ALEX YACOVELLI
New York City, New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014 | SELF
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North Jersey Notes: Alex Yacovelli Band, Julius Seizure, Back Into The Sun and More!
—by Tim Louie, May 7, 2012
An old high school chum of mine recently asked me give this musical artist a listen because his cousin is managing them. The name of the band is Alex Yacovelli, and he’s not bad at all! I logged onto his website to give him a listen, and he’s a great songwriter with an amazing voice! His song “Citymama” had this crazy Led Zeppelin-feel to it, but then the song “Lady Catherine” reminded me of Lenny Kravitz, while the song “Gaga” had a Stone Temple Pilots-feel to it. The bottom line here is that Alex has done his homework and has put together quite the rock band!
Alex Yacovelli began his musical training when he was kid in NYC, participating in a performance troupe from the age of 10 until he was 18, and he would spend his summers in “band camp” to study vocals, guitar, and trumpet. In high school, Alex fell in love with revival of garage rock, and began to study bands like The White Stripes, The Vines and Lenny Kravitz, which also encouraged him to go back to his roots and study the songwriting styles of Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. In 2009, right before graduation from NYU, Alex would release his very first EP, Sweet Nimbus Nothings, which was an acoustic CD. Though Alex plays most of the instruments on his recordings, his live band still include guitarist Darrell Dumas, bassist Martin Delahaye, and drummer Rick Martinez.
Back in November, Alex Yacovelli released his self-produced CD, Electri-Fi, where once again, he played the majority of the instruments like his idols Dave Grohl and Jack White. Some of Electri-Fi was recorded in a commercial garage in New York and some of it was recorded in an Indiana farmhouse—in order to give it a more raw rock feel. And I think it worked! You can download Electri-Fi now on iTunes, and you can find out where the Alex Yacovelli band is playing next by logging onto alexyacovelli.com. - The Aquarian
North Jersey Notes: Alex Yacovelli Band, Julius Seizure, Back Into The Sun and More!
—by Tim Louie, May 7, 2012
An old high school chum of mine recently asked me give this musical artist a listen because his cousin is managing them. The name of the band is Alex Yacovelli, and he’s not bad at all! I logged onto his website to give him a listen, and he’s a great songwriter with an amazing voice! His song “Citymama” had this crazy Led Zeppelin-feel to it, but then the song “Lady Catherine” reminded me of Lenny Kravitz, while the song “Gaga” had a Stone Temple Pilots-feel to it. The bottom line here is that Alex has done his homework and has put together quite the rock band!
Alex Yacovelli began his musical training when he was kid in NYC, participating in a performance troupe from the age of 10 until he was 18, and he would spend his summers in “band camp” to study vocals, guitar, and trumpet. In high school, Alex fell in love with revival of garage rock, and began to study bands like The White Stripes, The Vines and Lenny Kravitz, which also encouraged him to go back to his roots and study the songwriting styles of Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. In 2009, right before graduation from NYU, Alex would release his very first EP, Sweet Nimbus Nothings, which was an acoustic CD. Though Alex plays most of the instruments on his recordings, his live band still include guitarist Darrell Dumas, bassist Martin Delahaye, and drummer Rick Martinez.
Back in November, Alex Yacovelli released his self-produced CD, Electri-Fi, where once again, he played the majority of the instruments like his idols Dave Grohl and Jack White. Some of Electri-Fi was recorded in a commercial garage in New York and some of it was recorded in an Indiana farmhouse—in order to give it a more raw rock feel. And I think it worked! You can download Electri-Fi now on iTunes, and you can find out where the Alex Yacovelli band is playing next by logging onto alexyacovelli.com. - The Aquarian
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Still working on that hot first release.
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ALEX YACOVELLI is a Solo Artist and Guitarist/Vocalist of the band NOT YOUR QUEEN'S ENGLISH (see separate EPK), a high energy Heavy Blues-Rock & Garage "Power Quatro."
His music ranges from acoustic Folk to heavy electric Blues-Rock & Garage. Yacovelli is a graduate of the NYU Vocal Performance (Music Theatre) Program and hails from the black and white town of Pleasantville, NY.
Yacovelli's music strives to incorporate a heavy Low End, driving rhythms, a rootsy vocal, lyrical intimacy, and a fun cleverness. He writes for both acoustic and electric guitar, as well as keys and piano (his first love).
His influences include: Led Zeppelin, Jack White & The White Stripes, Neil Young, The Vines, Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl & Foo Fighters, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Pixies, Nirvana, Hendrix, Toadies, Queens of the Stone Age, RATM, Tom Morello, Audioslave, MUSE, Weezer, Green Day, The Hives, Jet, Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Lenny Kravitz, among others. He also enjoys stealing from the classic Blues men like Willie Dixon and Howling Wolf.
Gigs have included: Mercury Lounge, Arlene's Grocery, Pianos, The Bitter End, Sullivan Hall, National Underground, Matchless Brooklyn, Don Pedro, 107.1 The Peak's Pleasantville Music Festival, and more. The Alex Yacovelli Band was featured in The Aquarian, just prior to the formation of #NYQE. Yacovelli also participate in Weezer's Hootenanny Band at Madison Square Garden, 2008.
Thanks for listening! And keep rockin'
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