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About Me

Hey Tiger is a versatile rock band, blending elements from a wide range of influences into a focused original sound.
This band has already made believers out of rock fans at home. Last year they won the "Have a Nice Gig" contest sponsored by New York's WPLJ-FM, where the station selected the area's best unsigned band. That achievement resulted in an opening slot at Bon Jovi's July 18th performance at Giants Stadium. They also performed live on The Big Show with Scott and Todd for over 1 million listeners.

The band's first release, 1.0, was a limited-release 3-song EP featuring their first single, "Breathe," that only hinted at their potential. At the end of 2005, the band released September, their debut full-length. It's a varied, ten-song set of radio-ready rock songs, led by the catchy "I Don't Mind" and the drum and bass groove of "Elizabeth."

Christina Alessi simply owns everything she sings: spitting fire and singing seductively, expressing passion, longing and regret with confidence. The vibrant rhythm section of Jim Lovegrove (bass) and Joshua Bicknell (drums) coupled with the tasteful guitars and production of Wayne Dorell provide the perfect platform for Alessi's voice. She drives the songs, telling her stories of heartbreak and romantic fulfillment with the assurance of a young Nancy Wilson.


The band has written a stack of new songs and is currently in the studio recording the anticipated follow-up to September.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/6/2004
Band Website: heytigerband.com
Band Members:
Christina Alessi - vocals/ acoustic guitar
Josh Bicknell - drums
Wayne Dorell - guitar/ keyboards
Jim Lovegrove - bass

Influences:
Get this video and more at MySpace.com
Sounds Like:
"Real smart, catchy, absorbing and above all beautifully harmonic. Christina Alessi's lovely, husky, seductively smoky voice casts a strong and intoxicating sonic spell while the gorgeously fluid basslines, crunchy guitars, and sturdy drums keep the music itself on a highly satisfying and sonorous path throughout."
Jersey Beat

"Christina Alessi's voice is smooth, soulful yet at times, very in your face."
Steppin' Out

"Songs deal with heartbreak and aching romance told with a commanding voice... Great songwriting and a tremendous ability to write one helluva addictive hook."
Smother Magazine

Type of Label: None

My Blog

I’m forgetful.

So it looks like I have inadvertandly taken on a blogging schedule here. Every two months-ish.So, we've recorded pretty much all of the tracks for our EP and it's being mixed, etc. as we go along. I'm...
Posted by hey tiger on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:15:00 PST

Oops.

So... yeah. I forgot about the blog. I'm a scatterbrain sometimes.At least I'm self-aware.The last two shows at The Goldhawk were really great. Met a lot of lovely people and had a nice time as always...
Posted by hey tiger on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:00:00 PST

Blah blah blahg...

So, I've decided to start posting blogs here. A 2008 resolution?Disclaimer: I am really bad at committing to blogs and will probably abandon this within a month. But... it can't hurt to try. Maybe I'l...
Posted by hey tiger on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:18:00 PST

WDHA!

Just want to give BIG thank you to Lindsay Klein over at WDHA for featuring Hey Tiger on tonight's Homegrown Spotlight!Woo hoo!
Posted by hey tiger on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:50:00 PST

hey tiger @ Giants Stadium

Posted By:hey tigerGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by hey tiger on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:03:00 PST

The Bon Jovi update

So. What did you do this week?Me?Oh... my band played at Giant's Effing Stadium with Nickelback and Bon Jovi!!!!!WHAT??I'm still slowly coming back down to planet Earth after the most surreal week of ...
Posted by hey tiger on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:37:00 PST

Hey Tiger to Open for Bon Jovi July 18th!!!!

It happened today at about 6:30p.m., just a few hours after we rocked our set. hey tiger was chosen to open for Bon Jovi, July 18th at Giants stadium!!!! That's right...we are officially opening for B...
Posted by hey tiger on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:55:00 PST

Hey Tiger & Bon Jovi???

Hey Tiger is back in the running to open up for Bon Jovi.Go here for the details...The final round of the contest is at The Stone Pony on Sunday, July 9. The judging will be done at the show and the w...
Posted by hey tiger on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:17:00 PST

Itunes!!!!!

We're very pleased to announce our CD is now available on Itunes!!!  If you prefer to ipod it, now's the perfect time to add hey tiger to your collection!!!  Ohhh, and please be one of the 1...
Posted by hey tiger on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 11:00:00 PST

Thanks for Voting!

Thanks for voting this past week! Unfortunately, we didn't win the contest, but there were Hey Tiger votes cast from all over the globe - Germany, England, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Guatamala... the...
Posted by hey tiger on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:47:00 PST