River Phoenix Alekas Attic

The band were offered a two year development deal with island records in 1988.

River phoenix alekas attic.

Aleka is a poet philosopher he said. They would play all night sessions together and soon formed a band called aleka s attic. He s the lead singer of the band and plays guitar. River came up with the name aleka s attic the song across the way which was written by river and josh mckay was included on the 1989 peta benefit album tame yourself in 1991 the director of my own private idaho gus van sant included the song too many colours in the movie.

River himself thought of the name. It is a common mistake that rain started the band with river. However it does not appear on the soundtrack. He was wearing this t shirt on the night he died outside johnny depp nightclub the viper room hollywood boulevard los angeles on october 31 1993.

Although she had sung along with river since they were young she in fact showed little interest during the first year or more of aleka s attic when it was only river and josh greene greenba. Aleka s attic were a band formed in 1987 88 by the actor river phoenix. Rain phoenix the sister of the late river phoenix has teamed up with michael stipe for a new song called time is the killer the song will appear on time gone a double a side single with her brother s band aleka s attic. River s rock group is called aleka s attic it s a name he confided he made up a character from one of his fictional stories.

Aleka s attic river phoenix 50 podcast w michael august 27 2020 watch a very special episode of the launchleft podcast as rain phoenix and special guests flea dermot mulroney and michael stipe celebrate and remember the life and music of river phoenix who would have turned 50 on august 23rd. The band s line up changed over the years the original members were river phoenix vocals guitar rain phoenix vocals josh mckay bass josh greenbaum drums and tim hankins viola. Millions of unique designs by independent artists. Aleka s attic were an alternative folk rock band from gainesville florida formed by river phoenix and josh greenbaum in april 1987.

The two songs were recently completed by. A pair of previously unreleased songs from river phoenix s band aleka s attic will be released on august 23rd in celebration of phoenix s 50th birthday. When the phoenix family moved to gainesville florida river found friends who shared his love of rock music. Aleka 8217 s attic was a short lived band formed by river phoenix in 1988 until 1992.