Miniature tigers
| Miniature tigers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Phoenix , Arizona |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock |
| founding | 2006 |
| Website | www.miniaturetigers.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Charlie Brand Rick Alvin Schaier Algernon Quashie Brandon Lee |
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| former members | |
| Alex Gerber, Eli Brandom, Golie Zarabi, Lou Kummerer, Daggrr, Teddy | |
Miniature Tigers is an indie rock band from Brooklyn , New York City . It combines elements of indie rock, synthpop and dream pop . The band consists of singer and guitarist Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier on drums and backing vocals and Algernon Quashie on second guitar and keyboard.
The band is currently under contract with Modern Art Records.
history
Miniature Tigers started their first national tour in October 2008 with an appearance at the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon. They toured with Ben Folds in February 2009 and played at the 2009 Monolith Festival in September. They also played as an opening act for Fun. on their tour for the album Some Nights .
In December 2006 the Rolling Stone Miniature Tigers was one of the "one of the 25 best bands on Myspace ." The band also received positive reviews from Spin magazine , which put Miniature Tigers in "The 9 Hottest New Bands Playing CMJ 2008". Death + Taxes , a music magazine, awarded the Black Magic and White Magic EPs 4 stars and called the band "terribly endearing" (terribly endearing).
The music video for Cannibal Queen was used in mtvU and MTV2's Subterranean.
Discography
- Octopus EP (June 27, 2006)
- White Magic EP (March 4, 2008)
- Black Magic EP (March 4, 2008)
- Tell It to the Volcano (September 16, 2008)
- Fortress (July 27, 2010)
- Mia Pharaoh (March 6, 2012)
- I dreamed I was a Cowboy (October 28, 2016)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.myspace.com/miniaturetigers
- ↑ a b "Catch the Buzz: Miniature Tigers" , spin , William Goodman, July 29, 2008
- ^ "Miniature Tigers - Black Magic & White Magic," MusicRemedy.com
- ↑ "Miniature Tigers at Modified Arts" , Phoenix New Times , "Up on the Sun" blog for September 15 2008
- ↑ Benjamin Leatherman: Miniature Tigers: Almost Everyone Loves Charlie Brand . Phoenix New Times . March 12, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ Lynn Wallace: Miniature Tigers. Something to Roar About . Ink 19. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Declares the 25 Best Bands on MySpace," December 22, 2006
- ^ "The 9 Hottest New Bands Playing CMJ 2008" , Spin , by Peter Gaston, October 20, 2008
- ↑ "MINIATURE TIGERS: BLACK & WHITE MAGIC EPS: MODERN ART" ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2009 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Death + Taxes .
