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• 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.

• 08.12.12: Rock and Roll Radio/Alejandro Escovedo Padre mariachi, fratelli musicisti, nipote famosa. E lui? In Italia per concerti, racconta la sua storia… Di Michele Bisceglia – Rolling Stone Italia 20 LUGLIO 2012

  “Ho lasciato il Texas quando avevo 8 anni”, racconta divertito Alejandro: “Mio padre ci disse: Andiamo in vacanza in California. Ma non siamo mai più tornati indietro, ci siamo lasciati tutto alle spalle”. Il motivo? “Non è mai stato chiaro. È un mistero”.

• 08.12.12: Alejandro Escovedo: Big Station [Concorde] – By Holly Gleason, Paste Magazine – Published on June 6, 2012

  Like Tom Waits, who also goes fishing in the gutter, Escovedo sees the romance of the underbelly and writes with compassion—but also the clarity of having lived it, seen it, touched it, breathed it.

• 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.

• 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.

• 05.31.12: Concert Review – Alejandro Escovedo at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville: By Walter Tunis — Contributing Music Writer, Kentucky.com Posted: May 31, 2012

  San Antonio Rain let a tasty guitar disturbance rupture a neatly folkish façade

• 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 [...]

• 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” [...]

• 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.

• 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

• 11.08.11: Live & Local: Alejandro Escovedo at Hotel Havana’s Ocho Lounge, by Enrique Lopetegui – Current, San Antonio

  Escovedo and his band reminded us once again how to conceive, nourish, and protect a song — and how to make it explode, literally.

• 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: 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”.

• 10.16.11: Alejandro Escovedo, Glasgow Americana Festival, The Arches, Glasgow October 9, 2011 – Mike Ritchie, Americana U.K.

  The final show in this year’s Glasgow Americana Festival was sheer class with Texan legend Escovedo and the wonderful talents of guitarist David Pulkingham bringing the curtain down memorably

• 10.16.11: Alejandro Escovedo at St Bonaventures – Charley Dunlap, Listomania Bath

  Alejandro Escovedo has a remarkable past; just to listen to him talk about it, which he did at length in his St Bonaventures appearance, is fascinating. He is a very good storyteller,

• 06.19.11: Austin thrives, Detroit dies in United Sounds of America finale

  It was conceived as a musical road trip, but it turned out to be a roller coaster ride. For five nights over the past two weekends, Symphony Center took listeners on a tour through the “United Sounds of America,” each concert exploring the music of a particular American city or region. The last two shows, [...]

• 06.05.11: Roots Rocker at Wellmont

  Alejandro Escovedo plays the Wellmont Theatre Saturday. In conversation, Alejandro Escovedo is very much like his songs: there’s a taut, haiku-like spareness there, a stoicism that just barely hides the emotions roiling beneath. He’ll be bringing his coiled, southwestern narratives to The Wellmont Theatre on Saturday when he opens for The Drive-By Truckers. “It’s not [...]

• 05.21.11: STAMP OUT cancer; A BENEFIT FOR NICK CURRAN

  Sunday, May 29th, 2pm – 6pm, Continental Club – 1315 S. Congress; $15 suggested Performers: The Moonhangers, Hot Club of Cowtown, White Ghost Shivers, The BellFuries, and Alejandro Escovedo with special guests. (Austin, TX) Celebrated rock ‘n’ roll guitarist and singer Nick Curran needs our help with medical and living expenses due to a recurrence [...]