White Mystery are siblings Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White, a Chicago based garage rock duo formed in 2008. Omaha artist Mike Kronberger (link his name to https://mikekronberger.com/white-mystery) created this poster in 2015 for their Omaha show at the Reverb Lounge with pretty much just a pencil adding the colors in digitally. The hair pattern was later used as a background graphic for the Miss Alex White custom signature fuzz pedal “Firekeeper.”

On February 16, 2019, for one night only, SPIN Chicago is transforming into a pop-up roller rink from 9pm-1am downtown! “Match Made in Heaven” is a free event, presented by White Mystery and 1833 that kicks off with a retro fashion show on wheels by indie label Crystal Gravy. Bring your own skates, or rent a pair for $5, and cruise to awesome soul, funk, disco and more tunes from DJs Miss Alex White & White Francis! Photo by Diane Alexander White.

Miss Alex White & Francis Scott Key White are sibling rock’n’roll duo White Mystery from Chicago. Since April 20, 2008, White Mystery self-released eight records, played 1000 shows on three continents with the likes of Iggy Pop, Garbage, Thee Ohsees, and Patti Smith; modeled for Levi’s Jeans; performed in the Sundance film Station to Station; earned rave reviews from MTV, VICE, NPR Sound Opinions, and High Times; jammed on a parade float with Sir Richard Branson; and rocked the NBC late night TV show, Last Call with Carson Daly. Witness for yourself what Pitchfork calls, “jovial rock’n’roll delivery and DIY sensibility.”

Miss Alex White is the stage name for Alexandra Brooks White, a musician from Chicago, Illinois, and founder of Missile X Records born April 30, 1985. Her projects have included Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (a collaboration with Chris Saathoff), the Hot Machines, Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra, and White Mystery, a collaboration with her younger brother, drummer Francis Scott Key White.

Miss Alex White and Courtney Barnett talked gear, guitars, and recording at the Soho House event, “Dissecting the Track,” on October 18, 2018,

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