ALUS HOMETOWN: Montville, N.J. INFLUENCES: Billie Holiday, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin ALBUM: Alustrious EP, out now WEBSITE: facebook.com/alusmovement Born and raised in New Jersey, Alus comes by her musical talent honestly. Her grandmother, a Juilliard graduate, was once a renowned musician in the Violinaires, a group of violinists that regularly performed with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the rest of the Rat Pack. Meanwhile, her father...