Dave Alvin Shares ‘King of California’ Lyric Video on 25th Anniversary

On Sunday, June 28th, the new lyric video for Dave Alvin’s “King of California” from the 25th anniversary edition from his album of the same name, was released. The visual could well be a tourist department promotion piece. “Except there’s death and disappointment in that song, so probably not,” Alvin said with a laugh in a recent interview.

“We don’t have the money to hire actors and to do location shooting back east and in the desert and then in California,” he adds. “So we thought we’d show some pretty images of the state while I sing a sad song.”

Watch the video here.

Alvin is currently on the roads with dates booked into August, playing a few King of California shows with Leisz and also performing with Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

See Alvin’s upcoming tour dates below:

July 9 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
July 11 – City Winery – Chicago, IL
July 12 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
July 13 – The Arc – Ann Arbor, MI
July 14 – Natalie’s – Columbus, OH
July 16 – Club Café – Pittsburgh, PA
July 18 – Daryl’s Club House – Pawling, NY
July 19 – City Winery – Boston, MA^
July 20 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA^
July 21 – City Winery – New York, NY^
July 23 – Birchmere – Alexandra, VA^
July 31 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
August 1 – Old Church Concert Hall – Portland, OR

*w/Jimmie Dale Gilmore
^w/Greg Leisz

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