THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX

Good evening everybody and welcome to Alejandro Escovedo Week - another OCICBW... extravaganza of under appreciated American musical talent.

Escovedo is no one trick pony. He can rock. In fact, it is claimed by some that his first band's first release was the first punk single to come out of California back in 1977 (but if Paidí or Eric want to contradict that, I don't mind). But he is also capable of some of the most tender moments in song that can tug on the old heart strings as easily as a Townes Van Zandt tune.

"No Depression Magazine" once called him the artist of the decade (that decade being the 1990s). Well, to be honest it wasn't much of a decade musically, so they may well have been right.

We start off with a whole load of tracks covering his solo career and, as it is getting late, I haven't gone for his louder side in this mix.

If you are not au fait with his work then I have a feeling you will be in for a pleasant surprise.