Update 8/10: Chuck Prophet’s SPACE concert in August has been postponed till March 17, 2022. The FitzGerald’s show in October is still scheduled to proceed. If the best parts of your classic British Invasion, 50s country, 60s pop, and pure rock ’n’ roll records could be transformed into a person, they might look and sound […]
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Will Bloodshot Records stay in the saddle?
Internal strife, unpaid royalties, and the looming possibility of a sale have forced venerable Chicago indie Bloodshot Records to a crossroads.
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Rocker Alejandro Escovedo draws from his family history to meditate on the smearing of the immigrant experience
On the forthcoming The Crossing (due September 14 on Yep Roc), veteran Austin rocker Alejandro Escovedo refracts his life as a second-generation Mexican-American in a concept album about two immigrants from Mexico and Italy who meet while working in a Texas restaurant, focusing on the shared and disparate personal experiences that brought them to the […]
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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.
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Where is Bloodshot Records going now that ‘insurgent country’ has outgrown it?
On the occasion of the label’s 20th birthday party, cofounders Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw talk about diversifying their roster, surviving the collapse of album sales, and not getting rich.
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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
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FitzGerald’s 33rd annual American Music Festival
The American Music Festival’s best lineup in a decade features old standby Billy Joe Shaver and rising stars Zoe Muth and John Fullbright.
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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
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Record Store Day
Falling as usual on the third Saturday in April (4/16), the vinyl nerd’s favorite made-up holiday is celebrating its fifth year of celebrating independently owned record stores. This year’s Record Store Day attempts a coup d’etat against what the organizers call “online retailers or corporate behemoths” with the help of more than 700 stores in […]
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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.
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include Alejandro Escovedo, Sleigh Bells, Syl Johnson, the Max Weinberg Big Band, and David Dondero.
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Even More Weekend Shows
Notable shows around town this weekend include Mucca Pazza, Alejandro Escovedo, My Gold Mask, Jacob Wick, and Buddy Guy.
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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.
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Chicago Country Music Festival
Highlighted by the Flatlanders and Alejandro Escovedo, the Chicago Country Music Festival hits Grant Park.
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Bloodshot Records celebrates 15 years
The Hideout‘s annual block party has rapidly become one of the most anticipated music events on Chicago’s summer calendar, but this year it’s scaling back dramatically. In fact they’re not even calling it a block party. On Saturday, September 12, the club will help the local Bloodshot label—long a close collaborator with the Hideout—celebrate its […]