She has released a total of nine albums, both as a solo artist and with the Alison Pipitone Band, the most recent being 2013's "Big Wide World" on Slice Records.
[1] Inspired by artists including The Clash, Etta James, the Pretenders, and Dolly Parton, Pipitone began playing guitar at the age of 18.
[1] With divorced parents living on opposite sides of the country, she split her teen years between Hamburg, New York, (just south of Buffalo) and San Diego, California.
In reviewing the album for the North County Times, writer Jim Trageser noted "Pipitone's music is what gives her lyrics their power.
In reviewing Big Wide World, Art Voice critic Geoff Kelly said the album shows that Pipitone "knows how to write a hook like nobody's business.