Class Act

Saw Alejandro Escovedo at the Tarrytown Music Hall the other night.  It was an acoustic set, accompanied by the amazingly talented David Pulkingham on guitar.  He opened with Always a Friend from 2008's Real Animal.  Later he sang Sister Lost Soul, which he dedicated to Alex Chilton, Stephen Bruton and Malcolm McClaren.  Escovedo played a number of songs including Anchor and Down in the Bowery from his next album, Street Songs of Love, due out on June 29.

Between songs, Escovedo said his son Diego is 17 and playing in a punk rock band in NYC.  He said he asked him what he thought of his father's music and his answer was "it's old music."  Escovedo asked "you mean like great, classic music?"  "No," his son replied, "like old music for old people."

The encore was Faith, also from the new album, for which Escovedo and Pulkingham were joined by Ian Hunter from Mott the Hoople.  This YouTube video of Escovedo and Pulkingham dueting on Juarez-Rosalie was shot a couple of years ago but captures the moment well.