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Music, Music Feature Dec 10, 2020
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Will Bloodshot Records stay in the saddle?

Internal strife, unpaid royalties, and the looming possibility of a sale have forced the venerable Chicago indie label to a crossroads.
- By Mark Guarino
- Tags: Music Feature, Bloodshot Records, Eric Babcock, Rob Miller, Nan Warshaw, insurgent country, country music, Ryan Adams, #MeToo, sexual harassment, royalties, sale, Lydia Loveless, Robbie Fulks, Jon Langford, Waco Brothers, Texas Rubies, Sundowners, Ha Ha Tonka, Nina Stiener, For a Life of Sin: A Compilation of Insurgent Chicago Country, Freakwater, Old 97’s, Neko Case, Sadies, Blacks, Trailer Bride, Split Lip Rayfield, Alejandro Escovedo, Crash Palace, Flying Fish, Blind Pig, Justin Townes Earle, Luke Winslow-King, Laura Jane Grace, Sarah Shook, Mark Panick, Anthony Nguyen, Graham Parker, Bottle Rockets, Cordero, Al Scorch, Cory Branan, Kathie Russell, Jason Hawk Harris, Stephen Ma, Keith Bernstein, Royalty Review Council, Video

Music, Concert Preview Aug 16, 2018
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Rocker Alejandro Escovedo draws from his family history to meditate on the smearing of the immigrant experience
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Concert Preview, Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely, The Crossing, Recommended, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2016
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Remembering a song of heartbreak by Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo sounds more alive than ever on his new record, but the vulnerability in the 1993 track "Baby's Got New Plans" is every bit as powerful.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, Post No Bills, Alejandro Escovedo, Burn Something Beautiful, Thirteen Years, Baby's Got New Plans, 12 O'Clock Track, Video

Music, Music Feature Jan 7, 2015
Where is Bloodshot Records going now that 'insurgent country' has outgrown it?

On the occasion of the label's 20th birthday party, cofounders Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller talk about diversifying their roster, surviving the collapse of album sales, and not getting rich.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Bloodshot Records, Rob Miller, Nan Warshaw, Bloodshot Records 20th Anniversary Blowout, Ben Kweller, Lydia Loveless, Rhett Miller, Bobby Bare Jr., Banditos, Eric Babcock, For a Life of Sin, Old 97's, Handsome Family, Robbie Fulks, Alejandro Escovedo, Jon Langford, Wayne Hancock, While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records, JC Brooks, Mike Watt

Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2014
Reader's Agenda Wed 7/2: FitzGerald's American Music Festival, Hideout Veggie Bingo, and Human Feel

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, July 2
- By Will Greenberg
- Tags: Do This, Arts, FitzGerald's American Music Festival, Joe Ely, Alejandro Escovedo, Marcia Ball, Robbie Fulks, The Hideout, Veggie Bingo, Hot Doug's, Human Feel, Constellation

Music, Music Sidebar Jul 1, 2014
FitzGerald's 33rd annual American Music Festival

The fest's best lineup in a decade features old standby Billy Joe Shaver and rising stars Zoe Muth, Sarah Borges, and John Fullbright.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Sidebar, FitzGerald’s 33rd Annual American Music Festival, Berwyn, FitzGerald's, Alejandro Escovedo, Marcia Ball, Joe Ely, SideBar, Billy Joe Shaver, Long in the Tooth, Willie Nelson, Shawn Camp, Leon Russell, Tex-Mex, Zoe Muth, World of Strangers, Signature Sounds, Mama Needs a, Mama Needs a Margarita, Sarah Borges, Radio Sweetheart, Lonesome Bay, Okie, John Fullbright, Songs, Blue Dirt, From the Ground Up, Keeping Hope Alive

Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2012
Shows to see: Ane Brun, Lee Ranaldo, Alejandro Escovedo, and more

Lots of bass clarinets at once, songs inspired by Mexican drug wars and the Arab Spring, and more
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Do This, Music, Soundboard, Mythic Birds, Alejandro Escovedo, Ane Brun, Lee Ranaldo, Icky Blossoms, TV on the Radio, Dave Sitek

Music, Music Sidebar Apr 14, 2011
Record Store Day
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Cafe Mustache, Deadwax Records, Dusty Groove, Gramaphone Records, Hyde Park Records, Jazz Record Mart, Laurie's Planet of Sound, Old School Records, Permanent Records, Raffe's Record Riot, Reckless Records, Reckless Records, Reckless Records, Record Breakers, Saki, Vintage Vinyl, Beverly Records, Cyclopx Records, Dave's Records, Groove Dis, Groovin' High, Kstarke Records, Second Hand Tunes, Shake, Rattle & Read, Thrill Jockey, Glenn Jones, Charlie Parry & the Black Twig Pickers, Phil Manley, Isaiah Mitchell, Oval, Liturgy, Bloodshot Recrs, the Blacks, Babby Bare Jr., Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Alejandro Escovedo, Purling Hiss, Puffy Areolas, Trouble in Mind, Mean Jeans, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Wrong Words, Jack Oblivian, Eccentric Soul, Deerhoof, Bad Brains, Fleet Foxes, Death Cab for Cutie, Owen, Dio, Vivian Girls, Off!, Television, Decembrists, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, I Was Totally Destroying It, Phil Cohran & Arkestra, Tim Larson, Demchuk, Limbs, Ron Trent, Jason Adasiewicz & Josh Berman, Tail Dragger & Rockin' Johnny, Cany Golde, Vee Dee, Population, Elia Einhorn, CHIRP, Morris Mill & Friends, Sonorama, Bad Drugs, Silver Abuse, Population, Cult of Youth, Owen, Raw Nerve, Cairo Gang, the Singleman Affair, Jeff Parker, Candy Golde, Joan of Arc, Tyler John Tyler, Steve Krakow, Plastic Crimewave, A Rocket to the Moon, Slow Witch, Steepwater Band, Flame Shark, Darling, Aetiology, This is Cinema, In Tall Buildings, Rabid Rabbit, 1900s, Chaperone, Bob Dey's Tank, Engine Man, Distractions, Luck of Eden Hall, Tim Larson & the Owner/Operators

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2010
Alejandro Escovedo and the Shrinking Gap Between Classic Rock and Punk

Veteran Austin rocker Alejandro Escovedo plays in support of "Street Songs of Love" at Lincoln Hall on Tuesday night.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Alejandro Escovedo, Street Songs of Love, classic rock, Bruce Springsteen, Ian Hunter, punk rock, Lincoln Hall, Nuns, Rank and File, True Believers

Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2010
Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include Alejandro Escovedo, Sleigh Bells, Syl Johnson, the Max Weinberg Big Band, and David Dondero.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Early Warnings, Sleigh Bells, Labor Day, Syl Johnson, David Dondero, Max Weinberg, Alejandro Escovedo

Blogs, Bleader Jan 7, 2010
Even More Weekend Shows

Notable shows around town this weekend include Mucca Pazza, Alejandro Escovedo, My Gold Mask, Jacob Wick, and Buddy Guy.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Mucca Pazza, Alejandro Escovedo, Hideout, Empty Bottle, Lady Gaga, Jacob Wick, Buddy Guy, Hungry Brain, My Gold Mask

Blogs, Bleader Oct 1, 2009
The Chicago Country Music Festival: Highlights

The best Chicago Country Music Festival lineup in years, including Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, the Flatlanders, and Alejandro Escovedo, hits Grant Park this weekend.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Chicago Country Music Festival, Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, Grant Park, country music, Revolution, That Lonesome Song, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, George Strait, Trace Adkins, John Prine, Fred Eaglesmith, Flatlanders, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Hills and Valleys, Alejandro Escovedo, Lloyd Maines

Music, Music Sidebar Oct 1, 2009
Chicago Country Music Festival

Highlighted by the Flatlanders and Alejandro Escovedo, the Chicago Country Music Festival hits Grant Park.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Chicago Country Music Festival, Grant Park, Alejandro Escovedo, Flatlanders, Petrillo Music Shell, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, John Rich, Joe Ely

Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2009
Bloodshot Records celebrates 15 years
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Bloodshot, Bloodshot Records, anniversary, birthday, Hideout, Hideout Block Party, Beer-B-Q, Bloodshot Beer-B-Q, Alejandro Escovedo, the Blacks, Moonshine Willy, Waco Brothers, Deadstring Brothers, Scott H. Biram, Bobby Bare Jr., Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

Blogs, Bleader Jul 3, 2008
7/4 -- Alejandro Escovedo at Grant Park

Alejandro Escovedo plays a free show Friday at Grant Park.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Taste of Chicago, Alejandro Escovedo, Gomez, Old 97's

Music, Critic's Choice Jun 20, 1996
Alejandro Escovedo/Cheri Knight
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Critic's Choice, Alejandro Escovedo, Cheri Knight, Guitar, Rock, Orchestra, Austin, Texas, Schubas, FitzGerald's

Music, Critic's Choice Mar 31, 1994
Alejandro Escovedo
- By Bill Wyman
- Tags: Critic's Choice, SXSW Festival, SXSW, Austin, Texas, Alejandro Escovedo, Orchestra, Schubas, FitzGeralds

Music, Critic's Choice Jun 25, 1992
Alejandro Escovedo
- By Bill Wyman
- Tags: Critic's Choice, True Believers, Alejandro Escovedo, Orchestra, American Music Festival, Austin, Texas, FitzGeralds

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Internal strife, unpaid royalties, and the looming possibility of a sale have forced the venerable Chicago indie label to a crossroads.

Alejandro Escovedo sounds more alive than ever on his new record, but the vulnerability in the 1993 track "Baby's Got New Plans" is every bit as powerful.

On the occasion of the label's 20th birthday party, cofounders Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller talk about diversifying their roster, surviving the collapse of album sales, and not getting rich.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, July 2

The fest's best lineup in a decade features old standby Billy Joe Shaver and rising stars Zoe Muth, Sarah Borges, and John Fullbright.

Lots of bass clarinets at once, songs inspired by Mexican drug wars and the Arab Spring, and more

Veteran Austin rocker Alejandro Escovedo plays in support of "Street Songs of Love" at Lincoln Hall on Tuesday night.

This week's Early Warnings include Alejandro Escovedo, Sleigh Bells, Syl Johnson, the Max Weinberg Big Band, and David Dondero.

Notable shows around town this weekend include Mucca Pazza, Alejandro Escovedo, My Gold Mask, Jacob Wick, and Buddy Guy.

The best Chicago Country Music Festival lineup in years, including Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, the Flatlanders, and Alejandro Escovedo, hits Grant Park this weekend.

Highlighted by the Flatlanders and Alejandro Escovedo, the Chicago Country Music Festival hits Grant Park.

Alejandro Escovedo plays a free show Friday at Grant Park.

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