Twangville — I never quite ‘got’ Alejandro Escovedo. I had a couple of his records and liked any number of his songs (though unlike a certain former president, “Castanets” was not among my favorites). But I didn’t really get it. How did the editors over... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Cyndi Lauper @ Town Hall * Dylan Leblanc @ Joe's Pub * Laurie Anderson @ Other Music * Burning Spear @ Rockefeller Park * Pharoahe Monch @ Queensbridge Park * Alejandro Escovedo @ Bowery Electric... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Alejandro Escovedo - Silver Cloud (MP3) Alejandro Escovedo @ City Winery in June (more by Chris La Putt) Alejandro Escovedo, whose excellent Street Songs of Love came out in June, will be back in New York this week for... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Joao Kartoshka said... B.B- Brigitte Bardot LP from 1964 http://kartoshka167.blogspot.com YoungMossTongue said... DOVES - Lost Souls RORY GALLAGHER - Against the Grain BABES IN TOYLAND - Spanking Machine ROBERT FRIPP & THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN - God ... more info

MTV.com News — Drake's Thank Me Later holds onto Billboard #2, while 'Eclipse' soundtrack jumps up to #3 with movie's release.By Gil Kaufman Eminem Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage He may not have crossed the platinum plateau in his first week on shelves, bu... more info

MTV.com News — John Legend, Mary J. Blige and the 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' cast are also scheduled to make Independence Day appearances around the country.By MTV News staff B.O.B Photo: MTV News The Fourth of July weekend. A time for potato salad, backyar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Alejandro Escovedo - Silver Cloud (MP3) photos by Chris La Putt, words by Andrew Frisicano Alejandro Escovedo just played two nights at City Winery with Bobby Bare Jr. opening. Special guests on the first night (6/29) included Mott the... more info

Popdose — I’ll tell you one thing right from the jump; Alejandro Escovedo’s new album, Street Songs of Love (Fantasy/Concord Music Group), may be my favorite album of the year from a production standpoint. Of course one might expect as much when Tony Visco... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs (MP3) Starting tonight (6/29), Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys play a string of album-release shows for new LP Street Songs of Love, out today on Fantasy Records. All three are at City Winery,... more info

KEXP Seattle — The third album by Montreal band Wolf Parade tops the list of new releases this week. Freshly infused with live energy and more collaborative songwriting, EXPO 86 is the sound of a band coming into its own. Texas songwriter Alejandro Escovedo returns... more info