Tuesday, October 12 2010 8:00 PM
21+ $20.00 ($25 Door)
Lincoln Hall
Mention Alejandro Escovedo to a casual music fan, and you’ll probably get a shrug of indifference.
But mention him to fans of punk, alt-country, blazing guitar-rock or confessional string-quartet pop, and you might get a big smile.
For those not aware of the Mexican American musician’s talent, experience and rich history, suffice it to say he’s a sort of a musical “Zelig,” although hardly ordinary or unimportant.
He was named Musician of the Decade by No Depression magazine in 1998. Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, USA Today and Entertainment Weekly have all done loving profiles. He’s appeared on “Austin City Limits,” “Late Night With Conan O’Brian,” “Today,” “Tonight,” with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and at the Democratic National Convention.
Fans have decried their hero’s lack of popular recognition or mainstream success, but Escovedo sees it differently.
“I’m quite grateful and glad it’s gone this way,” he said during a phone interview. “I’m comfortable to have been able to experiment, to have had creative freedom and to have played music for a good reason.”
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