Articles tagged "alejandro escovedo"

Events Review

Bloodshot Records Beer B-Q at Hideout Block Party: 12 September 2009 - Chicago

by Rory O'Connor

[12.Oct.09] :. Acting as a final curtain call on summer festivals in Chicago, the Hideout Block party was back for its 13th installment, but what a difference a year can make.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 Feature

The Best Americana Music of 2008

by Andrew Gilstrap

[18.Dec.08] :. It did seem -- perhaps because of the genre's traditional real-world concerns -- like a lot of the year's best Americana releases sensed the storm clouds gathering.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2008 Feature

The Best Singer-Songwriter Albums of 2008

by Michael Keefe

[10.Dec.08] :. Former (or current) members of the Dream Syndicate, Fleetwood Mac, and the Wallflowers are just a few of the best singer-songwriters stepping out on their own this year.

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Music Review

Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal

by Maura Walz

[25.Jun.08] :. A poetic country-gone-glam gem, the latest in Alejandro Escovedo's legendary alt-country career finds him chronicling the stories and characters of his past as a way to live in the present.

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Music DVD Review

Jon Dee Graham Swept Away: A Rock and Roll Documentary

by Christel Loar

[30.May.08] :. Part portrait-of-the-artist and part concert documentary, Swept Away is an intimate look at the life and work of Austin songwriter and musician Jon Dee Graham.

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Mixed Media

Constantines, Clipse, The Gossip…

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Apr.08] :. Constantines Hard Feelings [MP3]       Clipse What’s Up [MP3]       The Gossip Yr Mangled Heart (Live)...

Mixed Media

 

Alejandro Escovedo: The Boxing Mirror

by Andrew Gilstrap

[26.Jun.06] :. Escovedo's brush with death yields one of his best records.

 

Alejandro Escovedo: A Man Under the Influence

by James Mann

[23.Apr.01] :. In all the conversations I’ve had with Alejandro Escovedo over the years, from his days in the Nuns to the True Believers and more recently after his “Artist of the Decade” award...