Alejandro Escovedo's career defies easy definition. He was the leader of a punk band that opened for the Sex Pistols, but his latest album, "The Crossing," was recorded with an Italian band in Rome.

At the time we published this post, there were still tickets available to see Alejandro Escovedo at the White Water Tavern. But you should probably hurry. The songwriting giant and ambassadorial ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Below, you can check out an exclusive clip of Escovedo performing “Heartbeat Smile” with his retinue, an esteemed cast of musicians that includes Peter Buck, Minus 5’s Scott McCaughey, ex-Fastbacks ...

Alejandro Escovedo will tell you there’s been good times and bad times over the years, but if you ask the Austin-based singer-guitarist about one of the best, he’ll go back to when he was a ...

When Alejandro Escovedo was a boy in San Antonio, his parents had him pack for a vacation to Southern California. They didn't tell him the vacation was permanent. Belongings, friends and pets were ...

Alejandro Escovedo has, on the surface, lived the typical life of the critic's darling - doted on by writers, lauded by a small but vocal group of ardent fans, largely ignored by mainstream music ...

fans can expect some significant changes on Friday when he returns to Birmingham for a 9 p.m. concert. First of all, don't make tracks for the in Avondale, a smaller space that exudes street ...

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 ...