By Shay Quillen Alejandro Escovedo was born into one of California's great musical families, with his older half-brothers Pete and Coke at the forefront of the Bay Area's Latin rock and jazz scene.

MINNEAPOLIS _ Sheila E was coming to Minnesota for a wedding recently so she decided to bring her family band along _ not to play at her godson's reception but to do a rare club engagement.

By Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jun. 24--Alejandro Escovedo is lucky to be alive.

By Chris Morris LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Alejandro Escovedo says he's feeling great. Unless you know what the Austin-based musician has been through in the past few years, that won't strike you as news, but his fans will be grateful to hear it.

By Chris Morris LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Alejandro Escovedo says he's feeling great. Unless you know what the Austin-based musician has been through in the past few years, that won't strike you as news, but his fans will be grateful to hear it.