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Grammy-winning artist Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore have unveiled their second collaborative album TexiCali, out today via Yep Roc Records. The 11-song collection serves as a roadtrip across Alvin and Gilmore’s home states and the memories within, expanding on their “poetic geographical autobiography” (Austin American Statesman) and celebrating shared musical influences, friends gone too soon and the sounds of long drives on Interstate 10 between California and Texas. Two of Americana’s most celebrated storytellers and an “unexpected example of twin brothers from another mother” (LA Times), the pair elevate their partnership from touring to recording to songwriting, with TexiCali showcasing more original work and collaborations than ever before. 

Listen to TexiCali here:  https://ffm.to/texicalialbum 

Listen the duo’s take on Stonewall Jackson’s “Why I’m Walking” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1thT8JuVhm4

The duo have previewed TexiCali with advance tracks “We’re Still Here” which was named Today’s Top Tune by KCRW, “Southwest Chief,” a tender ode to Alvin’s time touring the country via ‘Roots on the Rails’ and “Trying To Be Free,” a long-lost Gilmore demo, first recorded for Buddy Holly's parents. Other tracks include “Roll Around” where “Gilmore honors [longtime bandmate Butch] Hancock featuring terrific reggae-tinged percussion and hard-edged guitar interplay” (Glide) and “Down The 285,” a tribute to late Austin songwriter Josh White, which captures the feeling of traveling the highway stretch from New Mexico toward Texas at night. Alvin, a Los Angeles punk-roots pioneer from The Blasters, and Gilmore, a founding member of West Texas’ alternative country trio The Flatlanders, initially joined forces in 2017 for what they thought was a one-off tour. Instead, it brought them a Billboard #1 blues album (2018’s Downey To Lubbock), a CNN spotlight and a "freewheeling, joyous" (Rolling Stone) partnership. “A love of experimentation turns out to be one of the many traits that create a bond between Dave and me. That experiment took us all over the country,” says Gilmore.

This Summer, Alvin and Gilmore will set off on a North American headline tour, accompanied by Alvin’s longtime band The Guilty Ones. The tour begins with ten shows across Alvin’s native California before heading to Gilmore’s home state of Texas. Highlights also include a sold-out show at City Winery NYC, World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, an official showcase at AmericanaFest and more.

TexiCali Tracklist:

1. Borderland

2. Southwest Chief

3. Broke Down Engine

4. Trying To Be Free

5. Blind Owl

6. Death Of The Last Stripper

7. Roll Around

8. Betty And Dupree

9. Why I’m Walking

10. Down The 285

11. We’re Still Here

 “We’re Still Here” Tour Dates: 

July 6 - Nicasio, CA - Rancho Nicasio 

July 7 - Nicasio, CA - Rancho Nicasio 

July 9 - Arcata, CA - Arcata Theater Lounge

July 11 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre

July 12 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

July 13 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

July 14 - Mount Vernon, WA - Lincoln Theatre

July 17 - Chico, CA - Chico Women’s Club

July 18 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel

July 19 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s

July 20 - Santa Cruz, CA - Moe’s Alley

July 21 - Morro Bay, CA - The Siren

July 23 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up

July 24 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour

July 26 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre

July 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum 

August 1 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater

August 2 - Austin, TX - The 04 Center

August 3 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater

August 4 - San Antonio, TX - Sam’s Burger Joint

August 21 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse

August 22 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center

August 23 - Boston, MA - City Winery

August 24 - Fall River, MA - Take Me to the River

August 25 - Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios

August 27 - New York, NY - City Winery (Sold Out)

August 28 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live 

August 29 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere

August 30 - Richmond, VA - Tin Pan

August 31 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle

September 10 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar

September 11 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre

September 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium

September 13 - Berwyn, IL - Fitzgerald’s (Sold Out)

September 15 - Pomeroy, OH - Fur Peace Ranch (Sold Out)

September  19 - Nashville, TN - 3rd andamp; Lindsley at Americana Festival

September 21 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads

September 22 - Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar

October 23 -  Homer, NY - Center For The Arts

October 25 - Buffalo, NY - Sportsmen's Grill

October 26 - Pittsburgh, PA - City Winery

October 27 - Charleston, WV - Mountain Stage 

October 29 - Columbus, OH - Natalies Grandview

October 30 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark

October 31 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box

November 1 - Three Oaks, MI - Acorn Theatre

November 2 - Chicago, IL - City Winery

February 22-28 - Outlaw Country Cruise - 2025