ALEX REX

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ALEX REX
Where to even start with this Alex Neilson guy? Virtuosic drummer, iconoclastic writer, unbridled songwriter, theatrical conjurer, he's that and much more. We perhaps best know him for commanding body of work in the general sphere of avant-folk type folks, having been to the fore in Trembling Bells, Scatter, and Tight Meat Duo/Trio, a notable contributor to the bands of Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Jandek, Shirley Collins, and Alasdair Roberts. Plus, as a dynamic improviser, he's worked magic with Shabaka Hutchings, Thurston Moore, Evan Parker, and countless others. For his visit to Cambridge he'll be offering solo interpretations of his "ghost rock" project, Alex Rex, a vessel for his most restless, soaring, and emotionally resonant songwriting. As he describes it, these are songs of love, loss and loathing that make the detestable whistleable.

https://alexrex.bandcamp.com/