Alejandro Escovedo

"When you find a team of people who can put together songs and music and production, it's a rare kind of thing," says Escovedo, who plays Minglewood Hall's 1884 Lounge on Tuesday, along with New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin. "Having ...  

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8 p.m. May 27 with Jesse Malin. Headliners Music Hall, 1386 Lexington Rd., Louisville. $15. (502) 584-8088. Headlinerslouisville.com. ■ 6:45 p.m. May 28 for WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour with Joseph Arthur. Kentucky Theatre, 214 E. Main St. $10.  

Alejandro Escovedo will perform at the White Rabbit Cabaret this Saturday. by Katherine Coplen Singer, songwriter, band leader, guitar player - Alejandro Escovedo's career reads like a How To book on succeeding in the music industry. From the beginning of his musical career with his punk band The Nuns, to his tex-mex rock band Rank and File, to his now-fifteen full-length album run, Escovedo has ...  

Veteran Alejandro Escovedo returns to his guitar-rock roots on the trilogy-capping Big Station. by Chris Herrington Back in 1998, Austin-based singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo was trumpeted as the "Artist of the Decade" by No Depression magazine, the self-styled oracle of the then-ascendant "alt-country" scene. Press that glowing is rarely a bad thing, especially for an indie cult artist like Escovedo, who...  

Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo, and Sheila E (Pete's daughter and Alejandro's niece). Another brother, Mario, fronted the hard rock band The Dragons, and yet another brother, Javier, was in the punk rock band The Zeros. Escovedo began performing in the ...  

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Alejandro Escovedo might be on the edge of a comeback of sorts. Comeback assumes someone went away; Escovedo hasn’t. His career dates back to first-wave punk band The Nuns. That was in San Francisco, circa 1975 — the same year the Sex Pistols got their start in London. By the ‘80s, Escovedo had relocated to Austin, Tex. where he joined cow punk outfit Rank and File, a precursor to many of today’s roots-rock acts. Escovedo’s solo career...  

9 p.m., $15 in advance or $18 day of the show. One more thing about that show: Jesse Malin (below) opens. I actually saw him perform in Austin, Tex. while I was waiting for Escovedo — he was excellent. He not only looks like a rocker, but rocks like one.  

Alejandro Escovedo Off Broadway May 15, 2012 Storytelling is a craft that is formulated through years of experience and must be as finely tuned as a guitar. Spirited rock and roll is the backdro...  

From the initial English edition through the Drew Carey-hosted American version of impromptu games and scenarios, home audiences laughed along with a rotating cast of regulars that included Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Brad Sherwood ...  

The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: Joe Pug at the Frequency; Pink Lightning, Alejandro Escovedo, Kurt Vile & The ...  

Every Alejandro Escovedo show should be required viewing, but this one promises something extra special for fans of St. Louis music. The rock-roots legend's show will be supported by Jimmy Griffin, frontman of the Incurables and guitarist for El Monstero. A formidable talent on his own, Griffin i...  

"That’s always been our template because punk rock for us has been about having a vast record collection and championing the great stuff. "I see [Big Station] as a journey, a place where we all go or come from, kind of a junction in some sort of voyage.  

Escovedo began performing in the first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Delphine Neid, Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. After Escovedo's departure, The Nuns recorded an album on Posh Boy Records, but had little commercial success.  

"I see [Big Station] as a journey, a place where we all go or come from, kind of a junction in some sort of voyage. Or, it also could have an idea of a big radio station blasting out all these great things that are celebratory and what we love ...  

Anime had its Big O; well-traveled singer/songwriters look to Alejandro Escovedo and Damien Jurado. That, and more tenuously tangential links in our roundup for the 16th, also including Hope For Agoldensummer, The Royalty, and We Are Serenades. How strange is it that Alejandro Escovedo was once in a side-project rock band called Buick MacKane and has [...]  

Escovedo: Definitely. That was the purpose ... I did a little bit of writing with Sheila E., my niece, and I get a real sense of rhythm from her, of course, ’cause she’s incredible. The songs that we wrote didn’t make it to the record ...  

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, JESSE MALIN AND MORE TO PLAY 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Freaks, misfits, and outcasts come out and celebrate 10 years of Little Steven's Underground Garage, Monday May 21 - Live at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square presented by Victory Motorcycles. The shindig will feature live performances from Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys, Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social, Gary U.S. Bonds, Christian...  

Like many Americans (and most professional musicians), all-universe rocker Alejandro Escovedo was woefully under-insured when complications from Hepatitis C resulted in an extended, near-death ordeal that ran from 2003-2005.  

Texas rocker Alejandro Escovedo will take to the road later this week for a lengthy U.S. trek surrounding the June release of his 11th studio set, "Big Station."More news: Alejandro EscovedoAll the latest music and artist coverage from SoundSpike  

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO'S BIG STATION DUE JUNE 5 ON FANTASY/CONCORD Alejandro Escovedo Alejandro Escovedo will release his 11th solo album Big Station June 5, 2012 on Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group. Produced by Tony Visconti, Big Station finds the ever-evolving Texas rocker highly-charged with spirit and purpose. The album's hard snap and sharp arrangements recall much of the great music Escvovedo absorbed as it blasted out of AM and...  

Alejandro Escovedo at Clearwater 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) Alejandro Escovedo, who just guested with Bruce Springsteen at SXSW along with Arcade Fire and others for a performance of "This Land Is Your Land," is sticking around in his...  

On June 5th, Texas singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo will release his 11th solo LP, Big Station, the followup to his 2010 album Street Songs of Love. "Man of the World," the album's first single, is a spunky song that explores the struggles ...  

Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys at the Continental Club. One of Austin’s rock n’ roll heroes and his crack band in one of the city’s best-sounding rooms, all for $10. Perfect. 10:30 p.m. 1315 S. Congress Ave. www.continentalclub.com. Also playing: Suzanne Smith at B.D. Riley’s Irish Pub; Smithers at Beerland; open stage at Jovita’s.  

Alejandro Escovedo, who spent SXSW on stage with Bruce Springsteen, will release his eleventh studio album, "Big Station," June 5 on Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group. Much of "Big Station," the followup to 2010's "Street Songs of Love," was co-written with Chuck Prophet. The album also includes Escovedo's first recording in Spanish, "Sabor a Mi," which was written by Mexican composer Alvaro Carrillo in 1959. Escovedo can be found most...  

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.  

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) Alejandro Escovedo will release his 11th solo album 'Big Station ... "the cities of the world reduced to ashes" on television. Similarly, on the ultra danceable pop number "Party People" he intones, "One ...  

Andrew Bird was a fitting conclusion to the NPR showcase and Alejandro Escovedo's closing party is an annual highlight of SXSW.  

DRUNK DRIVERS and THE 4ONTHEFLOOR w/ Mad Trucker Gone Mad: Saturday, April 28, 9:30 p.m., High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave. Tickets are $6 through trueendeavors.com. 21+ FACE TO FACE: Tuesday, May 1, 8 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 115 King St. Tickets ...  

7 p.m., Alpine Valley Music Theatre, W2699 County Road D, Elkhorn. Tickets are $37.50 and $72 through ticketmaster.com. All ages. BEST COAST w/ Those Darlins: Wednesday, July 25, 8:30 p.m., Majestic Theatre, 115 King St. Tickets are $17 in advance through ...  

Rolling Stone is streaming new songs from Alejandro Escovedo and Willie Nelson. Will Johnson will release a solo album later this year. Also, Centro-matic will play a few dates (none in Austin) and Johnson continues to love baseball. White Denim released a new song.  

Almost 10 years ago Escovedo fell critically ill with hepatitis C. His friends in the music community, including Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, John Cale and the Jayhawks organized a benefit album, “Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of ...