Alex Battles & The Whisky Rebellion

Bio:

.. Alex Battles is a songwriter. His compositions range from country weepers to folk ballads and rock stompers. He sings and plays the songs with his band The Whiskey Rebellion. The Whiskey Rebellion contains six members, including Battles, dedicated to making a roof-shaking joyful hodgepodge of honky-tonk, jump blues, and rock 'n' roll.

Time Out NY has describted Alex's music as "a sly, catchy mix of old-fashioned country songs". The Village Voice has said of his performances: "Clad in a trucker's hat, brandishing a legal pad of just-finished lyrics, and sporting a drawling, lazy voice, Battles can wrap audiences around his knotty fingers."

Originally from Chesterland, OH, Battles has lived in New York City since 1995. He began writing songs when his twin interests of playing his grandfather's tenor banjo and writing poetry on second-hand manual typewriters merged into one. His songs are by turns funny and bittersweet, influenced by the likes of John Prine, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Irving Berlin, Tom T. Hall, and many others. He pays tribute to his favorite songwriters on his songwriting website: Bob Dylan's Coffee Table.

Battles is also the founder and host of such events as the Brooklyn Country Music Festival, The CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree, & The Johnny Cash Birthday Bash.

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Here's where you can buy my little EP:

In CD format (Out Of Print) @ CD Baby



with liner notes and lyrics!

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Member Since:

February 14, 2005

Members:

Alex Battles - vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, harmonica
Sammo - washboard, vocals
Dan Forbes -bass
Danny Mulligan - vocals, electric guitar
Charlie Shaw - drums

Occasional guests:
Kari Denis - fiddle
Andrew Schmidt - accordian
Artie Stile - jug
The Old Professor - Luther-guitar

Influences:

John Prine, Tom T. Hall, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Harlan Howard, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Tom Lehrer, Tony Joe White, Jim Henson, Schatzy, Ira Gershwin, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Durante

Sounds Like:

"Sounds kinda like a happier Johnny Cash, writes kinda like sadder Weird Al." - Craig Lyndall, inveterate Cleveland blogger

Record Label:

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