Greazy Alice

Biography

Greazy Alice is the musical project of Alex Pianovich, a Pennsylvania-born songwriter and musician based in New Orleans.[1][4] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1][5]

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."[3] 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.[1] 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.[1][2] 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.[1]

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.[1]
• Pianovich is a part owner of a bar in New Orleans, which inspired the song 'Circles'—written after a regular customer died unexpectedly.[4]
• 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.[1]
• 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.[1]

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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