ALEX WEED-Alex WEED-self issued, 2007
www.myspace.com/alexweedmusic

Am I listening to the long lost masters of a recently re-discovered blues icon? No, this is a 21 year old picker currently based out of Boston, MA and studying at Berklee. This CD was recorded last December at a friend's home studio in Anchorage, AK while visiting his parents. On all but one track (Alex's self penned "What I Get From You" which is accompanied by a subtle keyboard) what you have is a man, a National guitar and a mic. Alex's husky vocals add an additional degree of authenticity to his already established, exceptional, true to form technique on both slide guitar and picking. The ten well chosen covers to go with his own contribution include "Baby Please Don't Go," "Walking Blues," "You Gotta Move" and "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground." This CD is not currently available in stores, so visit Alex's My Space page and order it by mail or down load. If you enjoy delta blues you will be glad you did. To make a couple local comparisons to artists you may have heard, Alex's sound and repertoire is similar to that of both Ryan LaPlante and Son Jack Jr. Alex recently played a Thursday evening set in the Cantina at the Fall Sunbanks Festival and was enroute to perform at the Boston Blues Festival. He deserves to be looked at as a mainstage opening act by all our major regional festivals. Alex is talented and is keeping the traditions of the blues alive and kicking –
the future of the blues tradition are safe in Alex's gifted hands.
Malcolm Kennedy
Washington Blues Society
October, 2007