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“How do you live here?” That’s what Grace Enger wanted to know in regards to the bracing weather that greeted the Hoboken, New Jersey native. Eighty degrees on Monday, snow on Friday, it’s as bracing as it sounds.
Enger opened the all-age show with a crowd huddled in close as she sang with guitar in hand, starting off with “Me and You” followed by “Bad Guy.” She then sang a cover of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag” before someone in the audience asked when she would be releasing her first E.P. That was still a secret. She was just happy to be on her first tour, but she did sing a possible song from the anticipated release, “Neighborhood.”
Being from Toronto, Renforshort, aka Lauren Isenberg, was into the Twin Cities vibe and wasn’t deterred by the cold and snow as she spent the day driving around the cities. She had to admit she was pretty bummed for it was her last show on the tour, but she put on a lively set with songs like “I Miss Myself” and “Lust to Love.”
Renforshort is promoting her first full-length album Dear Amelia and she featured the song “Moshpit”, which she said was co-written by Alexander 23. She then did a cover of Pixie’s “Where is my mind” with an airy lark of an intro before launching into the chaotic throes of the song.
Alexander 23, aka Alexander Glantz, and his band soon took the stage, but quickly exited after the second song. It may have been a joke/stunt but it certainly left the crowd a little confused for many were young and female and still wanted to sing along.
After “Somebody’s Nobody” Alexander removed a long-sleeve shirt to reveal a sleeveless T. Many cheered and some barked. “I’ve never been barked at,” he said, which guaranteed barking for the rest of the evening.
Alexander’s sweet spot is singing about that tumultuous time of being a teenager, which he captured in “High School” with rolling cymbals, rising piano chords and a pointed falsetto voice.
Alexander started off a career by helping other musicians like Selena Gomez, Jeremy Zucker and Role Model with writing and producing credits. He even garnered a Grammy nomination by helping produce Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour. He seemed to enjoy being in front of the mic and developed a report with the crowd, almost conversational, as if those in the audience were at his home requesting songs so they could sing along with “Dirty AF1s” and “R.I.P. You and Me.” He even at one point let the audience vote by barking which song he should sing next. But he saved the last song for one that was still dear to his heart, a song that launched his career and pointed him in the direction as a solo artist, “IDK You Yet.”
Grace Enger |
Renforshort |
Renforshort |
Alexander 23 |
Alexander 23 |
Alexander 23 |
Alexander 23 at Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St Paul (14 Oct 2022) |
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