Alejandro Escovedo will release Echo Dancing, his first album in six years, on March 29 via YepRoc. It finds the punk/Americana great revisiting and reinventing songs from throughout his career. “I always feel that a well-written song can withstand a lot of abuse,” Escovedo says. “Turning a past song inside out leads to discovery of new ideas you might not have understood about the song. Even lyrical refurbishing has proven helpful and effective. It’s like interpreting your own work anew. The songs never seem to be complete. They are always evolving.”
You can listen to “Bury Me,” which is a song he wrote in the early ’90s wondering what would happen if he “should die before he turns 43.” For the record, Alejandro turned 73 this month. The gnarled production and arrangement fits this survivor song. Listen below.
Alejandro will be on tour in April and May with James Mastro, who is pulling double duty both opening and as a member of Escovedo’s band. The tour hits NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on April 14. Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, January 26 at 10 AM. All dates are listed below.
Echo Dancing:
1. John Conquest
2. Sacramento & Polk
3. Bury Me
4. Everybody Loves Me
5. Too Many Tears
6. Castañuelas
7. Outside Your Door
8. Sensitive Boys
9. Thought I’d Let You Know
10. Swallows of San Juan
11. Last to Know
12. MC Overload
13. Inside This Dance
14. Wave
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – 2024 TOUR DATES
JAN 27, 2024 – ACL Live – Austin, TX – GET ALBUM
FEB 9, 2024 – The Post – Fort Worth, TX
APR 4, 2024 – 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA
APR 5, 2024 – Salvage Station – Asheville, NC
APR 6, 2024 – The Pour House Music Hall – Raleigh, NC
APR 7, 2024 – The Tin Pan – Richmond, VA
APR 10, 2024 – Center for the Arts of Homer – Homer, NY
APR 12, 2024 – Sellersville Theater – Sellersville, PA
APR 13, 2024 – City Winery – Boston, MA
APR 14, 2024 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
APR 17, 2024 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON
APR 21, 2024 – The Acorn Music Festival – Three Oaks, MI
APR 23, 2024 – Vivarium – Milwaukee, WI
APR 25, 2024 – FitzGerald’s – Berwyn, IL
APR 26, 2024 – Barrymore Theatre – Madison, WI
APR 27, 2024 – Dakota – Minneapolis, MN
APR 30, 2024 – Englert Civic Theatre – Iowa City, IA
MAY 2, 2024 – City Winery – St. Louis, MO
MAY 3, 2024 – CMA Theater – Nashville, TN
MAY 4, 2024 – White Water Tavern – Little Rock, AR
All April / May shows with James Mastro
