Otis Redding, Ray Charles, King Curtis, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Robert Johnson, Richard Tee, Billy Preston, Snooks Eaglin, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Aubrey Ghent, Albert Collins, Steve Cropper, Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Al Green, Blind Willie Johnson, Taj Mahal, The Meters, B.B. King, Freddie King, Kelly Joe Phelps, Muddy Waters, David "Fathead" Newman, Howlin' Wolf, O.V. Wright, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, The Staples, Solomon Burke, Son House, Sam Cooke, Kevin Barry to name a few...
"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. Equally fluent in acoustic Delta Blues and electric R&B and Soul, he has been finding his own unique style as he splits his time between the road and studying on scholarship at the Berklee College of Music. His soulful, Otis Reddingesque vocals and fingerstyle blues guitar are not to be missed.
Alex Has Shared the Stage With:
Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Bnois King, Tinsley Ellis, Michael Doucet (Beausoleil), Canned Heat, Trombone Shorty, Terry Evans, Randy Oxford, Alpha YaYa Diallo, Lil’ Dave Thompson, Terry Robb, Paul Thorn, Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies, 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:
* Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival- Portland, OR * 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 * Relay For Life Cancer Tunes For a Cure- Mineral Lake, WA * AWAIC Summer Solstice Festival- Anchorage, AK * Alaska Ocean’s 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 *
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 * Yukon Bar- Seward, AK * Fairview Inn- Talkeetna, AK * Great Bear Brewing Company- Wasilla, AK * Schwabenhof- Wasilla, AK * Hermann’s Jazz Club- Victoria, British Columbia * Ska Brewery- Durango, CO * Millwood Junction- Mancos, CO * Crab’s Centro de Rock, Arte y Blues- Bogotá, Colombia * Korner Pocket Bar and Grill- Kealakekua, HI * Mixx Bistro Bar- Kailua Kona, HI * Music of the Vine- Caldwell, ID * Crusty’s Pizza- McCall, ID * Forester’s- McCall, ID * Guitar Night Jazz and Blues, Berklee Performance Center- Boston, MA * Hatch Shell- Boston, MA * Dodge Street Bar and Grill- Salem, MA * Sally O'Brien's- Somerville, MA * WBRS Brandeis University- Waltham, MA * Focaccia Restaurant- Wilmington, MA * Alberta Street Pub- Portland, OR * Laurelthirst Pub- Tacoma, WA * Great Pacific- Pendleton, OR * Dante’s- Portland, OR * Lola’s Room at the Crystal Ballroom- Portland, OR * Mock Crest Tavern- Portland, OR * Mcmenamins White Eagle Saloon- Portland, OR * Railroad Blues- Alpine, TX * The Wine Cellar- Ogden, UT * The Spur- Park City, UT * Pegasus Coffee- Bainbridge Island, WA * Port Townsend Brewing Company- Port Townsend, WA * The Public House- Port Townsend, WA * Conor Byrne Pub- Seattle, WA * Highway 99 Blues Club- Seattle, WA * Blues Vespers- Tacoma, 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)
Sup dude??? doing any better, things are lame over here. Got exams coming up and have no idea y I even bother sometimes. Just gonna end up back in AK working for my bro in his bar once I do graduate... Anyways keep on keepn on and ill hit u up sometime this week.
Alex, Thanks for responding. I wish that I could be there when you play in February. I now live in KC, MO... still does not feel like home, not yet anyway. Hope all the best for you and your career. You are so special and so talented. Peace, Cathey
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Yo. 'Drown' sounds excellent! Big Al and the REAL DEAL Blues Explosion. Call me soon. Need to run some dates by you as summer is upon us. I'm in Texas w/ Dawn Marie soaking up a little sunshine... all kindsa sunshine. Back to NOLA on Monday.
Uhm...Seattle...hello? When will you grace us with your presence? Curious whether you have had a music interlude and damn good fun in New Orleans. Curious minds want to know.
