ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO TO RELEASE LIVE EP "LIVE ANIMAL"

Known for his enigmatic and engaging live shows, Texas rocker Alejandro Escovedo will release a live EP LIVE ANIMAL on November 11, 2008, featuring a selection of stellar tracks from his latest release REAL ANIMAL (EMI/Manhattan/Back Porch). A masterful storyteller, Escovedo blends introspective ballads with shattering blasts of punk rock and string quintets. On LIVE ANIMAL, Escovedo breathes life into his autobiographical tales and showcases the raw emotion and compelling power behind his music.

Featured tracks include: "Always A Friend" - a song Escovedo has performed with Bruce Springsteen, "Sister Lost Soul" -- recently performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, "People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long)" - a song he performed live at the Democratic National Convention, "Chelsea Hotel '78" - about his time living at the famed rock hotel alongside Sid & Nancy and "Real As An Animal" - an homage to Iggy Pop. All tracks on LIVE ANIMAL were recorded live in New York City at the Sirius Satellite Radio studios.

Heralded as "a collaborative triumph" by Rolling Stone, Escovedo's REAL ANIMAL has also been dubbed "the finest album of a career already marked by impressive quality" in a 4-star review from USA TODAY and was featured in TIME Magazine's "Five Things You Should Know About". LIVE ANIMAL brings Escovedo full circle and takes fans one step further giving them the incomparable live experience he has perfected over his 30 year career.

Touring in support of both releases, you can catch Escovedo live on the following dates:

DATE CITY VENUE
10/22 Baltimore, MD Sonar 4 piece
10/23 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle 4 piece
10/24 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club 4 piece
10/26 Nashville, TN Exit/In 4 piece
10/27 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone Café 4 piece
10/29 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre (Los Lonely Boys)
10/30 Houston, TX House of Blues (Los Lonely Boys)
10/31 Dallas, TX House of Blues (Los Lonely Boys)
11/1 South Padre Island, TXSouth Padre Island Festival
11/2 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete St. Amp. (Los Lonely Boys)
11/7 Blacksburg, VA Lyric Theatre trio
11/8 Easton, MD Avalon Theatre trio
11/9 Alexandria, VA Birchmere trio
11/11 Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts trio
11/12 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live trio
11/13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 6 piece
11/15 Northampton, MA Iron Horse trio
11/21 Austin, TX Antone's
11/22 Austin, TX Antone's