Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jon Langford
Stoughton Opera House 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589
California cow-punk Alvin and West Texas mystic Gilmore have rattled around the roots music hallways for decades. Alvin is best known for his rock ‘n’ roll albums with the Blasters. Gilmore is a Texas music hall-of famer by way of his work with the Flatlanders. Their June release, Downey to Lubbock, celebrates their devotion to R&B, folk and gospel. Alvin ain’t no singer but he makes up for it with his Stratocaster. Seventy-three-year-old Gilmore ain’t no instrumentalist, but he makes up for it with a heaven-sent tenor that grows more glorious with each passing decade. The between-song stories alone will be worth admission. With Chicago-based country rule breaker Jon Langford.