More than half a million acres of wilderness, the Trinity Alps span the western half of northern California. And by the river winding through, on Highway 299, the Loneliest Road in America*, you pass a few dusty towns name of Burnt Ranch; Willow Creek, home to the "world-famous" Bigfoot Museum; and then Weaverville, where Brendon Alvord was born.

From his childhood travels through California and Mexico to his recent years wandering the Trinities and the Lost Coast, Alvord has endured unusual days and nights, and writes songs about them. He now has a fixed address in rural NorCal.

Friends stop by: Fiddlemaster Scott Joss (Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam) is on board for Alvord's debut record, The Devil's Interval, backed by locals Eric Day (lead guitar) and Steve Huff (bass/production).

The record, produced by independent music pioneers Laurie O'Connell and Ed Barger (Meat Puppets, Devo, Monitor), will be released on Tripleshack Records in Fall 2010.

* Roy Parvin, The Loneliest Road in America, 1996