Alejandro Escovedo is the definition of a songwriter’s songwriter. While his own career has been a modest success, the biggest names in music adore the guy’s work. Bruce Springsteen calls him up at ...

Texas singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo has been knocking out one truly great album after another since his solo debut back in 1992 — and he made some mighty fine albums before that with such bands ...

Alejandro Escovedo :: 07.16.08 What a difference a few months can make. When Alejandro Escovedo last visited Atlanta in March, it was at the intimate 185 seat Eddie's Attic, where the duo of Escovedo ...

I have to say, one of the most pleasant musical discoveries of Jazz Fest 2014 for me has been Alejandro Escovedo. It’s difficult to use the word “discovery” in relation to a musician who has been ...

Alejandro Escovedo is Mr. Austin. He may have been born in San Antonio, but after living in Austin since the early 1980s, Escovedo comes second only to Willie Nelson in being the favored son of the ...

Alejandro Escovedo is one of Texas’ most gifted and versatile singer-songwriters, with the soul and background of a punk rocker, the work ethic of a tradesman, and the undying faith in rock and roll ...

Alejandro Escovedo’s expansive new song suite, The Crossing, is coming to life one track at a time ahead of its September 14th release, with a chugging, streetwise new chapter out in the form of ...

Alejandro Escovedo sits in his former Belmont Hotel apartment. “It’s funny because at this age — I’m 73, right? — I’m an old man in any book, and I still want to do everything. I still wanna surf. I ...

Alejandro Escovedo has no preconceived notions about his next album. He knows that sometime in the middle of May he’ll likely retreat to West Texas to write. Although his brand of alt country-punk ...

One of the reasons — maybe even the main reason — that the White Water Tavern so often has the word “legendary” unironically put in front of its name is a commitment to booking absolute icons. I’d bet ...

With a rocking new album, the Alejandro Escovedo Band returns for WMNF. The Pat Puckett Trio opens. App users, you can purchase tickets here. Twenty years ago Alejandro played his first WMNF concert, ...

Journeyman singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo has performed solo for a number of years, but he sure has played in a lot of bands too. It’s a theme that recurs throughout his latest album, Real ...