Here's the deal, folks: if you like Springsteen, Tom Petty, or any other legendary rock stars of that ilk and are not listening to Alejandro, you better get started. You'll thank us. We promise.

If you ask the current crop of country-rock acts to name their most formative influences, before long you’ll hear the name Alejandro Escovedo.

Few folks this side of Neil Young or Gram Parsons are as cited as often as he is when it comes to artists vital to the melding of rock and twang. From his early days with The Nuns, to his later forays into alt-country with the True Believers, to his more recent work, Escovedo has been and continues to be a critically influential figure in modern American rock and roots music.

“To call Alejandro Escovedo the godfather of modern country rock would sell him short." - New York Times

“The result of the trio was a brilliant success, with Haslanger’s dazzling (saxophone) riffs and lyrical solos sharing the melodic spotlight with Escovedo’s acoustic and electric guitars.” Paul T. Mueller, Americana News Review

“If you ask the current crop of country-rock acts to name their most formative influences, before too long you’ll hear the name Alejandro Escovedo. Few folks this side of Neil Young or Gram Parsons are as cited as often as he is when it comes to artists vital to the melding of rock and twang.” Dan Bolles, Seven Days Magazine