With an affinity for classic garage rock bands and solo acts like Prince, Riley and the Roxies became a staple on the L.A. indie rock scene via several timely syncs on TV/Film. Inspired by the sonics of the 1970’s - Led Zeppelin’s III, Springsteen’s The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, and Elvis Costello’s My Aim is True - Spencer Riley Alfonso developed a vocally focused rock project with modern nods to bands like Phoenix, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and other post 2000 indie-rock staples.
While in film school, Alfonso directed and produced several music videos for his second EP: OceanGold. The videos caught the attention of Nic Carfa of Musicbed who quickly signed Riley and the Roxies, as well as introduced Alfonso to LA’s premier sync agency: Secret Road (The Civil Wars, Leagues, Ingrid Michaelson).
In 2019 Riley and the Roxies released his debut album: Raw Honey. From his loft in Boyle Heights, Alfonso incorporated newly written tracks as well as previously unreleased material from 2014-2019. The track “Snakes” picked up momentum on Spotify when Chris Bumstead featured the song via his platform. With the momentum of his first LP, Alfonso settled into writing the follow up, Lasso.
