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Alejandro Escovedo’s family tree includes former Santana percussionist Pete Escovedo and Pete’s daughter, Sheila E (also Prince’s former drummer and later a pop star). He began his music career with The Nuns, a mid-’70s punk band based in San Francisco. He co-founded the pioneering cowpunk band Rank and File in 1979, which moved to Austin, Texas, in 1981 after a stint in New York City. The band released Sundown on Slash Records in 1982, but shortly after, Escovedo left to form the True Believers with brother Javier. The band recorded two albums for EMI and toured the country, often as an opening act for Los Lobos. However, EMI opted not to release the second album, which eventually led to the group’s break-up. (It eventually surfaced as a bonus item when Rykodisc reissued the first set on CD in 1994.) Escovedo released a solo album in 1992 on Watermelon Records, Gravity, uniting his wide variety of styles; the album was produced by Stephen Bruton of Bonnie Raitt’s band. Escovedo also began gigging periodically with the band Buick MacKane, who fused old-school punk with 70’s glam rock; after Rykodisc released Escovedo’s With These Hands in 1996, they followed it up with Buick MacKane’s long-awaited album. After Escovedo parted ways with Rykodisc, he signed with the Chicago-based alt-country label Bloodshot in 1998, who released the live album More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-1996 and the acclaimed studio set A Man Under The Influence.
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  • ShuffleItAll

    new track from his upcoming album big station: http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.se/2012/04/listen-alejandro-escovedo-man-of-world.html

    last month

  • lofidelphia

    One of the most underrated artists I listen to.

    March 2012

  • schloppypoppy

    I love his slower tempo songs, definitely knows how to rock out as well.

    December 2011

  • liam7777

    Good to see all the positive comments. Alejandro is a great person and artist.

    December 2011

  • Druid66

    I met Al when I was living in Austin. He is not only staggering to watch on stage and fiery in performance, but he's also a genuinely good guy and easy to like.

    July 2011

  • morningside24

    Is 'The Boxing Mirror' any good? I'm really curious, cos I'm a big John Cale fan (he produced the album), and I'm just getting into Escovedo's stuff.

    November 2010

  • newmusicmichael

    Phenomenally talented live performer, say him at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

    August 2010

  • bjberkow

    Its like if Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen had a child and that kid went on tour with Los Lobos and listened to Tom Petty records. Alejandro is good. [2]

    August 2010
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