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Alfonso Velez
Lyrical / Folk / Acousmatic / Tape music

"ALPHA VICTOR"

NYC, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/7/2008
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Member Since8/20/2006
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InfluencesTolstoy, Jefferson, Kennedy, Portishead, Ayn Rand, Type B Personalities, Gene Hackman, Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People, Jon Combs, Christopher Redding, Paul Simon, Chet Baker, The Devil's Dictionary, Ray Charles, The Bible, Neruda, The Conversation, Marathon Man, Kubrick, Bulgakov, Robert Johnson, Ramblin' Jack, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Nina Simone, Josh White, Cat Power, The New York Times, Alina Velez, La Chata, Traveling, Oscar Wilde, Kurt Vonnegut, & Alexander Pope
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Record LabelDJBOY RECORDS
Type of LabelIndie





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Jul 8 2008 9:00P
Sidewalk Cafe NYC, New York
Jul 12 2008 8:00P
WPKN 89.5 in Studio Bridgeport, Connecticut
Aug 1 2008 10:00P
Knitting Factory NYC, New York
Aug 22 2008 8:00P
Rockwood Music Hall NYC

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   About Alfonso Velez
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End Code To Apply Top Banner .. There's no easy way to tell Alfonso's story.

In fact many a marketing and PR person says he's,
"completely unmarketable and hitless."
But we knew instantly, that Velez has something you just can't touch.

We could tell you that he speaks several languages, has lived
in six countries and holds degrees in international relations. Or, we could
tell you that he buys one pair of boots a year, was recently hospitalized,
loves the strong steady pull of Tolstoy, has a thing for the French
and cares
an awful lot about his 1952 Martin 0-18 guitar.

The only thing we've been able to nail down about this guy here at DJ Boy
Records, is that he's an original artist; unique in too many ways to recount.


And that might be the best way we can serve his story.
For magic and its methodology, in the end, is best kept a mystery.
..

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OUT NOW ON DJBOY RECORDS

DJBOY RECORDS

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Isabelle's Jinx
Eye of the Hurricane
Transfer Blues
Song for Bobby
End of the World Blues
U Street Regalia
Dear John
The Granite Rope
I Don't Want T'be...
Marionette

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Alfonso Velez's Friends Comments
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Jon Rice





Jul 8 2008 12:28 PM

the live tunes sound great
Lisa Diop





Jul 1 2008 4:17 AM

It is so Nina, and yet so YOU. You do her honor. I had been hoping you would get Will and your jazzbos working some alchemy in the lab. How chemical it is. Gonna make me have to come back up there.
BJ.......B-Line Entertainment





Jun 27 2008 8:30 AM

Hey there!
I hear there's a great singer/songwriter at Rockwood tonight.........
Kyle





Jun 23 2008 9:05 PM

i'm going to try to make it, do you go on at 7? yes, i got the berman album....strange vicotry, strange defeat is my favorite so far.

Matvei Sigalov





Jun 21 2008 11:26 AM

Man , I love your stuff !
Just listened to some of your tunes after a long break and was , like , damn , this %#&* is for real ! Love it !
BROOKLYN - LIFE's WIFE





Jun 12 2008 8:51 AM

HELLO!!!
Lisa Diop





Jun 4 2008 5:34 PM

Knock the sox off Fox, bub.
You rawwwwk!
BROOKLYN - LIFE's WIFE





May 30 2008 10:25 AM

Indeed. Ill be on up June 5th @ 7:15. Habibi Lounge is located at:
198 Avenue A (between 12th Street and 13th Street)
New York, NY 10009
DJ Boy Records





May 28 2008 9:07 PM

i Think i'll have to buy you a drink here in a minute
Dave Zeman





May 11 2008 6:29 PM

And you are invited to read it at YOUR leisure... don't feel compelled to burn yourself out on the Blog...

Hey the fan base is growing at the Bluff View Concerts... and the door is open when you make your way thru Wisconsin.

Dave
BROOKLYN - LIFE's WIFE





May 10 2008 8:56 AM

The Need to Know is great.
As is the song!!! ;o)
Dana





May 6 2008 5:21 PM

Alfonso we love the new tracks, man! Love from the West Coast!
Pato





May 5 2008 11:28 PM

The need to know is sickly cool.
Lisa Diop





May 3 2008 11:12 AM

Loving the new one and the illustrative pic. And the profile pic. Roll on . . .
BJ.......B-Line Entertainment





May 3 2008 7:56 AM

Looking forward to Sunday! :-)
Joe Brotherton





May 2 2008 9:36 AM

Lovin the new tracks, bro. Miss ya,
droopy
Miss Rubble





May 1 2008 12:04 PM

Diggin' the new song, babe. Your vocals are constantly surprising and definitely always appealing.
Alex Culbreth





May 1 2008 11:09 AM

Hey Alfonso, I like the new song. Sorry I missed your IOTA show, curse their 21+ policy. I'll be playing at the 169 Bar in NYC on May 24th and staying in the city for the weekend if you'd like to come see more play or get together and play some tunes. Keep on a-strummin', man.
Dave Zeman





Apr 30 2008 8:10 PM

I take offense, Dave's Blog is the Need to Know...

Just kidding ... great song.

It looks like I haven't feasted on your other freebies for a while... I must have been sleeping.

Dave
Cassendre Xavier Music





Apr 30 2008 1:23 PM

love "need to know"! you have such a great sound and presence on stage. i am so bummed i missed ya at Mr. Dennehy's last week :-( Hope to see you soon, Daddy O!

-c.
Ali Eskandarian





Apr 30 2008 11:30 AM

love the new one
BROOKLYN - LIFE's WIFE





Apr 30 2008 7:04 AM

Is that a beard!?! Nice.
Localize Music





Apr 25 2008 4:01 PM

Thanks man. I'll be stoping through NYC sometime between may 16-20th. I'm biking from MA to MD with a good friend. I'd like to come say hello.
cowgirl





Apr 24 2008 8:40 AM

thank you for the friendship and the wonderful music here
keep in touch
howdy from texas
XM K-Rod





Apr 15 2008 12:21 PM

Glad you will be around the way soon! see ya in Arlington!
James Miller


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Apr 11 2008 9:06 AM

hey, its james, how you been?
(more than voting) Worldwide Progressive Movement





Apr 10 2008 5:20 PM

Thanks for adding me. ¶ Love, not sleep. But people hear only what they want to, so facts won't wake them; inspiration is needed too. ¶ This world's evils have a common root: Bullies, liars, thieves, & murderers — particularly those in public office — believe we're all separate, motivated only by self-interest, by greed & fear. They want us to share that belief; they use it to justify themselves, to manipulate us, to shape the world's political & economic systems, perpetuating war & poverty. ¶ But you & I have found something better inside ourselves & our friends. It's in everyone, even tank drivers & bomber pilots, if we can just wake them; we're all one flesh & blood. Let's spread that vision, for until we do our other advances will be minor & temporary. The outcome of the ideological struggle is not yet determined, so no one can afford to be just a spectator. Join the global conversation; it empowers us all. ¶ Question authority. Keep fighting, loving, hoping, singing. Hand in hand, we may still be able to heal the world.
— Love, Eric
Cassendre Xavier Music





Apr 5 2008 3:33 PM

so glad to be aboard the AV train! seems to me there's a bridge awaiting our walkage a.k.a. "walkery" :-)

later gator,

-c.
singie girl
Pato





Mar 29 2008 11:51 PM

thanks man. Keep those tunes sounding like Picasso...
Aaron Berg





Mar 29 2008 4:08 PM

Alfonso -

Back at you. The tunes sound great. Matt Jones and I are putting together a three day folk festival for Brooklyn in August or September.
You down?
dustin





Mar 29 2008 1:55 PM

havent heard these songs yet.... Diggin it man!
~the flipside radio show~





Mar 29 2008 6:54 AM

hey~ your song " slow healer" is the song of the day on my page~ thanks for the music~ nana

ps i am slowly healing physically at this time~ so i relate to the chorus strongly~
Michael J Walls





Mar 23 2008 11:30 AM

Hey Alfonso,
I like the new songs! Great as always. I hope NYC is treating you right!
Best,
MJ
Alex Culbreth





Mar 21 2008 6:21 AM

I found a little bit of it online. I seem to have already found the winner of the bunch, "Arkansas Hard Luck Blues". "Pick out the one you want...We'll drown the rest of 'em!"

Yes, we definitely need to get together and play some music. Give me a shout next time you're in DC/Virginia.
Alex Culbreth





Mar 20 2008 12:36 PM

Hey Alfonso,

I like your new stuff. You need to come and play DC again soon, man.
I remember you playing a song, "Leap of Faith", are you gonna be recording that?
Mark B. Esquire





Mar 20 2008 10:02 AM

A Dreaming Wanderer Am I...

Greetings Sir
~the flipside radio show~





Mar 13 2008 2:48 PM

well welcome to the flipside~ that was a quick trip~ playlist is posted in my blog~ spun isabelles jinx this morning~ thanks for the music~ God bless you nana
Emily





Mar 4 2008 8:22 AM

So you want to come to New Orleans? Well...if you make it before the end of April you can def stay with me if you need to! I have been here doing my externship for culinary school.

But, When May rolls around I am back to NY!! So, let's really get together sometime for coffee or a drink or a show! I would love to see you play again!

See you,
Emily
Lindsey Astin





Feb 25 2008 8:43 PM

Yo, some friends and I are gonna be in NYC for a few days next week (the 3rd to the 6th I think). Are you playing any shows around then?
BROOKLYN - LIFE's WIFE





Feb 25 2008 1:10 PM

Hey that dude's comment directly below this one makes your page smell funny.. ;) j/k... How are you? Did a tan cook away the cold?
Mark B. Esquire





Feb 25 2008 12:25 PM

And like that...Mark's on your page!!!
Sir Velez, how goes it?
Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers





Feb 13 2008 6:02 PM

Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers are back at The Baggot Inn on Friday at 10.

"A little bit of folk, a little bit of country and a whole lot of three-part harmonies add up to make this band you don't want to miss." - Philly Metro

Hope to see you.

Marc
Dave Zeman





Feb 9 2008 11:42 AM

Congrats... A Zemmy Winner two years running.

Dave
Lisa Diop