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.
White Mystery had an awesome time rocking the Nelsonville Music Fest Porch Stage for a second time, in 2018! Thanks to Levi Finley for these fantastic photos of the performance. How many gals have you seen play with their teeth, in your lifetime?
White Mystery guitarist and singer Alex White is best known for performing high-octane rock’n’roll with her brother, drummer Francis White, around the globe.
She’s also gotten press in recent years for putting her Business Management degree from DePaul University to use, juggling band management while constantly touring.
White’s latest musical venture and business partnership led to the creation of a signature fuzz pedal called the Firekeeper, a nickname given to her by Thor Harris of the affecting post-punk noise band Swans. “I’ve been wanting to use that for something it makes sense for, and this pedal definitely scorches,” White adds. (more…)
Chicago’s fiery sibling duo, White Mystery, took some time out of their busy schedule to stop by our favorite dirty dungeon, “The Foam Palace.” Alex and Fran pulled out one of their oldies, “Good Girl”, and talked with us about what it means to reach musical nirvana. She Shreds Live at the Foam Palace is a video series taking place in the best basement in Chicago, IL where we invite bands to shred and talk about themselves.
