Alejandro Escovedo previews new album San Antonio Express (blog) Alejandro Escovedo and guitarist David Pulkingham (left) preview new songs off Escovedo's upcoming "Big Station" (Photo: Todd V. Wolfson) AUSTIN – For a guy that's sick of guitars, Alejandro Escovedo can sure make his howl. Escovedo & the Sensitive ...
Master storyteller Escovedo finds the right setting at Old Town Chicago Tribune Alejandro Escovedo, on the other hand, took a few decades to find a sound that fit him just right. First, in the late '70s, came a flirtation with punk. Next came formative forays, more heralded than heard, into what eventually became alt-country.
The Big Gigs for the week of 2/10 Minneapolis Star Tribune Riemenschneider Alejandro Escovedo's former bandmate in the True Believers, Jon Dee Graham became another unsung hero of the Austin, Texas, scene with a string of powerful albums in the 1990s for New West Records. He has a new record out under the ...
Music is a benefit at weekend fundraisers Kansas City Star On March 13, Velghe, a Kansas City songwriter and composer, will release “Don't Let Me Stay,” a collection of 11 songs that bear his affinity for bands and songwriters like Uncle Tupelo, Alejandro Escovedo, the Replacements, Wilco, Bruce Springsteen ...
Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful Paste Magazine With the pounding, half-barked “Play That Song Again,” it's a more likable “Sweet Jane”/”Walk On The Wild Side” hybrid, also suggesting Alejandro Escovedo's Real Animal, which Prophet co-wrote—and the slow-mourn blues of “Emperor Norton” that is an ...
Transatlantic talent for new SXSC season in Winchester Hampshire Chronicle Rounding off the schedule, Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys will play on Sunday, July 1. The Texan maestro sold out the venue last year, and will be returning to Winchester with his full band for 2012. Further shows are being planned and more ...
