Alex G

Alex G at the echo last night was amazing. I was literally counting the seconds for this show and was so excited when he was announced to perform right after Your Friend, and Porches. (Whom also put on a bad ass set!!)

My friend Natalie and I made our way through the crowd as he began to set up. We decided to chill over by the sitting area near the bar. And then it happened... Noise was heard.

It was like taking my first tab of acid. There was a sense of euphoria I got from the way we all sinked right in to his songs. There he stood changing from pink to blue to green again under the lights that seemed to go perfectly with how he was singing and the trippy psychedelic visuals provided by the tech dudes. There was so much emotion in the way he was screaming and singing into the mic. I was convinced he was the reincarnation of Kurt Cobain himself. His antics, the meaning in the lyrics... Alex G had taken us on a trip to the past. An experience so real but unreal. Definitely gonna see this dude again. Los Angeles is thrilled.

I saw Alex Giannascoli and his band play to an attentive audience in a small basement. The band were tight, but not so much that it became a predictable playback of what his records sound like. The band play off of each other and inject a lot of energy, creativity and humour into their performance.

The set started out with selections from his latest release "DSU". They meandered into choices from his previous release "Trick", including "Animals" where Alex punctuates the vocals with screamo-style wails and garners a lone crowd-surfer over the otherwise quietly nodding audience.

Later on in the set, Alex takes a few requests from the audience and then ends with two unexpected covers. They play "Linger" by the Cranberries (featuring support act Girlpool on vocals) and then nearly talk themselves out of playing "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind. However, the drummer steels their resolve by exclaiming that it is "totally a party song", and they soldier through every verse with ease.

A+++ would gig again.

sounded great, beyond entertaining, alex g's stomping around could bring a smile even to the biggest grouch, definitely recommend that anyone & everyone see these young men perform, also alex chilled behind the merch counter while cardboard swords and title fight played, what a dope man

great show! i’ve been seeing alex g live since 2014 and he never disappoints! i do miss when he played at cats cradle as opposed to motorco (both in nc near the raleigh area) i felt the venue was much more fitting and overall better. keep up the good shit!

Amazing show. Alex G and the band (as well as the opening act World Brain) were so great to finally hear live. The venue was also really nice with cheap beer and a cozy atmosphere. The only negative I can think of was that there was smoking indoors.

Alex G's performance was cool and energetic! I enjoyed a lot! (so were the people standing next to me dancing all night...)
And I like some of the guitar chords of the songs, they sound interesting~

it were a gud shhow, he svcremed and it were funny. tara cunniffe were there and she took plooney clothes. he sang kute which is a song i like so it was gud. thank you snady alex G.