They potentially serve as an example of how cross-genre sampling can go astray when there is no centrality. Teen Suicide interestingly segues into Alex G. Her lyrics may succinctly be categorized as something between modern digital age frustration and timeless teen turmoil, described by the following lyric, “I went downstairs and curled up on the couch, with the cat,” sung with enough grit to be purred from a Harley Davidson rather than a feline. Ellen Kempner, Palehound’s lead singer, sounds vaguely like The Moldy Peaches’ Kimya Dawson and Karen O, but with a touch more of a hard rock edge. Merging teen angst with classic rock guitar licks, Palehound is unafraid and challenging. Teen Suicide, the project of perpetual musical shapeshifter Sam Ray, brought a drug-addled mosh pit to the forefront of the stage, while Palehound cooed and revved with darker but more pure melodic consistency. 6, with fellow underground darlings Teen Suicide and Palehound. Giannascoli, who invites audience members up on stage to dance as though the stage is just some piece of a basement that everyone is hanging out in together.Īlex G headlined a show at Cuisine En Locale on Feb. Boredom may be the initial impression he gives off by his complete and total comfort on the stage, but it is entirely the wrong word to describe an artist as genuine and warm as Mr. Slicing through his relaxed cool kid demeanor, he throws out lines to the audience like candy, and then throws out candy as well, passing around a giant bar of some caramel-filled chocolate like everyone is a member of the family. Occasionally pausing to grit his teeth or bite his lip in concentration, he wears a perpetual expression of deep-focus veering towards boredom. Alex Giannascoli, lead singer and guitarist for his eponymous band Alex G, is unassuming and friendly in a flannel and knit beanie on stage his stage presence is open yet subdued.