Watsky performs the album x Infinity in its entirety alongside a synchronised projection of the accompanying film.
Watsky is playing SIFF Cinema Downtown on Monday, October 12, for a show that's a bit more than a standard set. He's performing x Infinity in its entirety, and the music runs alongside a synchronized projection of the album's accompanying film. It's the tenth anniversary of the record, and the whole thing is built around that one project rather than a mix of hits from across his catalog.
If you're not familiar with him, George Watsky is a rapper, writer, and performer from San Francisco, now living in Los Angeles. He's known for being a versatile lyricist who switches between silly and serious, and he's spent as much time on stage with a microphone as he has with a pen. He won the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals and the Brave New Voices National Poetry Slam in 2006, appeared on the final season of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO in 2007, and has performed at more than 150 universities.
His recording history goes back a while, too. He released a jazz-hip hop record with his band Invisible Inc in 2007 and the self-titled Watsky in 2010, which peaked at number seven on the iTunes hip hop charts. In January 2011, his fast rapping went viral, leading to two appearances on the Ellen Show and a slot on Last Call with Carson Daly. That same year, The Next Big Sound named him one of the "Big Sounds of 2011" alongside Mac Miller, Kreayshawn, and Skrillex.
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Since this particular show is built around x Infinity, it's a good chance to hear the album as a single piece. The performance is at SIFF Cinema Downtown, 2100 4th Ave, on Monday, October 12, starting at 7 PM.
