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• 03.11.13: KEXP presents a LIVE performance with True Believers!

  Performing from SXSW in Austin, TX at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop! If you’ll be in the area, we invite you to attend the session at 7:30 PM (CST). This event is FREE, all ages, and open to the public. No badge required! We’ll be broadcasting the session LIVE at 5:30 PM (PST) on 90.3 FM [...]

• 10.16.12: TUNE IN ALERT: Alejandro to livestream his show from the Exit/In at 10:00 PM on October 17th!

  Tomorrow night Alejandro will be live streaming his show from the Exit/In at 10:00 PM with @Livestream. Tune in here tomorrow! We’re looking forward to seeing you.

• 08.24.12: Alejandro on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tonight!!

  Make sure to tune in to The Tonight Show TONIGHT, August 24th, to catch Alejandro performing “Man Of The World!” Check your local listings for show times in your area.

• 08.12.12: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO Exploring the world around him, from the streets of Mexico to the sky – Juli Thanki, M Music & Musicians Magazine – June 2012

  “Sabor a Mi” – It was one of my parents’ favorites. My father sang it all the time — whatever occasion there might be, that song seemed to fit.

• 07.26.12: Alejandro to appear on NPR’s World Cafe Thursday, August 9th!

  The World Cafe will be broadcasting Alejandro Escovedo on NPR’s World Cafe Thursday, August 9th, 2012! National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. You can find your local station and broadcast times at the following link: http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39 …or worldwide, you can connect to the WXPN [...]

• 07.19.12: New videos out!

  Check out the new live videos for “Sally Was A Cop” and “Can’t Make Me Run!”

• 06.06.12: How would you like a chance to be close to Alejandro Escovedo’s performance on the Jimmy Fallon show

  Enter for a chance to win seats and an opportunity to surround the stage during Alejandro Escovedo’s performance.

• 06.06.12: Alejandro Escovedo :: The AD Interview – J. Neas, Contributor Aquarium Drunkard – June 6, 2012

  I still get the feeling I got when I was younger listening to “All the Young Dudes”

• 06.03.12: Alejandro Escovedo talks rock and baseball, By Steve Etheridge | Special to ESPN.com June, 1, 2012

  Escovedo muses that there’s some sort of kindred identity found in baseball and rock ‘n’ roll that tends to attract many of the musicians he knows.

• 06.03.12: Premiere: Alejandro Escovedo, ‘Man of the World (Live)’ Invigorated by Springsteen, Texas rocker rips through a new track – By ROLLING STONE JUNE 1, 2012

  There was just a certain kind of energy in the air that night,” says Escovedo.

• 05.24.12: Alejandro Escovedo’s latest album takes on some serious issues. By Walter Tunis — Contributing Music Writer – kentucky.com May 24, 2012

  On his two most recent studio albums, Alejandro Escovedo saw a career that stretches back more than 25 years grab the serious, lasting attention of the rock mainstream. Admittedly, Kentucky audiences recognized the literate, emotive and stylistic depth of the Texas songsmith’s music as far back as the mid-’90s through regular club appearances that were [...]

• 05.01.12: Pre-order “Big Station” receive exclusive bonus track. Visit Store tab to order now

• 04.09.12: Alejandro Escovedo’s ‘Big Station’ Spring – Jay Smith, Pollstar, April 6, 2012

  The singer/songwriter lines up a spring tour in advance of his new album’s June release.

• 04.05.12: Song Exclusive: Alejandro Escovedo, ‘Man of the World’ Hear new music from the Austin mainstay – Rolling Stone, April 5, 2012

  “Man of the World,” the album’s first single, is a spunky song that explores the struggles faced by a cosmopolitan man.
  Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-exclusive-alejandro-escovedo-man-of-the-world-20120404#ixzz1rCA4t1Y0

• 04.04.12: Alejandro Escovedo Announces New Album Big Station, By Hilary Saunders – Paste Magazine MArch 29, 2012

  Texas singer, songwriter and blues rocker Alejandro Escovedo announced his 11th solo album today, which is titled Big Station.

• 03.15.12: Bruce Springsteen Makes Surprise Appearance at Austin Music Awards David Fricke reports from the first night of SXSW Music

  Bruce Springsteen opened his SXSW blitz a night early, making a surprise appearance on lead guitar and occasional vocals during Alejandro Escovedo‘s closing set at the 30th annual Austin Music Awards, at the Austin Music Hall on March 14th. “We need one more guitar player,” Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely declared after performing “The Highway Is My Home” [...]

• 02.05.12: Alejandro Escovedo Escovedo Orchestra to perform March 16-18, 2012 (SXSW weekend)

  Alejandro Escovedo will once again bring his orchestra to SXSJ in the parking lot of JO’s Coffee and the Hotel San Jose on Friday, March 16, 2012.  We will bring you more info including show times soon.  You can also see Alejandro that weekend at his Maria’s Taco Xpress party, with many of his friends, [...]

• 01.24.12: Bringing the concert out of the studio, Alejandro Escovedo performs at Freehold JCC, Written by Dustin Racioppi Staff Writer – Asbury Park Press

  …………in black boots, skin-tight black pants, a black jacket and wearing a mess of jet-black hair, took about six steps past a few rows of folding chairs and hopped into the heat of the portable lights set on either side of the stage

• 01.15.12: Master storyteller Escovedo finds the right setting at Old Town – Chicago Tribune 1.15.12 By Joshua Klein, Special to the Tribune

  ….Escovedo has built up such a casual, comfortable rapport with his fans, which explains how he could get away with starting the evening with an as yet unreleased track, “Sally Was a Cop,” inspired by the violence of the ongoing Mexican drug war.

• 12.20.11: Alejandro and his band the Sensitive Boys To Kick Off Live From Freehold Concert Series, Jan 22

  An Alejandro concert will find him playing for hours and draining himself and his audience with his performance……He can whip out every one of his songs ten different ways, depending on the mood, and they will jump into the rumble seat of your gut every time. www.livefromfreehold.us

• 11.17.11: The Incredible Gravity of Being Alejandro Escovedo – Craig Duff, Time Entertainment November, 17, 2011

  Escovedo described some of his early albums as hard-to-take, confessional works: “the kind of albums you play when you want everyone to leave the party.” These days, he wants everyone to stay.

• 11.10.11: PASTE Exclusive Premiere: Alejandro’s cover of “Help!” from the upcoming Nov. 15th release, ‘The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute, Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC’ – proceeds of the new digital album will be shared with the Japanese Red Cross for its ongoing Earthquake/Tsunami Relief efforts. Click link to listen:

  John Lennon himself may have truly enjoyed this one…Escovedo’s low voice fits the song perfectly

• 10.30.11: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – TRUE BELIEVER: THE BEST OF Career overview of Texas’ best-kept secret

  Career overview of Texas’ best-kept secret Escovedo’s last album, 2010’s Street Songs Of Love, brought the San Antonio native ever closer to widespread acclaim, the studio savvy of Tony Visconti and Bob Clearmountain giving his music the radio-friendly sheen that might appeal to fans of Springsteen or Steve Earle. Now here’s a chance to investigate [...]

• 10.26.11: Out Now: True Believer: Best of Alejandro Escovedo, review by Slavko Bucifal

  True Believer exemplifies the qualities of an artist whose songs could be both a backdrop to some sketchy biker bar where chairs are sure to fly, or just as easily become a soundtrack for the lonely heart trapped in eternal solitude.

• 10.26.11: Alejandro Escovedo – Americana U.K. by Soren McGuire 21 October 2011

  “But you know, it’s funny too, about the label, Demon. When I was in True Believers, that was the label I wanted to be on, but my brother had other ideas”.