"At the advanced age of 21, Alex Weed is a seasoned vet with a world-weary voice and a heart-breaking guitar." -Angela Jossy, The Weekly Volcano, July 12, 2007. A young, rising blues star, Alex is quickly being discovered by clubs, festivals and audiences nationwide. Inspired by the greats from Blind Willie Johnson to Keb Mo, he is finding his style of blues, mixing the traditional genre with elements of soul, roots and R&B. His raspy, soulful vocals reflect an unusual depth of understand...
"At the advanced age of 21, Alex Weed is a seasoned vet with a world-weary voice and a heart-breaking guitar." -Angela Jossy, The Weekly Volcano, July 12, 2007. A young, rising blues star, Alex is quickly being discovered by clubs, festivals and audiences nationwide. Inspired by the greats from Blind Willie Johnson to Keb Mo, he is finding his style of blues, mixing the traditional genre with elements of soul, roots and R&B. His raspy, soulful vocals reflect an unusual depth of understanding, reminiscent of a young Otis Redding or Ray Charles. In between gigs, Alex studies as a guitar performance major at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Alex Has Shared the Stage With: Tinsley Ellis, Michael Doucet (Beausoleil), Randy Oxford, Alpha YaYa Diallo, Lil’ Dave Thompson, Terry Robb, Lauren Sheehan, Matt Anderson, Antje Duvekot, The Fat Tones, Margaret Wilder, Michal Miller Band, Joel Tepp, Freebo, Tim Mason, Bearfoot, Too Slim and the Taildraggers, Nicole Fournier, Harmonica Red, Little Bill & the Blue Notes, Billy Stoops and Junkyard Jane, Del Rey, Steve James, Lurrie Bell Band, Sonny Rhodes, Sir Mack Rice, Chicago Bob Nelson, Dennis Brennan and many more… Festivals and Fairs: Boston Blues Festival- Boston, MA * Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival- Electric City, WA * Rock Cut Blues Festival- Kettle Falls, WA * Tacoma Old Town Blues Festival- Tacoma, WA * Alaska Oceans Festival- Anchorage, AK * Girdwood Forest Fair- Girdwood, AK * Alaska State Fair- Palmer, AK * Houston Founders Day- Houston, AK * Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival- Seldovia, AK * AWAIC Summer Solstice Festival- Anchorage, AK Venues: Humpy's Bar and Grill- Anchorage, AK * Blues Central- Anchorage, AK * Borders Books and Music- Anchorage, AK * Snowgoose Restaurant and Brewery- Anchorage, AK * The Peanut Farm- Anchorage, AK * Hot Licks- Anchorage, AK * UAA Student Union Cafeteria- Anchorage, AK * Café Felix- Anchorage, AK * Taproot Cafe- Anchorage, AK * ADP Outdoor Coffeehouse series- Anchorage, AK * ADP Concert & Cultural Series- Anchorage, AK * Anchorage Market- Anchorage, AK * The Down East Saloon- Homer, AK * Brown Bear Saloon- Indian, AK * Rendezvous Bar- Kodiak, AK * Jitters Coffeehouse- Palmer, AK * Fairview Inn- Talkeetna, AK * Great Bear Brewing Company- Wasilla, AK * Schwabenhof- Wasilla, AK * Crab’s Centro de Rock, Arte y Blues- Bogotá, Colombia * Korner Pocket Bar and Grill- Kealakekua, HI * Mixx Bistro Bar- Kailua Kona, HI * Guitar Night Jazz and Blues, Berklee Performance Center- Boston, MA * Hatch Shell- Boston, MA * Dodge Street Bar and Grill- Salem, MA * Focaccia Restaurant- Wilmington, MA * Alberta Street Pub- Portland, OR * Mock Crest Tavern- Portland, OR * Mcmenamins White Eagle Saloon- Portland, OR * Port Townsend Brewing Company- Port Townsend, WA * The Public House- Port Townsend, WA * Jazzbones- Tacoma, WA * Slavonian Hall- Tacoma, WA * The Spar- Tacoma, WA "One on this year’s bill is Alex Weed, a 21-year-old guitarist from Anchorage. Weed went into a studio and recorded 10 songs on first takes. ‘I listened to it, and it was absolutely amazing,’ Brown recalled. He was especially moved by Weed’s blues version of “Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash. ‘I got shivers from it,’ he remarked…‘The surprise of the show.’”-Ted Brown, Tacoma Old Town Blues Festival (John Larson, Tacoma Weekly July 12, 2007)
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