Alex Lahey rocked the Mercury Lounge stage with Little Racer on Saturday night. The stage's blue and purple lights created a cool ambiance. Large octagonal mirrors hung from the walls, reflecting the lights from the stage to the surrounding space. The small venue filled to capacity as the night went on. The crowd was filled with mostly 20-somethings, each with a wristband and beer in hand.
Little Racer opened the show with an upbeat song styled with a light riff on the guitar and a heavy beat that pushed along. Lead singer Elliot Michaud playfully interacted with the audience, asking questions about cat names and guacamole in between songs.
The crowd seemed to multiply when Alex Lahey took the stage. She was wearing black jeans and a white In-N-Out Burger t-shirt with a maroon button up hanging from her shoulders. She jumped into her first song “Air Mail” with a driving beat that established the show's high energy level. When Alex introduced herself afterwards, her Australian accent rang clearly through the air. She gave a genuine, sincere thanks to the crowd.
Alex was quite humorous throughout the night: her stories about songs and experiences filled the room with chuckles. She joked about having food regrets while touring America, admitting that the pastrami sandwich from Katz’s Deli might not have been the best choice.
The setlist was a mixture of old and new songs that excited the hardcore fans and captivated casual listeners. “Every Day's A Weekend” was a new song, and the lights overhead flashed to the rhythm of the song. The quick electric guitar strums and the fast beat of the drums gave off a rock-style vibe. The following song, “L-L-L-Leave Me Alone,” fell into a more relaxed guitar strum as she sung about an ex who couldn’t stay away. The song is from Alex’s debut EP, B-Grade University, which was released in 2016.
In between songs, Alex discussed working on her debut album and polled the crowd for album title suggestions. Her favorite so far was from her Brooklyn show the night before with “Hey, I’m Walkin’ Here!” She expressed her excitement to go back to Melbourne, Australia to work on the project and hopes to have it released by the end of this year.
Alex closed the show with her most popular hit “You Don’t Think You Like People Like Me”. She sang about rejection in an upbeat style, heavy on the guitar and drums. The crowd cheered loudly after her last strum, expressing full support of the performance. Alex Lahey put on a great show. Definitely check out her music below!
Little Racer opened the show with an upbeat song styled with a light riff on the guitar and a heavy beat that pushed along. Lead singer Elliot Michaud playfully interacted with the audience, asking questions about cat names and guacamole in between songs.
The crowd seemed to multiply when Alex Lahey took the stage. She was wearing black jeans and a white In-N-Out Burger t-shirt with a maroon button up hanging from her shoulders. She jumped into her first song “Air Mail” with a driving beat that established the show's high energy level. When Alex introduced herself afterwards, her Australian accent rang clearly through the air. She gave a genuine, sincere thanks to the crowd.
Alex was quite humorous throughout the night: her stories about songs and experiences filled the room with chuckles. She joked about having food regrets while touring America, admitting that the pastrami sandwich from Katz’s Deli might not have been the best choice.
The setlist was a mixture of old and new songs that excited the hardcore fans and captivated casual listeners. “Every Day's A Weekend” was a new song, and the lights overhead flashed to the rhythm of the song. The quick electric guitar strums and the fast beat of the drums gave off a rock-style vibe. The following song, “L-L-L-Leave Me Alone,” fell into a more relaxed guitar strum as she sung about an ex who couldn’t stay away. The song is from Alex’s debut EP, B-Grade University, which was released in 2016.
In between songs, Alex discussed working on her debut album and polled the crowd for album title suggestions. Her favorite so far was from her Brooklyn show the night before with “Hey, I’m Walkin’ Here!” She expressed her excitement to go back to Melbourne, Australia to work on the project and hopes to have it released by the end of this year.
Alex closed the show with her most popular hit “You Don’t Think You Like People Like Me”. She sang about rejection in an upbeat style, heavy on the guitar and drums. The crowd cheered loudly after her last strum, expressing full support of the performance. Alex Lahey put on a great show. Definitely check out her music below!
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