Dave Alvin, What Do You Listen to When You Clean the House?

“Same music I listened to as a kid… old blues records. Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf. Sometimes I listen to Derek Trucks just to be intimidated. What a stunning guitarist he is.”

Dave Alvin and his band, the Guilty Ones, rumble into Club Helsinki in Hudson at 8pm on Sunday. Los Straitjackets share the stage. Tix are $20. Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones are also slated to perform at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton at 7pm on Tuesday, June 21. Tix are $20 in advance; $25 at the door.