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Bonnaroo 2009: Saturday Photos ft. Bruce Springsteen, Nine Inch Nails, Bon Iver, Wilco and More

By Austin L. Ray on 12:31 PM on June 15, 2009

[Above: Jimmy Buffett]Photos taken by Amber Roussel at Bonnaroo 2009... read more

Alejandro Escovedo Preps for a Couple Charity Events

By Catherine Prewitt on 10:30 AM on June 5, 2009

It's been a good year for Austin rocker Alejandro Escovedo. He's been nominated for the Americana Music Association award for Artist of the Year, and last summer's Real Animal is up for Album of the Year. Earlier this spring, he swept up a number of accolades at the Austin Music Awards, where he was named Musician of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, and where Real Animal took Album of the Year. But this year's not all about taking for Escovedo; he'll spend the summer giving a bit, too. To kick off the season, Escovedo will lend some skinny... read more

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Objects of Their Affection: Five Musicians and the Instruments They Love

By Owen King, photos by Jayme Thorton on 3:00 PM on January 23, 2009

After winning a 2006 Golden Globe for his co-screenwriting on Brokeback Mountain, novelist Larry McMurtry caused a certain amount of confusion when his acceptance speech deviated from... read more

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Alejandro Escovedo unleashes Live Animal, tours

By Jeremy Goldmeier on 11:29 AM on October 27, 2008

Rock needs its veterans, if only to keep this latest generation of blog-entitled bands in check. Much as he has since his Nuns/Rank and File/True Believers days, Alejandro Escovedo continues to grit out a career on record and on the road, Hepatitis C be damned. Dude's a throwback in every sense of the word, the kind of guitar-slingin' professor that the kids ought to take notes from.... read more

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Best Fist-Pump Anthems of '08 ... so far.

By Nate Douglas on 3:14 PM on September 25, 2008

When listening to a song and I can instantly visualize myself at the concert, pushing through to the front of the crowd, beer in one hand, the other arm vigorously pumping in the air, while screaming the lyrics at the top of my lungs ... this song gets added to my Fist-Pump Anthem playlist. read more

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Alejandro Escovedo at the Democratic National Convention

By Alejandro Escovedo on 2:14 PM on September 9, 2008

DNC BLOGGING Saturday, August 23rd We received a call out of the blue asking if we'd like to play the DNC on Tuesday—the night Hillary Clinton is to speak. The word was that they had fallen in love with the song "People" off of Real Animal, and that it really emphasized the message of the night. Turns out that the talent producer of the event is a fan of my music, and she came across the song and thought it was perfect for the tone of the night. I thought any opportunity to play against the Republicans was a great... read more

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Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal

By Stephen Deusner on 2:46 PM on June 23, 2008

Alejandro Escovedo isn’t just a musician’s musician, a label that typically... read more

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Alejandro Escovedo releases Real Animal, tours

By Liz Lawson on 2:01 PM on May 23, 2008

Alejandro Escovedo is a determined man. Just four years ago, he arrived in an Arizona emergency room vomiting blood, and was told that he didn't have much time left to live. His years of hard drinking had finally caught up with him, and he had contracted hepatitis C. ... read more

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Catching Up With... Alejandro Escovedo

By Sara Miller on 5:37 PM on May 21, 2008

Although he's yet to cross into his sixth decade, it seems like Alejandro Escovedo has lived enough life to fill a century of lyric booklets. After a harrowing battle with Hepatitis-C left him vomiting blood at the side of the stage in Arizona the Austin-based musician gave up... read more

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Watch Springsteen and Alejandro collaborate on stage

By Meghan Jones on 5:45 PM on April 15, 2008

Something truly magical happened on Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band’s Magic Tour: On April 14 in Houston, Alejandro Escovedo, seemingly big on collaborations lately, joined The Boss on stage in front of a sold out crowd. The gruff-voiced, smiling duo played “Always a Friend,” a song from Escovedo’s upcoming Real Animal, which will be released on June 24. According to Escovedo’s website, Springsteen introduced him by saying, “He’s been putting out good music for so long,” and saying his new album was, “one of the best he’s ever made.” Escovedo said of the performance, “It was my best... read more

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