Alejandro Escovedo

Few artists have lived as many musical lives as Alejandro Escovedo — and fewer still have made each one count. From the raw electricity of San Francisco's first-wave punk scene with The Nuns, to the avant-garde underground of late '70s New York, to helping lay the very foundation of Americana music in Austin with the legendary True Believers, Escovedo has spent decades doing what most artists only dream of: constantly reinventing himself without ever losing his soul. No Depression Magazine crowned him Artist of the Decade in 1998, but that was just a milestone on a journey that shows no signs of slowing. His latest album *Echo Dancing* — a bold reimagining of songs from across his storied career, recorded in Italy with world-class collaborators — is yet another reminder that Alejandro Escovedo isn't just a Texas treasure. He's one of the most vital and fearless voices in American music, full stop.