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Karl Alvarez
Alvarez performing with the Descendents in 2014
Background information
Birth name
Karl Matthew Alvarez
Born
(1964-03-10) March 10, 1964 (age 60)
Genres
Punk rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
Years active
1980–present
Labels
SST, Cruz, Interscope, Epitaph, Fat Wreck Chords
Musical artist
Karl Matthew Alvarez (born March 10, 1964)[1] is an American bassist and songwriter for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987. Alvarez joined the Descendents after the Enjoy! album from his previous bands The Massacre Guys and Bad Yodelers, and played on all of the All albums, and the Descendents albums All, Everything Sucks, Cool To Be You and Hypercaffium Spazzinate. Unlike previous Descendents bassists Tony Lombardo and Doug Carrion, who both used a pick, Alvarez plays finger style bass, and he also provides backing vocals when live (and lead vocals as heard in "Cause" on the All Live Plus One album). Since joining the band he has been a major songwriter contributing many songs to All (both the album and the band), Everything Sucks and Cool To Be You. In the summer of 2006 he joined Gypsy Punk band Gogol Bordello for part of the Van's Warped Tour and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Alvarez currently plays guitar and sings in Endless Monster and the Vultures.
Since 2004 Alvarez has played with The Last along with Descendents/All drummer Bill Stevenson.[2] He is currently a singer in a band called Endless Monster.[citation needed]
In 2006 Alvarez played on The Lemonheads self-titled comeback album which was released on Los Angeles' Vagrant Records.
During their last two Canadian tours (in 2007 and 2009), Alvarez filled in on bass for Canadian celtic-punk group The Real McKenzies.[citation needed]
Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb wrote a song about Karl, on their 2011 album, Smoko At The Pet Food Factory, called "Alvarez".
Alvarez suffered a mild heart attack on August 11, 2007.[3]
^"Karl Alvarez". IMDb.
^"Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez join the Last for new album". August 19, 2013.
^"Karl Alvarez (Descendents, ALL, Lemonheads) suffers heart attack". August 22, 2007.
Karl Matthew Alvarez (born March 10, 1964) is an American bassist and songwriter for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents...
consisted of singer Milo Aukerman, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist KarlAlvarez, and drummer Bill Stevenson. In 1977, friends Frank Navetta and David...
Dark), Mark 'Budola' Newman, Kenny Lyon, Vess Ruhtenberg, Devon Ashley, KarlAlvarez and Bill Stevenson (Descendents), P. David Hazel, Farley Glavin, and...
returned to his biochemistry career while the other members—bassist KarlAlvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—had continued...
and beat programming in the studio, backing vocals) – Israel (2005) KarlAlvarez (bass) – United States (2006) Oliver Charles (drums) – United States...
current Lemonheads line-up. Current members in addition to Dando are KarlAlvarez, Vess Ruhtenberg, Bill Stevenson and Devon Ashley; previous members include...
singer Milo Aukerman from the Descendents, the remaining members—bassist KarlAlvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—recruited singer...
vocals Stephen Egerton – guitar, producer, engineer, mixing of "Gotta" KarlAlvarez – bass guitar on "When I Get Old" and "Sick-O-Me" Bill Stevenson – drums...
it was a great idea. They were songs of a different nature. We got Karl [Alvarez] to sing, Scott [Reynolds] sang. I sang, if you want to call it singing...
band to pursue a career in biochemistry. The remaining members—bassist KarlAlvarez, guitarist Stephen Egerton, and drummer Bill Stevenson—relaunched the...
had mixed and produced All's live album Trailblazer together. Bassist KarlAlvarez later remarked that "As things moved on, the production stuff really...
Enjoy!, but both he and Cooper soon left the band and were replaced by KarlAlvarez and Stephen Egerton, respectively. In 1987 New Alliance was absorbed...
served as record producer. The recordings were mixed that August. Bassist KarlAlvarez illustrated the cover, which features the band's Allroy character campaigning...
people with more of a lucky, natural gift for singing than Chad." Bassist KarlAlvarez remarked that "Chad was really good to have come into play at that time...
footage. It stars drummer Bill Stevenson, singer Milo Aukerman, bassist KarlAlvarez, and guitarist Stephen Egerton, and features nearly all past and present...
and fighting for yourself. The lead track "Feel This" was written by KarlAlvarez after the death of his mother. "No Fat Burger" is about not being able...
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