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Alex G Setlist
Tour Dates
Nov 2 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall
Nov 3 Chicago, IL, US Thalia Hall Nov 4 Detroit, MI, US Majestic Theatre Nov 5 Toronto, ON, Canada Danforth Music Hall Nov 6 Montreal, QC, Canada Théâtre Corona Nov 8 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club Nov 9 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel Nov 11 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel Nov 12 Brooklyn, NY, US Brooklyn Steel Nov 14 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club Nov 16 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club Nov 17 Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club Nov 18 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer Nov 19 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer Nov 20 Philadelphia, PA, US Union Transfer Read More
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Alex G was in town with his band to promote his new album God Save the Animals. But first Hatchie aka Harriette Pilbeam opened the evening with an eight song set. Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia, she is promoting her sophomore album, Giving the World Away.
Two weeks on the road, Hatchie said she felt refreshed for she had the day off, which isn’t a typical routine for tours. Her rested voice had an ethereal quality with her airy sound lofting above the rich reverberations of the two guitars that accompanied her.
“Stay With Me” was a crowd favorite with a pulsating drum beat, rising synth chords that kept growing louder and louder into a crescendo.
Hatchie, a family nickname, lists her influences as the Cocteau Twins, The Sundays and Mazzy Star. When she launched into “The Rhythm” you could almost hear shades of an early Sinead O’Connor.
With her day off, Hatchie spent a portion of it in Dinkytown, which is located next to the sprawling University of Minnesota campus. She was so impressed with her breakfast, she joked about maybe applying at the university.
Alex G (Giannascoli) took the stage with his band: Sam Acchione on lead guitar, John Heywood on bass, and Tom Kelly on drums. Although not quite thirty he has already released nine albums. It probably helped that he started recording early at age of 11 when his parents gave him an Apple computer. Most of his early albums were self-released, but by the time of House of Sugar made Pitchforks Top 50 Albums in 2019, he had arrived.
Alex G has an eclectic range. Influenced by Elliot Smith and Built to Spill, he and his band demonstrated a high dynamic range, going from full pop and auto tune with “Immunity” to a haunted speed metal ride of “Brick.”
“After Ur Gone” was a crowd favorite as Alex G’s vocals and Acchione’s guitar went back and forth before Acchione took over with a wildly contained solo that earned a roar from the crowd. Acchione even thanked the crowd with a whammy bar lick at the end.
Another highlight was “Kicker”, which started with a slow, deliberate drum beat followed by a pizzicato guitar, low hum of the bass, all building into what can best be described as a musical ritual as the musicians turned and faced Kelly on drums to offer musical chords in some form of sacrifice, which had the crowd chanting Alex G’s name in the end.
Alex G is well known and highly regarded for being a singer/songwriter, meaning his lyrics tend to have a little more depth than the average pop song. He even tends to reference religious themes in his music, especially in “Blessing” when he sang: Every day/Is a blessing / As I walk / Through the mud / If I live / Like the fishes / I will rise / From the flood.
By the end of the show the full crowd wanted more and Alex G provided an extra-plus encore of 6 songs, the last one “Change” perhaps the best of the evening as he belted out the refrain: “I don’t like change” while Kelly slowed downed the beat and brought the band to a crawl, as if trying for a brief moment to hold back the inevitable.
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