Broken Billy
Rock / Folk / Indie
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Minneapolis/Duluth, Minnesota
United States
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| Member Since | 3/16/2006 | | Band Website | brokenbilly.com | | Band Members | Ian Alexy, Jimmie Rodgers, Paul Grille,
Dustin Tessier,
Kevin Grapski,
Nate Weiler,
Mary Bue,
Bonnie Bills | | Influences | Guided By Voices,Ryan Adams, Guns and Roses, Led Zeppelin, Eliot Smith, Wilco, Charlie Parr, Trampled By Turtles, Gram Parsons, Gillian Welch, Black Sabath, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Ian Tyson(my namesake), Willie Nelson, Run DMC, Nirvana, ZZ Top, Django Reinhardt, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Greg Brown, Pieta Brown, My Morning Jacket, Joni Mitchell, Leslie Helpert, The Slip, Low, Bennevento/Russo Duo, Dereck Trucks, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Dave Eggers, Charlie Rich, The Black Keys, Cat Power.......this is exhausting. | | Sounds Like | listen for yourself | | Record Label | Consider It Correspondence | | Type of Label | Indie |
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| About Broken Billy |
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Dipping his toes into alt-country and alternative pop, Broken Billy, a pseudonym for guitarist Ian Alexy’s music, is a delicate departure from his debut disc Rootedness. While Alexy’s expressive lyrics still envelope his unique compositions, Broken Billy jumps a little harder into first gear, tossing rock and roll around with bluegrass stomps and country licks. An equal part Ryan Adams and Neil Young, Broken Billy’s self-titled album helps push Alexy out of the singer/songwriter pigeon-hole and into rock poet territory. Duluth, Minnesota’s Reader Weekly compares Broken Billy to “taking a cross country trip through musical sounds and places.”
Having studied at both Berklee College of Music and Goddard College, where he received a degree in jazz composition, Alexy has made a career out of challenging himself and pushing his musical boundaries. His time spent recording and touring in jazz and funk groups, along with a brief stint as lead guitarist in his brother Teague’s rock/folk band Medication and their high-profile roots/blues side project The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, have all lead to the musical amalgamation that is Broken Billy: a remarkable blend of alternative country pop, driven by original, introspective lyrics.
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