Brooklyn Vegan — Drive-By Truckers recently trucked through the area, hitting Wellmont Theater in NJ on Saturday, June 11th with Alejandro Escovedo. If you missed out or were just hoping for a NYC show, your wish is granted. Drive-By Truckers will play... more info

Twangville — One of my favorite parts of SXSW is the crazy things you see and hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections. This is how we fucking roll in Austin Texas. Steve Wertheimer, proprietor of the Continental Club introducing Alejandro Escovedo. A... more info

Twangville — I got a bit carried away with the videos, compiling 26 great videos captured live at SXSW. Not surprisingly, we kick things off with the performance that introduced me to Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven. From there, a three-fer from Alejandro Escov... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jesse Malin & Alejandro Escovedo at Bowery Electric (more by Lori Baily) Alejandro Escovedo will swing through town with Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social as part of an April & May tour. Escovedo will hit numerous venues in... more info

Twangville — Given that friends and colleagues always ask upon my return from Austin who were my absolute favorites of the new bands I saw at SXSW each year, I’m going to focus my attentions entirely on the new-to-me bands that I left Austin wishing most ferven... more info

Twangville — I was reminded about this song while having a conversation about childrens music with a few day-job colleagues several weeks ago. As the story goes, Alejandro Escovedo and Mike Fracasso led a songwriting seminar for a group of students at the Ziker E... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Jason Isbell - Codeine (MP3) Drive By Truckers Drive-By Truckers are currently on the road in support of their new album Go-Go Boots which is out now. Their last swing through NYC happened not that long ago - they... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Wyatt Cenac @ NYU * Mamie Minch @ Barbes * Gary US Bonds @ Iridium Jazz * Sanda Weigl & Gypsyork @ Barbes * Alejandro Escovedo @ City Winery * Tony Malaby's Novela @ The Stone... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Alejandro Escovedo at City Winery (more by Chris La Putt) Here's a tough job for you - opening for Bruce Springsteen at a rare club gig:Alt-country great Alejandro Escovedo had the difficult task of performing in the slot directly before... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... * HOTLEGS (10cc) Thinks: School Stinks (1970) The original 1970 first LP release from Hotlegs (10cc, minus Graham Gouldman). Featuring the same album cover Alice Cooper would co-opt 2 years later for School's Out. Includes the minor hit, "N... more info