Alex Goot and Against The Current Live In Singapore 2014

For the first time in Singapore, YouTube sensations Alex Goot and Against The Current (Chrissy Costanza) will perform a co-headlining concert in Singapore.

Supporting acts: Gentle Bones and The Summer State

Date: 21 Aug 2014

Venue: SCAPE The Ground Theatre

Doors Open: 7pm

TICKETING INFO:

VIP (incl Meet & Greet): $108* - SOLD OUT

Early Bird: $68* - SOLD OUT

Standard: $78*

At The Door: $98*

Free Standing *Inclusive of ticketing fee. All prices in Singapore dollars.

TICKETING: Online:

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(Standard Tickets available ONLY): 1) Inokii - Far East Plaza #03-30 2) ThOh Music School (Simei MRT) - Simei Street 3, #01-08 3) ThOh Music School (Katong Shopping Ctr) - 865 Mountbatten Road, B1-35/36

Alex Goot is a one-man band from Poughkeepsie, New York. Alex began messing around on the piano at age 5 when his parents bought a piano. He started to get serious about piano by the age of 12. Alex performed his first gig when he was only 15 years old. He began recording music in 2004 at the age of 16. Alex soon gained quite a following after posting his songs on his MySpace website. In early 2010, Alex began posting videos of his covers of popular modern pop songs, and occasionally videos of his original songs. His popularity has continued to soar each time he posts a new video. Today, his YouTube channel has about 1,800,000 subscribers and his videos have been viewed over 200 million times and is now considered one of the top cover artists on YouTube. Whether his time is spent in his home studio self producing all of the audio and video for his releases, or touring the world- Alex is constantly bring new and noteworthy art into the world. Alex has just recently self-released his second EP Wake Up Call, the follow up 2012's successfully crowd funded LP In Your Atmosphere.  

Against The Current is a 3 piece pop-rock band from Poughkeepsie, New York consisting of front woman Chrissy Costanza, guitarist Daniel Gow, and drummer William Ferri. The band have been active members of both the traditional rock touring circuit and YouTube community since their formation in 2012, quickly amassing a sizable of following in both worlds. ATC released their first album the Infinity EP in the summer of 2014.  

At a young age of 20, Joel Tan aka Gentle Bones has already been making waves in the local music industry with his style of folk-pop music. A recent Audiotechnica endorsee, his first two singles, Until We Die and Elusive, hit the #1 and #3 spot on the local iTunes charts respectively, both a day after its release. Gentle Bones is at the forefront of the musical movement among the younger generation in Singapore. Having played for the Mosaic Music Festival in 2012, Music Matters Live 2014, penned, recorded and performed a song for the upcoming 2015 SEA Games, Joel's future in music is looking extremely promising. Let his blend of acoustic, folk and pop music enlighten your ears and show what the new generation has to offer. 

Following the success of their chart-topping debut EP in early 2013, The Summer State has emerged as one of Singapore's finest pop-rock bands. The Summer State prides themselves in their performance, and their music abounds with infectious hooks and heartfelt lyrics. Having amassed a strong following after sharing stages with international acts and a series of festivals around the region, The Summer State is ready for the next phase and is currently working on their second EP.

Timbre @ The Substation

Timbre at the Substation is located in Armenian Street, directly opposite the Singapore Management University. It is a prime location in town and placed strategically amidst museums and art galleries.

Quaintly designed, the atmosphere beckons patrons to an enjoyable night with their famous varieties of thin-crust pizzas and buffalo wings. With good live music playing daily, this is a popular hang-out spot for everybody. Customers are always a mixture of students, adults and families seeking a good night out. The al-fresco setting is also a refreshing change of atmosphere from the usual indoor cafes.

The music is played by Goodfellas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and well worth your time. Actively engaging the audience while making big waves with their performance, one can't help but love the way they play songs solection that range from R&B, Motown, classic songs to current pop and rock songs. The Killers and Muse make frequent appearances but they do play out song requests from the audience as well. With a solid stage, good food and the inevitable smooth beer down your throat, what more can one asks during a good night out?

Crazy Elephant

The name speaks for itself. This rock n' roll blues bar is known for its live and loud performances. With graffiti decorating its walls and a relaxed atmosphere, customers will feel as though they have been transported out of Singapore. With a spunky ambience, patrons will definitely sway or sing along with the songs being played on stage. Located in Clarke Quay, this bar is often full and bustling with liveliness.

With it's dimly lit interior and a serious array of beer choices to order from, this atmosphere demands the full attention from her customers to go along with the crazy beats on stage. On Sundays, customers are welcome to go up on stage and perform for the crowd. If you are into jamming, you and your band mates now know when to head up there.

Do prime yourself for a crazy night out with upbeat music that will tempt you to move your body, this is the Crazy Elephant after all.

Wala Wala Café Bar

This bar is located in Holland Village and if you're planning to head there, do arrive early. Once the bands start playing their live music, you will be hard pressed to find a good seat in the house. A solid music house with good beer and duck-roasted pizza, regulars and new-comers form a healthy mix in this two storey café.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TBIG-CG5v0

Actors the Jam Bar

Located at South Bridge Road next to the 7-11, this bar has an atypical concept. Instead of inviting bands to jam, “the customers are the stars”. At Actors, customers are given the opportunity to be a star for the night. One can choose to go up on stage and sing on the top of her lungs, play impressive chords on the bass or impress the audience with amazing skills on the drums set.

Do not confuse this venue with a live-karaoke session though, some of the customers who go on stage are pretty amazing so be sure to double check your own talents before heading up. Customers are generally supportive but the house wouldn't want a performance akin to a chicken being slayed alive, right? Another branch has recently opened up at Scape Mall, Orchard so take your pick and you will definitely be entertained or doing the entertainment for the night!

Music is the soul of life – and in today's digital life, music permeates every aspect of our lives. We are hooked onto music – plugged in or not – everywhere we go. Most of us define ourselves through the type of music we listen to. They reflect the type of personalities we have and thanks to the researches conducted by psychologists, we have empirical backing when we claim to be introverts or extroverts.

If you want to know more about yourselves, here are a list of type of music and the type of characters attributed to them.

Pop – Extroverted, honest, conventional, hardworking, high self-esteem, less creative and more uneasy.

Rap/Hip Hop – High self esteem, outgoing. It is actually not true that they are more aggressive or violent.

Country – Hardworking, conventional, outgoing, emotionally stable.

Rock/Heavy Metal – Gentle, creative, introverted, suffers from low self-esteem

Indie – Introverted, intellectual, creative, less hardworking, less gentle, passivity, anxiousness and low self-esteem.

Dance – Outgoing and assertive.

Classical – More introverted, at ease with themselves and the world around them, creative, good sense of self-esteem.

Jazz, Blues and Soul – extroverted, high self-esteem, intelligent, creative, at ease.

Researcher Adrian North of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh who made this research famous said that people sometimes get defensive about their taste in music because music reflects their personalities, and thus is something close to their heart. Subconsciously, we do define ourselves through the music we listen to and these are the identities we wear in public.