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The Re-Vinyl File: Grand Champeen – The One That Brought You

Posted by Lance Davis - October 25, 2014 - Grand Champeen, Re-Vinyl Records, Vinyl File
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During my lost decade in Austin (2000-09), no band encapsulated my love for the city’s music scene like Grand Champeen. The first time I saw them was opening for Slobberbone at Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar on 6th Street. It was the spring of 2001 and they were no more than 3 songs into their set […]

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The Vinyl File: The Blasters – American Music

Posted by Lance Davis - August 30, 2013 - Bill Haley, Billy Boy Arnold, Blasters, Bob Wills, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Rodgers, Junior Parker, Phil Alvin, Queen, Vinyl File, X
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  The Vinyl File returns and it’s again focused on The Blasters. This was not intentional. I was recently interviewed by Peter Zimowski II of Now Spinning and as the name of his website might suggest, we discussed collecting vinyl and discovering music. If you wanna know how a 7-year-old boy solves the KISS vs. […]

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The Vinyl File: Phil Alvin – Un “Sung Stories”

Posted by Lance Davis - July 8, 2013 - Big Joe Turner, Bing Crosby, Blasters, Cab Calloway, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Otis Blackwell, Peetie Wheatstraw, Phil Alvin, Sun Ra, Vinyl File
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Phil Alvin - Un "Sung Stories" - 1986

  In August 1986, Phil Alvin released his debut solo album in the wake of The Blasters‘ unfortunate dissolution. They had one of the great first runs in American music history (roughly 1980-85), but with brother Dave jumping ship for X in March, not to mention pianist Gene Taylor quitting after a famously terrible gig […]

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