Alternative indie rock band Miniature Tigers are on tour now and all during the month of March with various acts, mainly in the Midwest, Southwest, and West coast.
Miniature Tigers is an alternative rock band based in Phoenix, Arizona. The band is made up of front man Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier on drums and vocals, Darren Robinson on guitar, keyboards, vocals and Lou Kummerer on bass, vocals.
Miniature Tigers’ sound was forged in the bedroom of frontman Charlie Brand, only to quickly outgrow the space, with the band soon finding itself on stage, in the studio and signed to Phoenix’s Modern Art Records in short order. Brand’s lyrics – a mix of deeply personal insights and playful references to the disparate cultural artifacts that have informed his existence – and effortlessly constructed indie-pop arrangements have made fans in his native Phoenix and beyond. They stretch to Los Angeles, where he reconnected with drummer, collaborator and fellow charter member of the band Rick Schaier while living in Hollywood, and far beyond thanks to the Internet, which it seems people are into these days.
In December 2006, Rolling Stone listed Miniature Tigers as "one of the 25 best bands on Myspace." The band has also received favorable attention from Spin magazine, which included Miniature Tigers in its list of "The 9 Hottest New Bands Playing CMJ 2008."
Miniature Tigers bring together a tightly harmonious, sometimes synthy, playful pop rock sound with influences ranging from The Beatles to the Beach Boys to Weezer.
Tour dates and cities:
With Dear & The Headlights
3/5 – Salt Lake City / Avalon Theatre
3/6 – Co Springs / Black Sheep
3/7 – Denver / Marquis Theatre
3/8 – Omaha / Sokol Underground
3/10 – Minneapolis / Triple Rock
3/11 – Iowa City / Picador
3/12 – Chicago / Reggie’s Rock Club
3/13 – Columbia, MO / Mojo’s
3/14 – Tulsa / The Marquee
3/15 – Dallas / The Door
SXSW
3/18 – Austin / SxSW @ Spiro’s
3/19 – Austin / Jackalope Party (Phoenix New Times)
With Bishop Allen
3/22 – Tucson / Plush
3/23 – LA / Troubadour
3/24 – San Francisco / Rickshaw Stop
3/26 – SLC / Kilby Court
3/28 – Denver / Hi Dive
3/29 – Lawrence / Jackpot Saloon
3/30 – Minneapolis / Triple Rock
3/31 – Chicago / Subterranean
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