A fourth generation Californian, Dave Alvin, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and self-described “barroom guitarist,” is widely considered to be one of the pivotal founders of the current Americana music scene. Since forming the highly influential roots rock/R&B band The Blasters, and throughout his long and critically acclaimed solo career, his 30 years of recordings and live performances move through loud, aggressive rock ‘n’ roll to contemplative acoustic storytelling. His songs have been recorded by a “who’s who” of contemporary roots artists from Los Lobos, Little Milton and Joe Ely to Dwight Yoakam, James McMurtry and X; while they have also been featured in many movies and television shows including The Sopranos, True Blood, The Wire, Justified, Six Feet Under, Crybaby, Miss Congeniality and From Dusk to Dawn.

Husband-and-wife duo Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin have long been recognized as artists of distinctive note. Kristi Rose is a powerful and evocative singer and writer. Fats Kaplin is a composer and master multi-instrumentalist, who, over several decades, has played with hundreds of artists. Together, they are mesmerizing performers of a highly eclectic musical genre. Though they remain firmly rooted in the Americana world, their stage presence evokes memories of the flamenco performances of Seville or the cabarets of 1920’s Berlin.