Dave Alvin

Dave Alvin

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1984 Home Movie: The Gun Club on the Road
Title: 1984 Home Movie: The Gun Club on the Road
Released: June 17, 2022
Type: Movie
1984 Home Move: Gun Club on the Road includes never-before-seen footage of the band backstage and onstage during their legendary 1984 tour. This classic line-up only stayed together for this one album, featuring original drummer Terry Graham, as well as guitar from Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and bassist Patricia Morrison (Sisters of Mercy).
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Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
Title: Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary about legendary San Diego-based, roots rock band, THE BEAT FARMERS featuring interviews with members Jerry Raney, Joey Harris, Buddy Blue, Rolle Love, and Country Dick Montana, plus Dwight Yoakam, Dave Alvin, Harry Shearer, Dr. Demento, and Mojo Nixon (among others).
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Troubadour Blues
Title: Troubadour Blues
Character: Himself
Released: September 30, 2011
Type: Movie
A journey into the world of well-traveled singer-songwriters like Peter Case, Mary Gauthier, Chris Smither, Dave Alvin, Slaid Cleaves and many more. The film contains live performances of 40 brilliantly crafted songs, as well as informal moments and interviews in which the artists reflect on audiences, songwriting, the music business, and life.
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Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
Title: Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself
Character: Self
Released: July 21, 2010
Type: Movie
Haggard actually lived the rambling, gambling, love ‘em and leave ‘em, often brutal life that remains the bedrock of country music lyrics – he hopped his first freight train at the age of 10, became a chronic truant and drinker and was locked up some 17 times as a youngster. Serious criminal charges followed, including car theft. He was, literally, in the inmate audience in 1959, when Johnny Cash gave his New Year’s Day concert in San Quentin – and, as he’s said repeatedly, “my life changed forever.”
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Title: Justified
Character: Dave Alvin
Released: March 16, 2010
Type: TV
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
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Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
Title: Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
Character: Interviewee, The Blasters
Released: June 29, 2006
Type: Movie
A biographical study of seminal punk blues singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band the Gun Club.
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Hootenanny
Title: Hootenanny
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Hootenanny can best be described as a roots, rockabilly, blues, punk lifestyle event with an edge. It is the premier Americana event. Hootenanny merges the primordial roots of rockabilly, blues and swing with the counterculture it has spawned amongst generation Xeres of today. Its eclectic mix of the innovators and originators affords it the honor of being one of the biggest and most anticipated events of the year. Artists include Joe Strummer, Rocket From the Crypt, Nekromantix, Cadillac Tramps, John Doe, The Blasters, The Paladins, Hot Rod Lincoln, Lee Rocker, James Intveld, Dave Alvin, Junior Brown, Tex and the Horseheads, Russell Scott, Manic Hispanic, Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords.
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It Came from... Baltimore!!
Title: It Came from... Baltimore!!
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 2005
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.
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Floundering
Title: Floundering
Character: Chauffeur
Released: November 4, 1994
Type: Movie
A disaffected and increasingly disturbed young man journeys through post-riot Los Angeles.
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Title: Tales of the City
Character: Chauffeur
Released: September 28, 1993
Type: TV
Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.
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Border Radio
Title: Border Radio
Character: Dave
Released: November 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Two musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.
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Streets of Fire
Title: Streets of Fire
Character: The Blasters
Released: June 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
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Title: Austin City Limits
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: TV
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.