Video Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo - "Bottom of the World" (Live)
Alejandro Escovedo opened for rock legend Bruce Springsteen earlier this year, debuting “Bottom of the World” at Austin’s Moody Theater. read more
Found in: Featured VideosCatching Up With Alejandro Escovedo
Texas singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo is a rock ‘n’ roll musician, plain and simple. The San Antonio native has dabbled in a number of different musical styles over the course of his career—from his time with the San Francisco punk band The Nuns in the ’70s, to his illustrious solo career—but, as Escovedo notes, it all comes back to wanting to make rock records. His latest album, Big Station, was released last Tuesday and might be the best example of Escovedo returning to his roots. It’s his third album working with both writing partner Chuck Prophet and producer Tony Visconti... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesAlejandro Escovedo: Big Station
With a brazen swagger drawn from Alejandro Escovedo’s punk roots, the 61-year-old songwriter/yowler declares, “I can take a punch, I can take a swing…” on Big Station’s opening “Man of the World”—suggesting his 12th studio release is an action record. Over a dozen songs, the Rank and File founder never disappoints. With strains of “Forever Young”-era Dylan and the acoustic side of Neil Young, “Bottom of the World” paints a sweeping portrait of the dissolute, while the low-riding urgency of artistic consumption “Headstrong Crazy Fool” is laced with one slithering guitar line, a tiny keyboard figure and an unwavering... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsAlejandro Escovedo Announces New Album Big Station
Texas singer, songwriter and blues rocker Alejandro Escovedo announced his 11th solo album today, which is titled Big Station. The album is set for a June 5 release on Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group. On the follow-up to 2010’s _Street Songs of Love_, which debuted at the top of Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, Escovedo worked with frequent co-writer Chuck Prophet and producer Tony Visconti. read more
Found in: Music, NewsSong Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo - "Help!"
Alejandro Escovedo's rendition of "Help!" takes the upbeat youthful spirit of the original and translates it into the slow and ponderous desperation of man approaching old age. read more
Found in: Featured AudioAlejandro Escovedo: Street Songs of Love
Unassuming excellence From his early work with the Nuns, on through Rank & File, the True Believers and more recently with his stellar solo albums, Alejandro Escovedo has remained a low-key legend. He’s a guy who, on any given night, can take one song and turn it into an orchestral ballad, a Stooges knife-fight or a Faces-flecked scratch-rocker; sometimes he’s David Bowie without the stage dress, sometimes he’s Townes Van Zandt with more easily-tamed ghosts, but he’s been a relentless—if largely unrecognized—presence on the musical landscape over the last few decades.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsTen June Albums Worth Checking Out
Ah, June. It's the month that kicks off summer, the month where music festivals start popping up like weeds... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayOld Settler's Music Fest - Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller & a Gram Parsons experience
Stopping in for a bit of music at the Old Settler's Music Festival is like slipping into the '60s, like hanging at a mini-Woodstock. Proper attire is hippie authentic (as opposed to hippie chic found mostly in southern California). The waft of ganga occasionally drifts through. They even have the requisite rain storm with accompanying mud. But it don't mean a thing if it ain't got the music, something OSMF has plenty of. The weekend even extended into an interesting connection to Gram Parsons and Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusAlejandro Escovedo Announces New Album, Springsteen Collaboration
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Alejandro Escovedo has been through a lot over the years, and he’ll be channeling those ups and downs once again into a new album, Street Songs of Love, June 29 on Fantasy Records. The record pairs Escovedo with producer Tony Visconti (T. Rex, Morrissey, David Bowie). Street Songs “ended up being an album about love, the pursuit of a feeling that is forever elusive, mysterious, and addictive,” according to Escovedo, and features a collaboration track with Bruce Sprinsteen (“Faith”).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAlejandro Escovedo Takes Roman Candle on Tour
Back in June, Roman Candle’s third album, Oh Tall Tree In The Ear, landed on Paste Editor-in-Chief Josh Jackson’s Best Music of 2009 list. Now, the North Carolina band will be ringing in 2010 with a series of January dates supporting veteran rocker Alejandro Escovedo. The trio is only playing seven shows in Southeastern states with Escovedo, but his tour continues through March 1 with David Pulkingham, Los Lonely Boys and Carrie Rodriguez.... read more
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