Alejandro Escovedo

Legendary Rock Troubadour Alejandro Escovedo Brings Solo Show to Vashon Island

Beloved singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo—whose boundary-pushing catalog now includes the critically lauded 2024 album Echo Dancing(Alejandro Escovedo)—will deliver an intimate solo concert at Vashon Center for the Arts (VCA) on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Born in San Antonio and long based in Austin, Escovedo first galvanized audiences with pioneering punk outfit The Nuns, roots-rock heroes Rank & File, and cult favorites True Believers before embarking on a solo journey Rolling Stone hails as “one of the most compelling in modern music.” His newest collection, Echo Dancing (Yep Roc, 2024), reimagines gems from his songbook, underscoring why NPR dubbed him “a rock-and-roll shaman.”

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.”

You may also like the following events from Vashon Center for the Arts:

• Next Friday, 26th September, 07:30 pm, Alex Borstein is Thirsty in Vashon
• Next month, 1st October, 07:30 pm, Loudon Wainwright III with special guest Kyshona in Vashon

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