Alexander (and another act to come) play Best Video Film & Cultural Center Sat., Dec. 28. The show starts at 7 PM and the cover is $10.

Alexander is the solo project of guitarist and multi-instrumentalist David Shapiro (Kath Bloom, Headroom, Center). Under the Alexander moniker, he plays fingerstyle acoustic guitar and banjo music. Drawing from a wide variety of guitar traditions, Shapiro has arrived at a style and vocabulary of his own. His albums have drawn comparisons to John Fahey and Robbie Basho who he cites as influences on his playing. Elizabeth Cotten, Frantz Casseus, and Frank Proffitt are other major influences. As Alexander, he has toured extensively across the U.S. and abroad. He has shared bills with Mdou Moctar, Loren Connors, Susan Alcorn, and many more. His self-titled LP is distributed by Forced Exposure and he has additional releases on C/Site Recordings.