Alejandro Escovedo

The Best Shows at SXSW 2013

This year, our sister papers at the Houston Press music blog Rocks Off and Dallas Observer music blog DC-9 at Night teamed up to bring you only the choicest moments from last week's SXSW madness. See Also: -The Scene at SXSW: Here's What You Are Missing -SXSW 2013: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Spai ... More >>

Euclid Records' 50 Best-Selling Albums of 2012

Euclid Records -- one of several excellent purveyors of music in this town and our 2012 winner for Best Record Store -- has just released its top 50 sellers of 2012. It's an interesting list for several reasons. It bears almost no resemblance to Billboard's list, of course. But it also speaks to the ... More >>

Alejandro Escovedo at Off Broadway, 5/15/12: Review and Setlist

Alejandro Escovedo Off Broadway May 15, 2012 Storytelling is a craft that is formulated through years of experience and must be as finely tuned as a guitar. Spirited rock and roll is the backdrop to Alejandro Escovedo's heartfelt and sincere storytelling. Last night in St. Louis, he bared his soul, ... More >>

Alejandro Escovedo

8 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Chuck Prophet at Off Broadway, 3/22/12: Review and Setlist

Chuck Prophet | The Jans Project Off Broadway March 22, 2012 In Austin a few days before his semi-annual stop in St. Louis, Chuck Prophet sat outside a Mexican restaurant and said, "You know, I think we finally cracked that town." Maybe. Or maybe it will take another twenty years. Or as he recent ... More >>

Chuck Prophet

9 p.m. Thursday, March 22. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Norah Jones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Do it Right: SXSW 2012 Day 3

Thursday, March 15, 2012 1 p.m. SXSW is time machine, not always dialed towards the future. Though the clubs change names every season, the gimmicks get more and more outrageous -- witness the skyscraper-sized vending machine stocked with minivan-sized bags of chemically-enhanced corn chips whose n ... More >>

LouFest 2012 Lineup: Who Would You Like to See?

LouFest 2012 has a few announcements coming down the pike, and $50 presale passes are already sold out. The festival, entering its third year, will be looking to once again expand slightly, and hopefully the lineup will continue its trend of evolution. We'll be bringing you our 2012 LouFest lineup ... More >>

Frances Bean Cobain And The Other Nine Hottest Offspring Of Musicians

Rocky Schenck​Today is Frances Bean Cobain's 19th birthday. Time flies, right? In celebration of Miss Frannie, we've compiled a list of hot rock 'n' roll spawn. These people have at least one rock star parent and their moms are frequently models. (Figures.) They are all totally bangable, and m ... More >>

Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: June 3-5

​Apparently there's some big music festival this weekend on Washington Avenue, but we hear the publication responsible for throwing it has already told you approximately one bajillion times. One more can't hurt. Meanwhile, there are many other great things happening in St. Louis music this wee ... More >>

Of Montreal, Tombs Lead This Week's New Show Announcements

Todd OwyoungOf Montreal at The Pageant last October. ​ The Luminary Center for the Arts weren't kidding about their "big" announcement yesterday--Of Montreal is the biggest act they've ever booked. The show is July 4th, so while the rest of the nation is celebrating our dubious democracy and t ... More >>

Blind Eyes, Sleepy Kitty, The Incurables, Old Lights among locals releasing new albums

The Blind Eyes​St. Louis' unseasonably harsh winter has been a boon for local bands, many of whom have spent the time indoors hammering out new tunes. Here's a brief round-up of upcoming releases from The Blind Eyes, Sleepy Kitty, The Incurables and Old Lights.

LouFest Returns in 2011, Pre-Sale Tickets On Sale Now!

​Mark your calendars for August 27 and 28, 2011: LouFest will be returning to Forest Park in St. Louis. In a statement released this morning, organizer Brian Cohen says: "We are excited to have year two now under way. In our first year I think we exceeded expectations. We're hoping to do th ... More >>

Tour Diary, Day Two: The Incurables Open for Alejandro Escovedo in Cincinnati

In October, the Incurables had the opportunity to open several Midwest dates for Alejandro Escovedo. Guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Griffin agreed to keep a tour diary for A to Z. Here's the second installment; part one is here. All photos are from the Bloomington, Illinois, show. Stay tuned to A to Z for ... More >>

Tour Diary, Day One: The Incurables Opening for Alejandro Escovedo

Earlier in October, the Incurables had the opportunity to open several Midwest dates for Alejandro Escovedo. Guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Griffin agreed to keep a tour diary for A to Z. Here's the first installment. All photos are from the Bloomington, Indiana, show. Stay tuned to A to Z for more recaps ... More >>

Party in the Park: The first LouFest was an unqualified musical success

LouFest, Day Two: Alejandro Escovedo

Jon GitchoffAlejandro Escovedo at LouFest. More photos from day two here.​Alejandro Escovedo, who had the unenviable task of playing before Jeff Tweedy, is cooler than all of us. That's a simple, unassailable fact - and not just because he sported a long-sleeved jacket, as if to spite the humi ... More >>

Alejandro Escovedo, still rocking strong after all these years on Street Songs of Love

Festival of Creations: St. Louis gets its own music festival in Forest Park

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 16-22

* = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. COHEED & CAMBRIA---Year Of The Black Rainbow* 2. THE FORCE---Everybody Wins 3. KEM---Intimacy* 4. BLACK CROWES---Croweology* 5. SLEIGH BELLS---Treats 6. ESPARANZA SPALDING---Chamber Music Society 7. JOHN MELLENCAMP---No Better Than This 8. METRI ... More >>

Win a Pair of Two-Day Passes to LouFest!

​LouFest is now mere weeks away. Are you excited? (You should be!) Do you have tickets yet? If not, well, then this blogpost is for you: A to Z has a pair of two-day passes to give away to one lucky person. That's right -- a free pair of passes so you can see Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Lu ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 25-August 1

* = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1. Best Coast - Crazy For You* 2. Black Keys - Brothers 3. Devo - Something For Everybody 4. Menomena - Mines* 5. Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs Of Love* 6. Mark Olson - Many Colored Kite* 7. Tom Petty - Mojo 8. Robert Randolph - We Walk ... More >>

Vote for Your Favorite LouFest T-Shirt Design!

It's hard to believe that the inaugural LouFest is only a month away. August 28 and 29 in Forest Park you can catch acts such as She & Him, Broken Social Scene, Jeff Tweedy and Alejandro Escovedo. This week, the festival is holding a contest to choose the official LouFest T-shirt. Five designs have ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 5 - July 11

* = coming to town, = local Robert Randolph and the Family Band will play the Pageant Friday, July 16​Vintage Vinyl 1. Big Boi -- Sir Lucious Left Foot. The Son Of Chico Dusty 2. Roots -- How I Got Over 3. Eminem -- Recovery 4. Drake -- Thank Me Later 5. Black Keys -- Brothers 6. Ratatat -- ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of June 28-July 5

= local, * = coming to town Wolf Parade's latest album, Expo 86​ Euclid Records 1. Wolf Parade -- Expo 86 2. Black Keys -- Brothers 3. Rolling Stones -- Exile on Main St. 4. Robert Randolph & the Family Band -- We Walk This Road 5. Band of Horses -- Infinite Arms 6. ... More >>

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 29

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) blogs.westword.com3OH!3's Streets of Gold​*3OH!3, Streets Of Gold Ke$ha joins the neon-pop group on its latest release. Stream that track and the rest of the ... More >>

She & Him, Broken Social Scene, Jeff Tweedy, Built to Spill, Alejandro Escovedo and Airborne Toxic Event Highlight the LouFest Lineup

Taea ThaleShe & Him headline day two of LouFest.​Indie-pop duo She & Him, Canadian rock collective Broken Social Scene, Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy, veteran fuzz-rockers Built to Spill, indie upstarts Airborne Toxic Event and grizzled Texas rocker Alejandro Escovedo are topping the LouFest lin ... More >>

St. Louis Video: The True Believers Covering the Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

Earlier this week, the Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. In honor of that, here's Alejandro Escovedo (playing with his '80s band the True Believers) filmed covering "I Wanna Be Your Dog" at Mississippi Nights. Um, is nobody here for this show? The crowd looks rat ... More >>

Video: Alejandro Escovedo at Twangfest; Recalling Wasted Night at Cicero's

Here's a YouTube clip of Alejandro Escovedo headlining Twangfest last week at the Pageant. Escovedo prefaces the song "Sensitive Boys" with a recollection of a wild night (or two) he spent playing the old Cicero's club back when he was with the band The True Believers.

Twangfest Auction Rolls On, Fest Starts Tonight With Alejandro Escovedo at the Pageant

Twangfest 13 starts tonight at the Pageant with Amy Lavere, Hot Club of Cowtown and Alejandro Escovedo, but the Twangfest eBay Auction, an annual charity event for KDHX Community Media, has been rolling for a week, with many items ending this afternoon. Lots of cool and rare music stuff. Check it ou ... More >>

Tonight's Shows, Wednesday, June 10: Aerosmith, White Rabbits, O.A.R., Portugal.The Man, Alejandro Escovedo

Blame Bonnaroo for tonight's insanity. Does the weekend start on Wednesday this week? Apparently so. Shows going on tonight: *Aerosmith, 3 Doors Down, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *White Rabbits, The Subjects, Jon Hardy & the Public, Firebird *Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Lavere, The Hot Club of Cow ... More >>

Alejandro Escovedo

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Alejandro Escovedo Returns to St. Louis; Headlines Twangfest in June

flickr.com/photos/hammhawkEscovedo playing last year's New Orleans' JazzFest.St. Louis' annual indie music celebration Twangfest announced yesterday the line up for its June festival. Headlining the kickoff party at the Pageant on Wednesday, June 10, is the incomparable Alejandro Escovedo. The singe ... More >>

Complete Twangfest Lineup/Venues Announced

Some names trickled out a few weeks ago, but we can exclusively reveal the Twangfest lineup for this year's model, which takes place from Wednesday, June 10, through Saturday, June 13.Wednesday (Pageant)Alejandro EscovedoHot Club of Cowtown  TBA Thursday (Duck Room) Big Sandy and His Fly-Ri ... More >>

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of April 16

Pageant *Alejandro Escovedo, Wednesday, June 10 *MOE., Thursday, July 16 *Joan Baez, Sunday, July 19 Family Arena *A Flock of Seagulls/The Romantics/Survivor/Tommy Tutone/Naked Eyes, Saturday, June 13 BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *Alvin Jett and the Phat Noiz CD Release, Saturday, May 2Firebird *Death ... More >>

We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

No Depression Magazine to Cease Its Print Publication

R.I.P. Mississippi Nights

The lights go out at a fabled club — but only after one hell of a party.

Mystery to Me

Knowing me, not knowing you: the enigmatic Richard Buckner.

Yo Quiero Actual Musicians

B-Sides talks to Alejandro Escovedo, explores hip-hop's essential albums

Alejandro Escovedo

The Boxing Mirror (Back Porch)

Anders Parker at the Mound City Music Festival

Saturday, December 11; Mississippi Nights

The Silos

Tuesday, September 28; Off Broadway

Jon Dee Graham

Friday, July 2; Frederick's Music Lounge

Bistro Beats

This summer, the town's top jazz club opens its doors to a wider variety of sounds

List-omania

RFT music geeks pick the best recordings of 2001

Alejandro Escovedo with Jason Ringenberg and Rodeo Soul

Friday, June 29; Off Broadway

Various Artists

Down to the Promised Land (Bloodshot)

Kelly Hogan and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts with Neko Case

Saturday, May 27; Side Door