On his forthcoming release The Crossing (due September 14 on Yep Roc), veteran Austin rocker Alejandro Escovedo refracts his life as a second-generation Mexican-American in a concept album about two immigrants from Mexico and Italy who meet while working in a Texas restaurant, focusing on the shared and disparate personal experiences that brought them to the same spot. Album single “Sonica USA” steps away from that narrative, instead reflecting on the sense of power he felt in the 70s, watching Mexican-American punk band the Zeros, which was co-founded and fronted by his brother, Javier, and his pride in offering his immigrant peers a model of what it can look like to follow your own path.…
On his forthcoming release The Crossing (due September 14 on Yep Roc), veteran Austin rocker Alejandro Escovedo refracts his life as a second-generation Mexican-American in a concept album about two immigrants from Mexico and Italy who meet while working in a Texas restaurant, focusing on the shared and disparate personal experiences that brought them to the same spot. Album single “Sonica USA” steps away from that narrative, instead reflecting on the sense of power he felt in the 70s, watching Mexican-American punk band the Zeros, which was co-founded and fronted by his brother, Javier, and his pride in offering his immigrant peers a model of what it can look like to follow your own path.…