Greazy Alice

Biography

Greazy Alice is the musical project of Alex Pianovich, a Pennsylvania-born songwriter and musician based in New Orleans. Pianovich initially pursued a career in herpetology, studying biology in college and working in a herpetology lab for several years while living in the woods—a period during which he began playing guitar and writing songs. At age twenty-one, he relocated to New Orleans after a college bandmate recommended it as an ideal city for musicians, and he has since built a career primarily performing his own material and collaborating with other artists. The Greazy Alice project evolved from Pianovich's earlier solo work and various band iterations; since partnering with vocalist Jo Morris, the project has consolidated into a cohesive unit performing as both a duo and a full band. The band's name derives from a character in Terry Allen's 1975 song cycle Juarez, discovered when Pianovich was searching for a band name approximately ten years before the 2025 interview.

Greazy Alice's sound blends country, blues, and rock influences, characterized by what has been described as "sleazy hard-riffing rock n roll, smoky dive bar blues, and telecaster-driven honky tonk twang." Pianovich's musical journey was shaped by exposure to classic rock and country through artists like The Rolling Stones and Gram Parsons, as well as 1990s country music. The project released its debut EP Just Another One in 2025, followed by the EP Circles in November 2025, with a full-length album As Time Goes By released at the end of 2025. The band is signed to Loose Music and performed in the United Kingdom in August 2025 as a two-piece, with plans to perform as a full band at the Kilkenny Roots Festival in May 2026.

Fun Facts

• Pianovich's early career ambition was to become a herpetologist; he studied biology in college and worked in a herpetology lab for a couple of years, during which time he lived in the woods and began playing guitar and writing songs.
• Pianovich is a part owner of a bar in New Orleans, which inspired the song 'Circles'—written after a regular customer died unexpectedly.
• Pianovich is converting his retired dentist father's family practice in Central Pennsylvania into a recording space, splitting his time between Pennsylvania and New Orleans.
• The band performed in the United Kingdom in August 2025 as a two-piece (Pianovich and Jo Morris) before expanding to a full band for festival appearances and future performances.

Musical Connections

Mentors/Influences

• Terry Allen - Pianovich discovered Allen's 1975 song cycle Juarez through a friend approximately ten years before 2025, which directly inspired the naming of his musical project after the character Greazy Alice. (Juarez (1975 song cycle)) [circa 2015 onwards]
• Gram Parsons - Stylistic influence on Pianovich's country music direction; discovered through The Rolling Stones' connection to Parsons. (Gram Parsons catalog) [formative years]

Key Collaborators

• Jo Morris - Vocalist and core collaborator in the current Greazy Alice lineup, working with Pianovich on a modern take of the classic boy/girl country duet format. (Just Another One EP, Circles EP, As Time Goes By album, live performances) [2025 onwards]
• Lee Garcia - Drummer in the full Greazy Alice band lineup. (As Time Goes By album and live performances) [2025 onwards]
• Will Repholz - Bass guitarist in the full Greazy Alice band lineup. (As Time Goes By album and live performances) [2025 onwards]

External Links

• Spotify
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