Dave Alvin
Chris Gaffney Tribute
Slim's, San Francisco, CA
August 08, 2008

SBD

01 Lift Up Your Leg
02 Albuquerque
03 Six Nights A Week
04 Every Night About This Time
05 4th Of July
06 American Music
07 crowd
08 Honky Tonk
09 blues instrumental outro

Dave Alvin: guitar, vocal
Dave Gonzalez: guitar, vocal
Hank Maninger: bass, vocal
Steve Mugalian: drums
Dave Zurbel: pedal steel

Dave plays guitar on "Gone Gone Gone" which was played just prior to "Lift Up Your Leg"
Dave G played "Truck Driving Man" between tracks 07 & 08.

Running order
The Iguanas
Dave Gonzalez
Dave Alvin

Dave Gonzalez starts Central Cal & NW tour
Fresh from Texas, Dave Gonzalez stopped home for a couple of days before heading up the California Coast to finish the "Arizona Motel and Gaff Tribute" tour. Several special shows are planned for the remainder of the tour. Gaff's dear friend, Dave Alvin will be joining Dave G. on stage for all three Bay Area gigs paying special tribute to their fallen amigo. Starting with the Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa on Aug. 7th, then off to Slims playing with their friends the Iguanas and finishing off the three day stretch with one of the Hacienda Brothers favorite rooms The Palms. Besides Dave Alvin, joining the Haciendas Dave Gonzalez and Hank Maninger, will be superb steel guitarist Dave Zurbel and and The Guilty Men's drummer Steve Mugalian. For the final five shows in the the NW, Dave Gonzalez and Hank Maninger will be also be joined by Guilty Men's guitarist and Portland legend Chris Miller. Vocalist Mike Barfield who was on the midwest and Texas portions of the tour will fly in to perform on these special final shows. 
 
Dave Alvin and friends have put together a 3 day benefit at Safari Sams called the Dog & Pony Show for this coming Labor Day weekend, Aug 30, 31 and Sept 1. The cast includes The Knitters, The Blasters, The Hacienda Brothers, The Cold Hard Facts and Dave Alvin and The Guiltymen. All proceeds provide medical assistance to the Music Community. 
Check out the website:
http://www.musicmenagerie.net/dogandponyshow/

other links:
http://www.davealvin.net/
http://haciendabrothers.com/
http://www.helpgaff.com/
