Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Alexander “Skip” Spence released sole album Oar. His head was spinning freely. Read and Scott McCaughey and Alejandro Escovedo in MAGNET on Spence: The post Alexander “Skip” Spence Released Sole Album “Oar” 55 Years Ag... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Electric Literature shared an excerpt from Susan Choi’s forthcoming novel Trust Exercise. Rolling Stone profiled singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus. March's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $1.99 today: One World: A global anthology of short stor... more info

Consequence of Sound — The eclectic group of musicians get together to talk about the things that go beyond music. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — “I’m sitting here in Carrboro, North Carolina.” This is the voice of Alejandro Escovedo. On the day we’re speaking, I’m hoping to catch his performance that night at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, but I’m [...] The post Catching Up With ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven, APB, Alejandro Escovedo, Grails, Gabby's World, and more Sunday show options. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include Mineral, King Tuff, The Lemon Twigs, The Jayhawks, Cam'ron, Alejandro Escovedo, Bodega, Azure Ray, Kim Phuc, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: The Knocks, The Front Bottoms, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, San Fermin, Alejandro Escovedo, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, and more tickets on sale. Continue reading… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author Edward St. Aubyn. Stereogum reconsidered Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs album on its 20th anniversary. September's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for $2.99 today: At Risk by Alice Hoffman The New Yorker profiled singer-so... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — MUSIC REVIEW: Alejandro Escovedo’s “The Crossing” illustrates fates of immigrants whose American dreams are starting points of intersecting journeys. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include Waxahatchee, OctFest, Ex Hex, Alejandro Escovedo, All Pigs Must Die, Obituary, and more. Continue reading… more info