blasters Archive
25 Jan 2018
The Blasters: Still Making American Music
At a time when rock music was taking a turn away from bloated arena rock toward stripped-down punk (and its commercial successor, new wave), the Blasters came onto the national scene with an even more rootsy approach. Led by brothers Phil and Dave Alvin, the group came from Downey, a city in metro Los Angeles.
30 Aug 2011
CD Review: The Blasters – Live 1986
Over the years, rootsy rock has had its moments on the cultural landscape. Every so often, it seems – typically when rock or pop music veers more than usual toward vapidity and lack of substance – some musicians take a look backward for inspiration, coming up with something exciting and compelling in the process. Of