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BY THE NUMBERS

AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2025

95,000+ Followers
25M+ Total views

41,000+ Followers

43,000+ Followers

15,000+ Monthly Listeners

Davey Allen, a young man with curly blond hair wearing a black t-shirt, light-colored pants, a necklace, and a black cap sitting on a leather couch in a dimly lit room.

ABOUT DAVEY

Davey Allen is an emerging rock and grunge Nashville recording artist from Rochester, NY. He started with videos of him singing in a stairwell and has amassed a community of hundreds of thousands of fans across all platforms. He is working on releasing the rest of his Layne Staley Tribute Project throughout the end of the year and will be releasing his own original music in 2026 and going on tour. He has opened for national acts like Sam Donald and has played at major fairs and festivals like the 2025 NYS Fair.

NYS Music Magazine Feature

Davey Allen’s Path of TikTok Covers to a Full Tribute

When Davey Allen first propped his phone up in a Rochester stairwell to film an acoustic Alice in Chains cover, he figured it might be the dumbest thing he had ever done…

Click here to read more on Davey‘s feature in NYS Music Magazine.

MUSIC

“NUTSHELL”


Davey’s cover of the Alice in Chains tune, and the first release of the Layne Staley Tribute Project.
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Spotify Streams

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All-Time Plays

“MAN IN THE BOX”
(ft. Josh Holland)


Davey’s cover of the Alice in Chains tune, and the first release of the Layne Staley Tribute Project.
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PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

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NEWS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Davey Allen traveled to Kentucky to play at the Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival and open for grunge/rock artist Sam Donald. He did a full hour acoustic set, and you can watch the full set here.

  • Via Fox Rochester, Davey Allen goes on the morning show to talk about his upcoming festival performances and perform a song live on air. Click here to read the full story.

  • The nationwide Boot’s ‘N Beats concert series makes a stop in Rochester, NY and Davey Allen will play for 300+ in a sold out Photo City Music Hall. He will open for multiple DJ’s in a night filled with country and EDM music.

    Click here to read the full story.

Bio For Your Use

Known for his raspy, booming vocals in the stairwell, Davey Allen is starting to bring grunge and rock music back to the mainstream fold. Many recognize him and his Gibson Hummingbird guitar from TikTok videos filmed in a stairwell, covering many 90's grunge and 2000's rock songs. Davey quickly amassed thousands of followers and millions of views on his covers of Alice In Chains songs in that stairwell while playing shows in his hometown of Rochester, NY. With fans begging for full versions, Davey released his first single, "Nutshell" on August 15th, 2025 as a tribute to the late Layne Staley, the former lead singer of Alice in Chains. Now Davey is looking to tour regionally, even nationally, and release more music in the coming months. He draws inspiration from the grunge and post-grunge era of rock music with similarities to bands like Staind, Daughtry, and the Stone Temple Pilots. This former NFL tryout and punter for the University of Rhode Island has captivated many with his passionate performances and unique voice, bringing back a style of music and a sense of nostalgia not felt since the early 2000s.

Shortened Bio

Known for his raspy, booming vocals in the stairwell, Davey Allen is an emerging Nashville recording artist hailing from Rochester, NY. Known for his cover of “Nutshell” by Alice in Chains, Davey draws inspiration from the grunge and post-grunge era of rock music with similarities to bands like Staind, Daughtry, and the Stone Temple Pilots. Davey has captivated many with his passionate performances and unique voice, bringing back a style of music and a sense of nostalgia not felt since the early 2000s.

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