A diverse double-disc tribute/benefit for the celebrated Texas songwriter, whoโs been sidelined with Hepatitis C since 2003.
Escovedo, swerving from orchestral/chamber experimentalism to dusty country/folk to dirty rock โnโ roll, embodies every impulse to which roots-rockers and indie-minded popsters aspire.
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Prestigious artists from Lucinda Williams to John Cale pay homage here. Itโs Ian Hunter (โI Wish I Was Your Motherโ has been in Escovedoโs live set for years) that strikes truest: โOne More Timeโ, smeared with dollops of slide guitar, steals the show with its
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