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Alejandro Escovedo (born January 10, 1951, in San Antonio, Texas) is a Mexican American singer-songwriter.
The son of Mexican immigrants to Texas, Escovedo is from a family that includes several professional musicians, including brothers (and percussionists) Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo, and Sheila E (Pete's daughter and Alejandro's niece). Another brother, Mario, fronted the hard rock band The Dragons, and yet another brother, Javier, was in the punk rock band The Zeros.
Escovedo began performing in the first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. After Escovedo's departure, The Nuns recorded an album on Posh Boy Records, but had little commercial success.
In the 1980s Escovedo moved to Austin, Texas, where he adopted a roots rock/alternative country style in the bands Rank and File (with Chip and Tony Kinman) and the True Believers (with his brother Javier, Jon Dee Graham and bass player Denny DeGorio). His first solo albums, Gravity, and Thirteen Years, were released in 1992 and 1994.
http://www.alejandroescovedo.com - Check out this live clip of Alejandro Escovedo performing "Sally Was A Cop" off his new album "Big Station." "Big Station" is in stores everywhere now! To buy "Big Station," click here: http://amzn.to/L9DqdC
Alejandro Escovedo on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing Crooked Frame 1996
Alejandro Escovedo and Susan Voelz. Rosalie. Lincoln Hall February 22, 2014
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www.youtube.com/qtv Alejandro Escovedo was in studio Q for a chat and two performances from his album 'Real Animal'.
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Alejandro Escovedo with special guest David Hidalgo of Los Lobos performing Neil Young's classic "Like a Hurricane" at Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, Missouri on June 29th, 2013. Alejandro opened the show, followed by Los Lonely Boys and headliner Los Lobos. By the way, the stage is actually pretty large, but it was crowded with the equipment for all three bands when the show started, both to minimize the time of set changes and to enable all three bands to jam like this.
Music video by Alejandro Escovedo performing Anchor. (C) 2010 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Alejandro Escovedo - "Castanets" Live at New Orleans Jazz Fest 2008
This was a free concert at the local guitar shop in Birmingham Michigan on 6/17/2014. It was a lunchtime performance in advance of his evening show at The Shelter that same night.
http://wfuv.org Alejandro Escovedo performs "San Antonio Rain" live at Studio A. Recorded 6/5/12 Host: Darren DeVivo Audio Engineer: Joe Grimaldi Cameras: Andrew Arne, Fenizia Maffucci, and Tim Teeling Editor: Claire Donovan
Austin, Texas artist Alejandro Escovedo performs 'Castanets' in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri. 90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com @909TheBridge | @KCPT Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri. bridge909.org
Final song from the all-star band at the Georgia Theater! Excellent opening set from Peter Buck and band.
Alejandro Escovedo performs "Sister Lost Soul" live @ Waterloo Records in Austin TX to celebrate the release of his record Real Animal
Check out the full session of artist Alejandro Escovedo's performance at TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri. 90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com
01. Intro (00:21) 02. Castanets (01:18) 03. Interview (04:52) 04. Bottom of the World (06:20) 05. Interview (10:05) 06. San Antonio Rain (11:55) 07. Interview (16:21) 08. Chelsea Hotel '78 (17:40) 09. Interview (24:12) 10. I Was Drunk (25:37) 11. Interview (31:56) 12. Crooked Frame (32:58) 13. Interview (37:00) 14. Tender Heart (38:15) http://liveitnowentertainment.com/contact-us/
www.youtube.com/qtv Alejandro Escovedo was in studio Q for a chat and two performances from his album 'Real Animal'.
Alejandro Escovedo Solo Sessions (Part 1) live in Austin, Texas, 1994. Just Alejandro his guitar and some of his best songs recorded by AMN on December 13, 1994 AR.2001.007.000014
A member of the famous Escovedo family, including brother Coke Escovedo, former percussionist for Santana, and niece Shelia E. Alejandro Escovedo has performed with bands of many genres including the punk-rock, Nuns and the alt-country Rank and File. In his solo career, he has released 14 albums, including 2012 Big Station.
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO returns to the WoodSongs stage with a brand new album 'Big Station' on Fantasy/Concord. Long one of America's most admired poet-rockers, his 35 years as a musician and two decades as a solo artist has taken him from Texas to California to New York and back again to Texas, encompassing a breadth of music as varied as the many bands he was part of before embarking on a solo career. The new album finds the ever-evolving Texas rocker highly-charged with spirit and purpose. Largely co-written with frequent collaborator Chuck Prophet, the album's 12 songs bristle with tension and hope as Escovedo fights to keep faith in a changing world and hold onto love. JOSEPH ARTHUR was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World label as the first North...
Pistas 1 Paradise 2 Broken Bottle 3 Pyramid of Tears 4 She Doesn't Live Here Anymore 5 Bury Me/Hard Road (Live) 6 Five Hearts Breaking 7 Thirteen Years 8 Losing Your Touch 9 Baby's Got New Plans 10 Mountain of Mud 11 Pale Blue Eyes (Live) 12 Wave 13 Rosalie 14 I Wish I Was Your Mother
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Tough Texas rocker Alejandro Escovedo sat down to talk about his career in music and his relationship with Guild. For more Guild interviews and performances, click here: http://www.guildguitars.com/video/
Alejandro Escovedo performs on the main stage at the 2010 Edmonton Folk Fest. Interview by Bryan Birtles.
Khabele students interview Alexandro Escovedo who will play at Saturday, Nov. 12's "Coming Up Together" celebration.
the AU review talks to a few legends of the Texas music scene: the recently reunited True Believers, featuring Alejandro Escovedo. We talk about their original time together, how things are sitting now, their latest EP, crowdfunding, playing Austin City Limits Festival and much, much more... and a plug for Bluesfest in Australia! They want to play! Interview/Edit/Camera: Larry Heath Filmed on October 6th, 2013 at Austin City Limits Festival in the Austin Airstream. http://www.theaureview.com/ http://www.facebook.com/theaureview http://www.twitter.com/theaureview SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC RELATED CONTENT!
For chart history and more on Alejandro Escovedo: http://www.billboard.com/artist/alejandro-escovedo/chart-history/59077 Alejandro talks about his Bonnaroo preparation and playing probably his first noon set of his life.
She wasn't young she wasn't old
She was simply the most beautiful woman he had ever seen
The captain's hands
They never held another woman again
He was always seen carrying a bag
A bag of bones, a dusty beer
And the faded outline of a tatooed tear
And the faded outline of a tatooed tear
Sometimes the moonlight spills across the ocean
And it reminds him of his lover's hair
But then sometimes
The ocean surrounds him
Wraps her arms around him
And tries to drag him down
Amongst the treasures that still remain there
When the night is full
You can hear him sing
This song
Gone gone those days are gone
They're bound to time and they keep draggin on
I gave you my best and now that's gone
And what I got left you couldn't lean on
Gone gone those days are gone
Gone gone gone
And so on...
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