · ColumbusHeadliner
Feb 13, 2009St James Hall · Vancouver, BC, CanadaHeadliner
Nov 1, 2008AcousticMusicSanDiego, Normal Heights United Methodist Church · San DiegoHeadliner
Jun 28, 2007The Freight & Salvage · BerkeleyHeadliner
Feb 16, 2007AcousticMusicSanDiego, Normal Heights United Methodist Church · San DiegoHeadliner
Jan 28, 2007Toad's Place · New HavenHeadliner
Dec 2, 2006Anna Bananas's · HonoluluHeadliner
Aug 26, 2006The Belly Up Tavern · Solana BeachHeadliner
Jul 20, 2006The Mill · Iowa CityHeadliner
Jul 7, 2006The Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadliner
Mar 11, 2006Maennerchor · ColumbusHeadliner
Apr 30, 2005Town Crier · PawlingHeadliner
Apr 24, 2005Cafe Nine · New HavenHeadliner

Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.

Where they play

47 rooms in 32 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • San Francisco8 shows
  • Columbus5 shows
  • Austin4 shows
  • San Diego4 shows
  • Charleston3 shows

and 27 other cities

Releases

28 releases, 1987–2024

  • Texicali

    2024 · Album

  • Borderland

    2023

  • Those Lonely, Lonely Nights

    2021

  • From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings

    2020 · Compilation

  • Live at Yep Roc 15: Dave Alvin

    2020 · Album

  • Goodbye Baby

    2019

  • Downey to Lubbock

    2018 · Album

  • Hard Travelin'

    2017 · Ep

  • Live In Long Beach 1997

    2015 · Compilation

  • Lost Time

    2015 · Album

  • Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy

    2014 · Album

  • Live at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI July 2, 2011

    2012 · Album

  • Eleven Eleven

    2011 · Album

  • Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women

    2009 · Album

  • The Best Of The Hightone Years

    2008 · Compilation

  • Live From Austin TX

    2007 · Album

  • West of the West

    2006 · Album

  • West of the West • Exclusive Bonus Tracks

    2006 · Ep

  • Ashgrove

    2004 · Album

  • Outtakes in California

    2002 · Album

  • Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land

    2001 · Album

  • Abilene

    1998 · Ep

  • Blackjack David

    1998 · Album

  • King of California

    1994 · Album

  • Museum of Heart

    1993 · Album

  • Tennessee Border

    1992 · Album

  • Blue Blvd

    1991 · Album

  • Romeo's Escape

    1987 · Album

Lineup

  • All-Nighters
  • The Knitters
  • Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men
  • The Third Mind
  • The Flesh Eaters

Former

  • The Blasters
  • X

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 18+ plays, 2016-06-09–2024-07-04 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Don Slack) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Dave Alvin — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Dave Alvin — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Dave Alvin — The Zoo Amphitheatre, 2025-09-20
Poster · The Zoo Amphitheatre, 2025-09-20 — Songkick
Dave Alvin — Great American Music Hall, 2024-10-06
Poster · Great American Music Hall, 2024-10-06 — Songkick
Dave Alvin — Moe's Alley, 2024-07-20
Poster · Moe's Alley, 2024-07-20 — Songkick
Dave Alvin — Theater, West Virginia Culture Center, 2018-06-24
Poster · Theater, West Virginia Culture Center, 2018-06-24 — Songkick
Dave Alvin — Tractor Tavern, 2013-03-01
Poster · Tractor Tavern, 2013-03-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Dave Alvin on Last.fmArtist facts
Dave Alvin on DiscogsArtist facts
Dave Alvin on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
archive etreeShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.