Nancy Rankin Escovedo
Singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo’s work has straddled punk, cowpony, rock and Americana.
Friday, Could 31
Alejandro Escovedo
San Antonio native Alejandro Escovedo has many years of making compelling punk, cowpunk, rock and Americana on his personal and as a member of the seminal teams Rank and File and True Believers have made him Texas music royalty. The Austin-based singer-songwriter’s life really is the stuff of legend — he lived in NYC’s famed Chelsea Lodge, collaborated on albums with famed producers together with Tony Visconti and Jim Dickinson and he performed with Judy Nylon, the multidisciplinary artist immortalized in Brian Eno’s “Again in Judy’s Jungle.” $25-$95, 8 p.m., Steady Corridor, 307 Pearl Parkway, stablehall.com. — Invoice Baird
Saturday, June 1
Samara Pleasure
Verve Data recording artist Samara Pleasure sings within the basic jazz mildew of Ella Fitzgerald or Billie Vacation, and, at solely 23 years previous, is at the beginning of a promising profession. She’s already been showered with accolades, together with being named Finest New Artist in each 2021’s JazzTimes Critics Ballot and the 2021 Sarah Vaughan Worldwide Jazz Vocal Competitors. Clearly, this present’s fast sellout is an indication SA jazz followers acknowledge her as a future legend. Bought out, 8 p.m., Carver Neighborhood Cultural Middle, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 207-7211, thecarver.org. — BB
Excessive Desert Queen
Austin’s Excessive Desert Queen, stellar purveyors of stoner/doom/fuzz rock, are on the town to advertise their newly launched sophomore album, Palm Reader, on Magnetic Eye Data, which has a lot to supply for lovers of tight sludge and heavy psych. Houston’s Warlung, together with SA favorites Syr and Diamond Denim, open. For the sake of transparency, we should point out Present editor-in-chief Sanford Nowlin is a member of Syr. $5, 8 p.m., The Amp Room, 2407 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 320-2122. — BB
Dreamer Boy, Nitefire
Dreamer Boy, an indie-rock venture shaped by Waco native Zach Taylor, blends Americana, R&B and rock, emphasizing Taylor’s Southern twang. Impressed by the landscapes Taylor visited whereas relocating from Nashville to Los Angeles, Dreamer Boy’s just-released third album, Lonestar, highlights a soul-stirring journey throughout these United States. Onstage, Taylor channels his interior Ziggy Stardust by adopting a rodeo clown persona. $18, 8 p.m., Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., papertigersatx.com. — Danny Cervantes
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