Artists plug in to help roots-rocker Alejandro Escovedo

August 15, 2003 02:25 PM
By Rob Evans
LiveDaily Editor
A long list of benefit concerts for ailing singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo [ tickets ] are set for the coming months, with artists including Dave Alvin [ tickets ], John Doe [ tickets ], Chuck Prophet [ tickets ] and Ian Hunter [ tickets ] donating their talents to the cause.


Escovedo, who has no health insurance, collapsed and was hospitalized due to complications from Hepatitis C following an April 26 performance in Phoenix. He is currently resting and undergoing treatment at his Texas home. His illness forced him to put his touring and recording schedule on hold through at least the spring of 2004.

A trust fund--the Alejandro Fund--has been established to cover Escovedo's medical bills and his loss of income.

The upcoming schedule of Escovedo benefits is below. Information about other Escovedo benefit shows is regularly posted at alejandrofund.com and at the unofficial Escovedo Yahoo! Group.

Click here to read liveDaily's 2001 interview with Escovedo.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
tour dates and tickets
August 2003
23 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry (Kraig Johnson, Jim & Dave Boquist, John Casey & Friends, Birdy Four)

28 - Boston, MA - Johnny D's (The Twinemen and more)

28 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah (John Doe, Gregory Page, Anya Marina, The Hatchet Brothers, Javier Escovedo, more)

September 2003
2 - New York, NY - Southpaw (The Roscoe Trio with Eric Ambel, Mary Lee's Corvette, Paige Wood, Stephen Clair, Milton, Mary McBride)

2 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's (Dave Alvin, Chris Smither, Peter Case, Chuck Prophet, Jonathan Richman, The Iguanas, The Court and Spark, Jesse DeNatale and Stephanie Finch, hosted by George Wendt)

3 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (Ian Hunter, The Last Hombres with Levon Helm, Los Lonely Boys,
Cindy Bullens, Willie Nile and the Worry Dolls, Tammy Faye Starlite)

4 - New York, NY - The Knitting Factory (Ivan Julian, Garland Jeffreys and the Coney Island Playboys, Jon Langford with Ship and Pilot, Lenny Kaye, Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez, The Star Spangles)

5 - Chicago, IL - Hideout Block Party (Handsome Family, Waco Brothers, Disciples of the Seventh Samurai featuring Susan Voelz and Frank Orrall of Poi Dog Pondering)

6 - Chicago, IL - Hideout (Frisbie, The Pages, The Struts, Andrew Bird, The Pernice Brothers, more)

16 - Albany, NY - Valentines (Hamell on Trial, Hayseed, Michael Eck, Stephen Clair, Greg Haymes)

30 - Calgary, Alberta - To be announced (One Yellow Rabbit collective, Los Infirmos, Tom Phillips and The Men of Constant Sorrow, The Rembetika Hipsters)

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