Who is in alejandro escovedo band

A Mexican-American kid with Texas roots and California raising taking on immigration issues in two continents with an Italian band, no less, makes perfect sense — if you know Alejandro Escovedo. No Depression magazine declared him the Artist of the Decade. Two years ago, with a string of European tour dates booked, he went looking for a band from the Continent to back him up.

Then he started asking around. Their reputation sealed the deal. Everybody knew them. Apparently, at one time or another, everybody toured with them as a band, made friends with them, or played the festival they put on every year.

He sent the band a list of thirty songs before meeting up in Modigliana. Two months later, he was back for more tour dates including the south of Italy. He learned about a deeper history. His new bandmates teased him for thinking years was a long time.

One of the reasons I find Escovedo so compelling is he always has the best musicians supporting him and with Austin Texas as your farm team league, to use a baseball analogy, it is not surprising.

Diaz and Alejandro worked beautifully together and at times they and the band hit that eargasmic sweet spot that is so rare but is the drug that musicians and audiences live for. Back in November of last year I caught just the second live performance of a different incarnation of the Alejandro Escovedo band only the bass player was a holdover.

Although I thought the previous version of the band had done quite well playing such tough material on little rehearsal, it was apparent from the very first song that the current lineup were really a band, firing on all cylinders.

A fun rocker, Shave is destined to become a staple at wrestling practices and full-service hair salons well into the new millennia. The ever grateful and humble AE thanked the label for backing this project, a milestone in his career and which he credits with bringing in a new fan base. The best part was, for a song he never performs live, he nailed it and much of the kudos goes to the wonderful band. The acoustic set had the band seated toward the front of the stage including drummer Scott Laningham who traded his full drum kit in for a one-man band setup.

The career retrospective mini set of Five Hearts Breaking, Wave, Suite of Light and Rosalee had the intimate feel of a living room and the relaxed staging paid off. This was when the band really jelled and played so perfectly together it was as if they were controlled by one mind. About Us. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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