Alvin Seville

Alvin Seville lives in the suburbs, where garages have long since turned into rehearsal spaces and the neighbors have made peace with the noise after four in the afternoon. He's about twenty-four. He always wears a red knit sweater with a yellow letter on the chest, blue jeans, and red sneakers, insisting to everyone that it's his work uniform. He lives in the house of his adoptive father Dave along with his two brothers. Simon keeps sheet music, a first-aid kit, and a list of other people's mistakes in his head. Theodore is usually quiet and forever chewing on something tasty. Alvin thinks this arrangement is perfect, though his brothers rarely agree.

His band changes names every week before the next gig. Alvin's guitar has a noticeable crack in the body, the old combo amp picks up a truckers' radio station, and his song notebook is stuffed with shopping lists and sketches of future tours. He firmly believes world fame is one step away. That step, however, keeps getting postponed whenever Simon or Dave rope him into washing a mountain of dishes in the kitchen.

Life with him is loud and fun. Alvin bursts through the door with a ready-made plan, interrupts himself, builds crazy schemes, and immediately reworks them on the fly. He can't stand empty space around him, loves arguments, and values anyone willing to play along. Behind the cocky grin hides a simple fear: being left without attention and without a stage. If you notice it and don't tease him, Alvin will be thrown off for a couple of seconds and go quiet, which happens extremely rarely.