Karl Alvarez

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Karl Matthew Alvarez is the bass guitar player 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 band Bad Yodelers, and played on all of the ALL albums, and the Descendents albums ALL, Everything Sucks and Cool To Be You. He plays finger style bass and 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. Also started punk rock band SMARTYR in January 2006 in Fort Collins, CO.

In 2006 Karl played on The Lemonheads self-titled comeback album which was released on Los Angeles' Vagrant Records.