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A House Safe for Tigers – Space Between

August 12, 2019

If it’s not baroque, then you need to fix it. That is the key to indie two-piece A House Safe For Tigers’ mojo, as is evident with their new release, Space Between. Members Mark Constintino and Brendon Delmont, who each have pasts rich with hardcore-punk and synth-heavy rock, have matured into a more serene sound, but retain the haunting atmosphere of their youth. “Bumblebee,” track one from Space Between opens the door with an upbeat ode to a wonderful person, who has earned the name, ‘”My Sweet BumbleBee.” The synth provides a full metallic melody, while the drums and percussion dig out a smooth groove. Acoustic guitar fills in the background, and the chorus explodes with the band’s well-crafted hook and vocal harmony on the title lyric. A running theme on the album is landscape and mother nature. “Sound Valley,” track number five, opens with an electric guitar riff, dry[...]

Tonight: A House Safe For Tigers

July 19, 2019

WNY rock classicists A House Safe For Tigers celebrate the release of their lovely sophomore album tonight at The Mohawk with The Guilty Few and Which Witch. Fans of beloved psych rockers The Flaming Lips (who pass through the area next weekend) and Mercury Rev as well as late 90’s Wilco and solo Paul Weller will love their new album, which finds multi-instrumentalist and producer Brandon Delmont (Girlpope, Sons of the Sun, Black Canyon Lights) and Mark Cosentino (Exit Strategy, Returners) exploring the pastoral and achingly idyllic sounds of a halcyon past that never really existed other than maybe in our hearts with impeccable musicianship, songwriting, taste, and digital era “wall of sound” that feels good in the ears. Opening the show will be The Guilty Few of which I know nothing, and post punk outfit Which Witch, a new project featuring Jess Collins (Orations). Cover is $5 and doors are at[...]

Tonight: Son Of The Sun

July 28, 2017

Beloved but dearly departed Buffalo band Son Of The Sun is getting back together for one night only tonight at Buffalo Iron Works, and they’re bringing their musical progeny with them to open the show. Zak Ward’s new band First Ward will be joined by The Soft Love featuring Jeremy Franklin and Joe Stocker and Brandon Delmont’s  A House Safe For Tigers project with Mark Constantino will be convening to show us some of the future of the local music scene before getting back together onstage to remind us of what Son Of The Sun was all about. Tickets are $10 at the door and doors are at 8pm. Almost Not There by Son of the Sun

Tonight: Halloween Tribute Party

October 31, 2015

Cover shows are hands down my favorite Halloween tradition. When else can you see all your favorite classic punk bands on the same stage? One year, I got to see Slayer, SSD, the Misfits, and the Ramones together on the same stage and Lifetime, the Lawrence Arms, NOFX, and Descendents in the same weekend. This Halloween at Mohawk Place, you can see the Naturalists as Pavement, Wolf as the Replacements, members of Orations, A House Safe for Tigers and TMMC as Joy Division, and a Governess’ rendition of Turbonegro. The Halloween tribute is $5 if you wear a costume because why wouldn’t you. The punk imposters go on at 8pm. CC Death Squad will play creepily in between sets. Don’t miss your probably only chance to see Pavement and the Replacements.

Tonight: A House Safe For Tigers

August 29, 2015

Best thing about Buffalo on a Saturday night? Options. One of tonight’s top picks would bring you to Mohawk Place for the highly-anticipated release party of A House Safe for Tigers, the debut album from the local mellotron supergroup of the same name. If you’re reading this, you may have been vibing out to AHSfT (our most recent Album of the Week) for a few months already; now is your chance to see the album performed in full-band glory. Opening tonight’s festivities are two acts that have been pretty scarce on this year’s live circuit—synthrock revivalists TMMC and a special solo performance from Failures’ Union’s Tony Flaminio. Get there on time to catch everyone. Doors open up at 8pm with an affordable $5 cover. A House Safe For Tigers by A House Safe For Tigers

A House Safe for Tigers – A House Safe for Tigers

August 24, 2015

It’s been an album of the summer since it’s release at the end of June, but in honor of it’s delayed and now hot anticipated album release party this Saturday at the Mohawk, the eponymous debut from WNY supergroup A House Safe for Tigers is our Album of the Week. The resoundingly succesful collaboration between WNY music scene stalwarts Brandon Delmont (Girlpope, Son of the Son, Lindburgh Babies) and Mark Constantino (Exit Strategy, Returners), A House Safe for Tigers hits a variety of sweet spots From the opening vibrations of the w’sm Mercury Revesque instrumental “Entrance” that kicks it off, A House Safe for Tigers immediately signals it’s attention to sonic detail and keen sense of history, a point driven home by lead single “Ann Marie.” A shimmering ode to Brian Wilson’s lifelong affection for the sonic architecture of fellow troubled by brilliant savant Phil Spector, “Ann Marie” is a[...]

A House Safe for Tigers Releases Video for “Evaporate”

July 24, 2015

A House Safe for Tigers, the latest project from long time Buffalo players Brandon Delmont and Mark Constantino, has just released the music video for “Evaporate,” the melancholic lead single off the duo’s self titled debut LP. Directed by Stevie Matthews, Delmont’s former Son of the Sun band mate, the clip finds the the two strolling through Bidwell/Lincoln Parkway and Hamburg (?) Beach, contemplating their surroundings and each other as a longing Constantino croons into the off screen distance. A House Safe for Tigers will be celebrating the release of the record, which has been available to stream/purchase since early June and is currently out on vinyl via Headless Actor Records, at Mohawk Place later next month. In the mean time, watch the music video for “Evaporate” below.

A House Safe For Tigers Release Debut Single “Evaporate”

March 19, 2015

Buffalo multi-instrumentalist Brandon Delmont (Girlpope, Son of the Sun, Odiorne, Lindbergh Babies) has a new project called A House Safe For Tigers, this time collaborating with Mark Constantino (Exit Strategy, Returners), and the pair’s first track from its forthcoming album is terrific. Harmoniously fusing Constantino’s gentle, plaintive, searching vocals to lush Beatlesesque psychedelia by way of Mercury Rev and late 90’s Wilco, “Evaporate” is straight up headphone music. Sweetly melancholic, beautiful, and loaded with mellotrons and Ringo drum fills from Delmont, it’s a hell of a change-up from hardcore stalwart Constantino and a great teaser for the upcoming full length vinyl release from Headless Actor Records.