Alexx Calise

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If music were a meal, then Alexx Calise’s childhood was like dining at an all-you-can-eat buffet.

“I was brought up with a smorgasbord of different artists,” Calise said. “My family is extremely musical. They raised me on blues, jazz, rock, new age, world music.”

Listening to her parents’ extensive music collection and watching as her dad played the James Bond movie theme on his guitar has greatly contributed to Calise’s career trajectory. A former entertainment writer for several publications, Calise is putting journalism on the back burner to pursue the life of a rock ‘n’ roller.

Calise describes her original compositions as a reflection of her persona — passionate, biting and with an edge.

“I write from life,” said Calise, whose musical influences include Buck Cherry, Aerosmith, Heart, Joan Jett and Stone Temple Pilots.

Calise is completing her debut CD, Morning Pill. She began writing songs for the album in 2003. Visit alexxcalise.com.

– Beth Feinstein-Bartl

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