Alejandro Escovedo + Peter Buck

Having bounced back from a life-threatening bout with Hepatitis C a few years back, late-blooming roots-rock auteur Escovedo is making some of the darkest, most personally charged music of his career. And though he's among America's most critically lauded musicians, the man still flies under the mainstream radar. Opening is former R.E.M. guitarist Buck, who looks to release his second solo album soon, on vinyl only, like his scrappy first in 2012.