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American Music NEwsletter ArChive 2019-Current

American Music #101 July 2026

American Music # 99 September 2025

American Music #100 February 2026

The Blasters Trio performance, Dave Alvin and JDG's Almost Acoustic Tour, Rick Shea's Smoke Tree Road, and Big Joe Turner

American Music #100 February 2026

American Music # 99 September 2025

American Music #100 February 2026

Special Double issue: The Blasters’ 1985 Hard Line album with producer Jeff Eyrich, Dave Alvin, John Bazz and John Doe. Also remembering Joe Ely.

American Music # 99 September 2025

American Music # 99 September 2025

American Music # 99 September 2025

  • The Third Mind's 3rd Studio album, Art Fein is remembered, The Blasters re-releases by Liberation Hall Records, and Looking back to when the Blasters added horns.

American Music # 98 March 2025

American Music # 97 October 2024

American Music # 97 October 2024

  •  The Blasters 1982 Live at the Venue: The Complete Story. Also A look back at DaveAlvin.com 1997-2007. And reviews of The Third Mind: Live Mind album, Chris Gaffney Tribute at McCabe's 2025, Dave Alvin's "Saving Lincoln" Soundtrack and Dave Alvin on tribute albums in 2024. 

American Music # 97 October 2024

American Music # 97 October 2024

American Music # 97 October 2024

  •  Phil Alvin on County Fair 2000, Dave Alvin’s AMA Lifetime Achievement Award, DA and JDG Philadelphia World Cafe concert review. 

American Music # 96 July 2024

American Music # 97 October 2024

American Music # 95 February 2024

  •  Shelly Heber Interview Part 3, Dave Alvin on TexiCali, and Jesse Sykes of the Third Mind Interview. 

American Music # 95 February 2024

American Music # 95 February 2024

American Music # 95 February 2024

  •  Shelly Heber Interview Part 2, The Blasters Mandatory Best of CD, The Third Mind 2, and Dave Alvin as a voice for other artists. 

American Music # 94 August 2023

American Music # 95 February 2024

American Music # 93 January 2023

  • Shelly Heber Interview Part 1, Dave Alvin's Third Mind 2, and Dave Alvin visits the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

American Music # 93 January 2023

American Music # 95 February 2024

American Music # 93 January 2023

  •  Dave Alvin’s New Highway Book, The 40th Anniversary Blasters Lobero Theater Riot and a Dave Alvin Bibliography.  

American Music # 92 July 2022

American Music # 91 December 2021

American Music # 91 December 2021

  •  Dave Alvin 2022 Interview, Bruce Bromberg Remembered, Americana Railroad CD, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

American Music # 91 December 2021

American Music # 91 December 2021

American Music # 91 December 2021

  •  Delta Pacific: a pre-Blasters band interview with Doug Allgood and Kevin Fahy. Also The Blasters / Los Lobos / X family reunion show, and the Dave Alvin/CCR/X connection  

American Music # 90 July 2021

American Music # 91 December 2021

American Music # 89 April 2021

  •  Rick Shea’s new CD Love & Desperation, Gene Taylor’s six solo albums, remembering bluesman James Harman, and 25 years of Dave Alvin’s ‘Interstate City.’  

American Music # 89 April 2021

American Music # 88 October 2020

American Music # 89 April 2021

  • Tribute to Gene Taylor, Gene Taylor 1996 interview, the latest news and Dave Alvin on Tribute albums. 

American Music # 88 October 2020

American Music # 88 October 2020

American Music # 88 October 2020

  • Dave Alvin’s ‘From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased’ CD, The Blasters and band updates, and behind the scenes of Dave Alvin’s L.A. Times 2000 cover story. 

American Music # 87 April 2020

American Music # 88 October 2020

American Music # 88 October 2020

  •  Dave Alvin's The Third Mind band, a Chris Gaffney Tribute show, and Dave Alvin's Poetic Performances. 

American Music # 86 November 2019

American Music # 86 November 2019

American Music # 86 November 2019

  • Steve Berlin Interview, Dave Alvin’s King of California 25th Anniversary Tour, The Center of Nowhere movie, and a Chris Gaffney memorial concert. 

American Music # 85 July 2019

American Music # 86 November 2019

American Music # 86 November 2019

  • Blasters 40th anniversary Issue: 2019 Interviews with all the original and current Blasters, Dave Alvin’s 25th Anniversary re-release of King of California, Dave Alvin & Sophia Pfister’s collaboration, a review of new Dave Alvin essays, and the Last Train Tour.  

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