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Tonight: Tigers Jaw

If you love punk or emo music and you haven’t indulged in the Tigers Jaw discography yet, shame on you. Their latest album, the very intimate sounding Charmer, made a slew of best-of-2014 lists (including my own).T he Scranton-based band self-describes as what would happen if Fleetwood Mac and Brand New had an angsty little child (with great pop sensibility). If you’d like to know more, fellow buffaBLOGGER Ronald Walczyk conducted an excellent interview with frontman Ben Walsh that you can access here. Tonight’s openers include the buzzing melodipunks in Somos and Buffalo indie-rock royalty, Lemuria. Doors are at 7pm, $15 at the door.

Ben Walsh of Tigers Jaw

Since it’s inception in 2005, Tigers Jaw has become a mainstay in the punk/indie scene. After an armful of full-lengths, EPs, and splits, the band is still powering right through. This rings true to this day, despite the unexpected departure of three of the five band members in 2013. After an event that would normally crumble the foundation of any band, Tigers Jaw (now a duo feat. Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins) has adapted and proved to be one of the most resilient bands in the industry. A full US spring tour, featuring the buzzing melodic punk act Somos and Buffalo indie royalty Lemuria, is set to roll through the Studio at Waiting Room on April 6th. buffaBLOG caught up with Ben Walsh, founding member and now half of the momentous Tigers Jaw, for an in-depth Q&A covering a handful of topics, including: adaptability, future plans for the band, touring essentials,[...]

Tigers Jaw – “Nervous Kids”

Tigers Jaw gets laid-back and grungy on this charming new song from their upcoming album, Charmer. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/134470863″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]