Alejandro Escovedo

Artist:  Alejandro Escovedo
Born:  January 10, 1951.  San Antonio, Texas, USA
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Alternative Country, Punk Rock, Cowpunk, Heartland Rock, Americana, Roots Rock, Country Rock, Progressive Country, Adult Alternative
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Alejandro Escovedo is a Mexican American Singer and Songwriter.  He began performing in the first-wave Punk Rock Group The Nuns in San Francisco.  In 1980s He moved to Austin, Texas, where he adopted a Roots Rock, Alternative Country Style in the bands Rank And File.  He started solo career in 1992.  In 1997, he collaborated with Whiskeytown and Ryan Adams.  In 1999, he contributed to the tribute album to Moby Grape's co-founder, Skip Spence.  In 2003, in A Tribute To The Songs of Alejandro Escovedo, contributing musicians included Steve Earle, Jon Dee Graham, Lucinda Williams, John Cale, Jennifer Warnes, Ian Hunter, The Jayhawks, and Son Volt.

Artist:  Alejandro Escovedo with Don Antonio
Title:  The Crossing  (2018)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Alternative Country, Punk Rock, Cowpunk, Heartland Rock, Americana, Roots Rock, Country Rock, Progressive Country, Adult Alternative
Label:  Yep Roc Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Andare  (0:55)
 2.  Footsteps In The Shadows  (4:49)
 3.  Texas Is My Mother  (3:02)
 4.  Teenage Luggage (feat. James Williamson  (3:25)
 5.  Something Blue  (4:11)
 6.  Outlaw For You  (3:27)
 7.  Amor Puro  (2:38)
 8.  Waiting For Me (feat. Peter Perrett)  (3:17)
 9.  How Many Times  (4:29)
10. Cherry Blossom Rain  (3:37)
11. Sonica USA (feat. Wayne Kramer)  (2:21)
12. Rio Navidad (feat. Freddy Trujillo)  (3:46)
13. Silver City (feat. Joe Ely)  (5:57)
14. Fury And Fire  (2:14)
15. Flying  (3:08)
16. MC Overload  (3:04)
17. The Crossing (feat. Joe Ely)  (5:23)

Personnel:

Alejandro Escovedo:  Vocals, Guitars, Percussion
Don Antonio:  Guitars, Bass VI, Lap Steel, Keyboards, Vocals on Track 15
Matteo Monti:  Drums, Percussion
Franz Valtieri:  Saxophone
Gianni Perinelli:  Saxophones, Bass Clarinet on Track 15
Nicola Peruch:  Organ, Electric & Acoustic Pianos, Synths

Additional Musicians:

Peter Perrett:  Vocals on Track  8
John Perry:  Guitar on Track 8
Wayne Kramer:  Guitar on Track 11
James Williamson:  guitar on Track 4
Joe Ely:  Vocals on Track 13, Spoken Word on Track 17
Freddy Trujillo:  Spoken Word on Track 12
Emma Morton:  Vocals
Nicholas Tremulis:  Vocals
Sabrina Rocchi:  Vocals on Track 9
Vanni Crociani:  Grand Piano on Track 1
Franco Naddei:  Beats on Track 16

Prague Metopolitan Orchestra:  Directed by Vanni Crociani

Helena Jir.kovsk:  Violin
Marie M.tlov:  Violin
Milena Kol.rov:  Violin
Radek Krizanovsky:  Violin
Agnieszka Sciazko:  Violin
Paavel Ciprys:  Viola
Adriana Vor.ckov:  Cello

The Crossing is the new album and the first album recorded outside of America by Alejandro Escovedo & Don Antonio, released on September 14, 2018 by Yep Roc Records.  Special Guests on the album include Wayne Kramer (MC5), Joe Ely, Peter Perrett and John Perry of The Only One.