# Event Details - **Event Name**: WXPN Welcomes Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints w/ James Mastro - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 pm - **Event Description**: Alejandro returns to Arden for a third time, his first with a full band trio! Just added, James Mastro opening. See below for full details on James. Alejandro Escovedo's New Album ECHO DANCING is an Adventure in Life. No one has really ever been able to define themselves and their music like singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo does. His life in music of all kinds sometimes feels like a swirl through the sky, where his songs point out all the majesty and mystery of how he sees the world. The sounds he makes take him places that he might not even predict, but once there, greatness always follows. It's just the way Escovedo is. It has happened over and over for decades, almost like a fateful agreement he has with the cosmos. There is a good chance it cannot be explained, especially by him. Maybe that's because this is a musician who feels magic, both in himself and the world around him, and is open to the experience of whatever comes his way. It is not always easy, and can have a high demand on how a person lives. But it is the way that Escovedo is always moving forward. On this new album, Alejandro Escovedo has taken a road rarely traveled, which is totally in keeping with how he has lived his life in music. Echo Dancing is an experiment in how to use the past to shape the future. By recording completely new and repurposed versions of songs from his past, Escovedo actually gets a chance to rewrite his own history. It's also an idea that pushes growth into the present, and asks an artist to see themselves anew. "I always feel that a well-written song can withstand a lot of abuse," Escovedo says. It is an area of creativity that the man has always honored. "Turning a past song inside out leads to discovery of new ideas you might not have understood about the song," he says. "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." James Mastro - guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter extraordinaire - has toured the world dozens of times over as a supportive musician with some of the biggest and most critically acclaimed rock and pop artists ever to grace a stage including Ian Hunter, Patti Smith, John Cale, The Jayhawks, Alejandro Escovedo, Garland Jeffreys, Jesse Malin, and with Robert Plant as his musical director for a benefit concert for an artist they both admired immensely, Love’s Arthur Lee. From The Beacon Theater to the Shepherd's Bush Empire (UK), Mastro has roused crowds with brilliant performances channeling the sonic inventiveness of David Bowie and the tastefulness of Mick Ronson. Discussing his new album for MPress Records, Dawn of a New Error, the Americana-rock singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer reveals: "As an underage kid, I used to do whatever it took to see the bands I loved: wait in line for hours for tickets, or sneak into clubs and push my way to the front of the stage. Now, as an overaged kid, I’ve had the best seat in the house playing guitar onstage with many of those same artists that inspired me to do what I’ve been doing all these years. And I still feel like I’m sneaking in!” - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/holly-oak/wxpn-welcomes-alejandro-escovedo-and-the-electric-saints-w-james-mastro/200029152158317 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, trips-adventures, concerts, live-music, pop - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 128 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://dice.fm/event/6dxn82-wxpn-welcomes-alejandro-escovedo-20th-feb-arden-gild-hall-wilmington-tickets?dice_source=ee15ecdb&eventref=fb_oea&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=holly+oak-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Holly Oak - **state**: DE - **country**: United States - **location**: Arden Gild Hall - **lat**: 39.80974 - **long**: -75.48873 - **full address**: Arden Gild Hall, 2126 The Highway, Wilmington, DE 19810-4059, United States, Holly Oak ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: James Mastro (https://allevents.in/org/james-mastro/23586482) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/2fb7d280bda3e235056f26788bbc629bc9c4216869f752900189f57db35c1196-rimg-w1200-h628-dc5c1b5b-gmir?v=1771464042 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/72f7cd69ca4336667eaec711cbb10c7382e03b42c8aa952d803c031aca1a8ffb-rimg-w300-h300-dc5b1b5b-gmir?v=1771464042 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Arden Gild Hall, 2126 The Highway, Wilmington, DE 19810-4059, United States, Holly Oak - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** James Mastro - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, art, trips-adventures, concerts, live-music, pop - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about WXPN Welcomes Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints w/ James Mastro ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "MusicEvent", "name": "WXPN Welcomes Alejandro Escovedo & The Electric Saints w/ James Mastro", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/2fb7d280bda3e235056f26788bbc629bc9c4216869f752900189f57db35c1196-rimg-w1200-h628-dc5c1b5b-gmir?v=1771464042", "startDate": "2026-02-20", "endDate": "2026-02-20", "url": "https://allevents.in/holly-oak/wxpn-welcomes-alejandro-escovedo-and-the-electric-saints-w-james-mastro/200029152158317", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Arden Gild Hall", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2126 The Highway, Wilmington, DE 19810-4059, United States", "addressLocality": "Holly Oak", "addressRegion": "DE", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.80974", "longitude": "-75.48873" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Alejandro returns to Arden for a third time, his first with a full band trio! 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