The Lemonheads

Descendents and All drummer Bill Stevenson, who's also the proprietor of Fort Collins's Blasting Room Studios, doesn't consider himself a permanent part of the Lemonheads. "I think they've always had a sort of revolving lineup," he says. But for the past year-plus, he and Descendents/All bassist Karl Alvarez have been...

By Michael Roberts

December 6, 2007

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Descendents and All drummer Bill Stevenson, who's also the proprietor of Fort Collins's Blasting Room Studios, doesn't consider himself a permanent part of the Lemonheads. "I think they've always had a sort of revolving lineup," he says. But for the past year-plus, he and Descendents/All bassist Karl Alvarez have been de facto members of singer/guitarist Evan Dando's long-running combo. Stevenson co-produced The Lemonheads, a 2006 disc that earned Dando his best notices in ages, and co-wrote three tunes. Moreover, he and Alvarez anchored the tracks, which were cut at the Blasting Room, and they'll do likewise on the act's current tour with the New Rivals. The band's hardly Stevenson's only ongoing project — for an update on his other doings, visit our Backbeat Online blog — but it's one he takes seriously. He's busy practicing for the gigs and expects that "we're going to start making another record next year." Looks like the revolving lineup is still spinning his way.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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