Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo, Ivan Julian & friends are The Fauntleroys, releasing debut EP (stream a track)

Alejandro Escovedo has been highly prolific in his 30+ years as a musician, putting in time in ’70s punk band The Nuns, ’80s alt-country bands Rank and File and True Believers, and he’s been an active solo artist since the ’90s (among other things)…

Twin Sister (or is it Mr. Twin Sister)'s Andrea Estella is in 'Veronica Mars' movie; band up to something too

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Twin Sister, who released their debut album on Domino back in 2011. You may have heard a couple of their songs recently if you saw the crowd-funded Veronica Mars movie, which came out back in March, and is now on home video…

NXNE expands 2014 lineup again (Future Islands, Xiu Xiu, AraabMUZIK, Kirin J Callinan, Autre Ne Veut & more)

Viet Cong @ BV SXSW 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The NXNE Festival happens in venues all over Toronto, Cananda from June 13 – 22. They’ve already had a few lineup announcements and have just released another round of artist additions, including Future Islands, AraabMUZIK, Pusha T…

SXSW Lou Reed tribute line-up announced: The Black Lips, Susanne Vega, Cheetah Chrome, Baseball Project & more)

One of this year’s anticipated SXSW events is the official Lou Reed tribute which will happen on Friday, March 14 at the Paramount Theatre from 7:30 PM to midnight…

Drive-By Truckers releasing 'English Oceans,' touring w/ Blitzen Trapper (dates & new song stream)

Long-running alt-country band Drive-By Truckers are gearing up to release their tenth studio album, English Oceans, on March 4 via ATO Records, and they’ve just released its first single, the twangy mid-tempo burner, “Pauline Hawkins…

a guide to New Year's Eve shows and parties in Chicago

New Year’s Eve (December 31) is just around the corner… have you figured out what you’re doing yet? There are a handful of great concerts and parties taking place in Chicago this year, from Death (the band) to Roky Erickson to Star Slinger to Girl Group Chicago, and many more…

'Former groupies' telling stories on Reddit; Alejandro Escovedo announces tour dates

Alejandro Escovedo at Clearwater Festival in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) There’s a popular forum on Reddit where “former groupies” are telling stories of their experiences with rock stars…

Drive-By Truckers and Old 97s playing shows separately and together (dates)

Old 97s at Webster Hall in 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Alt-country bands Drive-By Truckers and Old 97s are both heading out on separate tours this winter and in March they’ll team up for two NYC area shows on March 15 at the Capitol Theatre and March 16 at the Wellmont T…

A guide to New Year's Eve shows and parties in Chicago

We’ve been talking New Year’s Eve for quite some time, and since the world didn’t end last week, all the great shows and parties we told you about are still happening…

Rhett Miller, Kathleen Edwards, John Wesley Harding & Alejandro Escovedo playing City Winery & other places (dates)

Rhett Miller at MHOW, October 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Rhett Miller has only a sprinkle of dates scheduled from now until the early portion of 2013, but that does include a stop on January 9th, 2013 at City Winery…
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