Dave Alvin’s songwriting talent first emerged a little over two decades ago when he formed the Blasters with his brother Phil and several lifelong buddies from the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California. Rising from the wreckage of the Los Angeles punk scene with a fire-breathing blend of blues-based rock 'n' roll that left scorched earth long after their 1985 demise, everything about the band was impressive, but it was songs like "Dark Night" and "Blue Shadows," with their magically direct...