Forming the Band

It all started with just two friends, Nick Pugliese and Rick Philleo, with our guitars working out musical arrangements and vocal harmonies simply for our own enjoyment. As time went on we added drums and bass guitar to round out the sound and complete the band.

Over time we progressed into a performance band, publicly sharing our music with others. Our name, Prior Axe, is a play on the phrase ‘prior acts’ with axe being slang for guitar. Our music includes songs from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s; some unique instrumentals, and a few interesting originals.

The band members are Nick Pugliese on lead guitar, Rick Philleo on rhythm guitar, David ‘Rigo’ Yrigoyan on bass guitar, and Scott Williams on the drum kit. We have no front man. We are a harmony band with all three guitarists adding our own unique voice to create our vocal harmonies. We each sing lead vocals as each song requires.

Prior Axe is a family-friendly, fun band playing soft rock with some up-tempo dance tunes in the mix. Prior Axe continues to relive the past while adding more contemporary songs to our song list.