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, this, biography, living, person, relies, much, references, primary, sources, please, help, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especia. This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Karl Alvarez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Karl AlvarezAlvarez performing with the Descendents in 2014Background informationBirth nameKarl Matthew AlvarezBorn 1964 03 10 March 10 1964 age 59 GenresPunk rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Bass guitarYears active1980 presentLabelsSST Cruz Interscope Epitaph Fat Wreck Chords 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 References editThis biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Karl Alvarez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Karl Alvarez Bill Stevenson Karl Alvarez join the Last for new album Karl Alvarez Descendents ALL Lemonheads suffers heart attack nbsp This article about a United States bass guitarist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Alvarez amp oldid 1183368995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
