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Allie Gator
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Greg Andreas
» label: unsigned
» for fans of: moe, phish, Grateful Dead,Moses Guest, Allman Brothers, Wide Spread Panic, String Cheese Incident, Blues Traveler, Dave Mathews Band
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Alligator Wine
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Alligator Wine... Soon to be back in action!
You heard it right, All the original members have decided to give, what in my opinion was a good thing, another go! After a little over a year break we are finally starting to write and rehearse again and plan on being on the circuit mid summer or sooner. Please welcome our newest band mate Kelly Collinson into the AW family!
You heard it right, All the original members have decided to give, what in my opinion was a good thing, another go! After a little over a year break we are finally starting to write and rehearse again and plan on being on the circuit mid summer or sooner. Please welcome our newest band mate Kelly Collinson into the AW family!
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Alligator Wine... Soon to be back in action!
You heard it right, All the original members have decided to give, what in my opinion was a good thing, another go! After a little over a year break we are finally starting to write and rehearse again and plan on being on the circuit mid summer or sooner. We, inout off time, have decided to add a 5th member to the band! Please welcome Kelly Collinson into the AW family!! Kelley will be playing acoustic guitar predominantly in AW and may venture into other instruments as needed... like conga's...um, ok Kelly?
Alligator Wine is a progressive blues/rock, jam-band. We basically all listen to a wide variety of music...folk, metal, bluegrass, jazz, rock, blues, etc...As a band we try to incorporate these styles into our music when the mood strikes us. That seems to be how we evolved into a jam-band. One person feels the song a certain way and leads the rest of us into his world! It's a lot of fun, especially live,It can squeeze some of the best music out of a musician. Although, if yer not payin attention to the music as a whole, it can end up a train wreck.~Greg Andreas~
You heard it right, All the original members have decided to give, what in my opinion was a good thing, another go! After a little over a year break we are finally starting to write and rehearse again and plan on being on the circuit mid summer or sooner. We, inout off time, have decided to add a 5th member to the band! Please welcome Kelly Collinson into the AW family!! Kelley will be playing acoustic guitar predominantly in AW and may venture into other instruments as needed... like conga's...um, ok Kelly?
Alligator Wine is a progressive blues/rock, jam-band. We basically all listen to a wide variety of music...folk, metal, bluegrass, jazz, rock, blues, etc...As a band we try to incorporate these styles into our music when the mood strikes us. That seems to be how we evolved into a jam-band. One person feels the song a certain way and leads the rest of us into his world! It's a lot of fun, especially live,It can squeeze some of the best music out of a musician. Although, if yer not payin attention to the music as a whole, it can end up a train wreck.~Greg Andreas~
Why this name?
Actually I was tryin to hear the words to a "Dead" song we were gonna cover and couldnt hear exactly what Bob was singin.I was like..."it sounds like he's sayin alligator wine", and Buster said, "thats a good name for the band." We have been going by "Kush" up until I tried to register the name here. I knew there were at least 1 or 2 bands named Kush, but when I got on here and it was already a registered name, that was the last straw, and I made a corporate decision to go with Busters suggestion. I figured there were enough Kush bands out there, why not try to be a bit more original, even though I personally did like the name "Kush"~Greg Andreas~
Do you play live?
At the moment we appear at open jams on occasion.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
I think, (hope), that it made, or will make the record industry realize that it is no longer about image. It is about music.With the availability of music at the fingertips of the world, The opportunity for independant/unsigned musicians to be heard is immense. People no longer need to trust the record labels to pawn off what they think image, style, and talent is. People can, and hopefully will, go find it for themselves thru sites designed by and for musicians. The world needs less rock stars and more musicians. While image is important for marketing, music is important for the soul. Music is a healer, an emotional outlet, an inspiration or muse so to speak. Marketing is targeted at easily influenced kids, music is directed towards people in general. The internet is the vehicle that will unite these two groups honestly!~Greg Andreas~
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
No! Grass roots, word of mouth, dedication to the craft, playing every other night for the fans and the band, thats the best feeling in the world. Not worrying about whether your meeting someone elses criteria or budget. You make yourself or you break yourself and no one but you is to blame.~Greg Andreas~
Band History:
There is just not enough room to go thru it all and i seriously doubt many care...if they do write me, I'll be holding my breath!
Your influences?
We are a mixture of a lot of things, we are all of them, and somehow none of them specifically. AW's guitar players are very blues influenced which gives us a nice warm sound. However we were also both into the metal scene in the 80's which gives us an aggressive side. I grew up on bob Dylan, and Neil Young so we also have a folk side. DWC prefers "Black Sabath", Kelly is in to the grass roots jam scene and Sye took marching band in his early years, and was in a progressive metal band. We all listen to jazz, and bluegrass, as well as alternative once in a great while so it is hard to say what we are or arent. "moe." is a big influence on us as well as "Moses Guest", and "The Allmn Bros." some of our favorite bands are...Blues Traveler, Galactic, moe., Moses Guest, Grateful Dead, Ben Harper, Phish, Hendrix, S.R.V., Clapton, Wide spread Panic, Black Sabbath, Janes Addiction, Strunz and Farah, Keller Williams, SCI, Medeski Matin and Wood, Steve Kimmock, John McLaughlin Trio, and too many others to even fit here. (or at least I'm not going to).~Greg Andreas~
Favorite spot?
The place where you are,when your playing on a different level of heightened emotion, and you are a spectator of what your hand and instrument are doing to your amazement right in front of your unbelieving eyes.~Greg Andreas~
Equipment used:
The usual, guitars, drums, bass, mics, etc...~Greg Andreas~
Anything else...?
We have a mandolin, and some congas wich we want to incorporate but have not yet done so very extensively. I would like to add keyboards or horns at some point but those types are hard to find. Maybe some percusio...real percussion with some serious equipment.~Greg Andreas~