Alejandro_Escovedo
photo: Nancy Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo preps new LP ft. Wayne Kramer & more; touring w/ Joe Ely

Alejandro Escovedo will release new album The Crossing on September 14 via Yep Roc, which is his first album for the label. He made the album in Italy with Italian band Don Antonio and it features guest appearances from The Stooges’ James Williamson, the MC5’s Wayne Kramer, plus Peter Perrett and John Perry from The Only Ones, and Joe Ely. You can listen to “Sonica USA” below.

You can catch Alejandro on tour starting soon, including a run of dates in August with Joe Ely. Those include a stop at NYC’s City Winery on 8/20 (tickets).

Alejandro was in NYC back in the spring for a whole bunch of shows. All dates are listed below.

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The Crossing tracklist:
1. Andare
2. Footsteps In The Shadows
3. Texas Is My Mother
4. Teenage Luggage
5. Something Blue
6. Outlaw For You
7. Amor Puro
8. Waiting For Me
9. How Many Times
10. Cherry Blossom Rain
11. Sonica USA
12. Rio Navidad
13. Silver City
14. Fury and Fire
15. Flying
16. MC Overload
17. The Crossing

Alejandro Escovedo – 2018 Tour Dates
Aug 2 – The Grove KGSR BBQ – Austin, TX (w/ US band)
Aug 19 – City Winery – Boston, MA*
Aug 20 – City Winery – New York, NY*
Aug 21 – City Winery – Washington, DC*
Aug 23 – The Ark – Ann Arbor, MI*
Aug 24 – Old Town School of Folk Music – Chicago, IL*
Aug 25 – Dakota Jazz Club – Minneapolis, MN*
Sept 8 – Mushroom Festival – Kennett Square, PA
Sept 12-13 – Americana Fest – Nashville, TN
Oct 13 – Kafe del Teatro – Lleida, Spain
Oct 14 – Loco – Valencia, Spain
Oct 16 – Tempo – Madrid, Spain
Oct 19 – De Posthoorn – Hamont-Achel, Belgium
Oct 20 – Ramblin Roots Festival – Utrecht, Holland
Oct 22 – Boule Noir – Paris, France
Oct 23 – De Zwerver – Leffinge, Belgium
Oct 25 – Gosforth Civic – Newcastle, UK
Oct 26 – Oran Mor – Glasgow, UK
Oct 27 – The Hubs – Sheffield, UK
Oct 28 – The Lending Room – Leeds, UK
Oct 30 – Bush Hall – London, UK
Oct 31 – Hen & Chicken – Bristols, UK
Nov 1 – Bullingdon – Oxford, UK
*solo dates with Joe Ely