Day 4 of 14: Tigers Jaw at Double Happiness 10/3/15
En route to an opening slot on New Found Glory and Yellowcard’s co-headlining tour, Tigers Jaw is on a short run of tour dates with Petal. On October 3rd, a sold-out crowd turned Double Happiness into a sauna filled with crowd surfing and moshing, all in the name of Tigers Jaw.
Petal
Petal opened up the show with Kiley Lotz’s haunting vocals and earnest lyrics. Petal began in 2013, and was signed by Run For Cover quickly after the release of their debut EP. With Kiley Lotz as the only official member, the band includes guest performances of musicians from other various bands, including Tigers Jaw. Lotz’s soft vocals create an interesting contrast with the band’s thick guitar tones, which becomes ever more powerful as she unleashes her full vocal strength in songs like “Troubled Heart.” Petal may be new to the scene, but the melodies and stage presence Petal creates seem anything but rookie status. Check out their website here and be sure to pre-order their debut album--Shame—set to release on October 23rd.
Tigers Jaw
Hailing from The Office’s stomping grounds in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Tigers Jaw has been creating their own blend of emo pop-punk for nearly ten years. After a brief hiatus in 2013, Tigers Jaw hit the ground running with the release ofCharmer, in 2014. Now performing as a two-piece with Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins, the band enlists touring members to fill out their sound.
Tigers Jaw made it a point to say that Ohio has always been one of their favorite states to perform in, second only to their home state of Pennsylvania, and it was easy to see why. Before the band even played their first note, the crowd began push moshing—making some crowd members clutch to Double Happiness’ brick walls for support, and making many wonder how the venue could legally hold so many people to begin with. Throughout Tigers Jaw’s set, people were crowd surfing and hanging from the venue’s ventilation pipes like acrobats. The smiles on everyone’s faces were a bit ironic to see as they sang along to sad songs like a group of bitter teenagers, but after seeing both Tigers Jaw and Petal, who wouldn’t be smiling?
Check out Tigers Jaw here and be sure to see them on tour this fall.
Upcoming Tigers Jaw tour dates (w/Petal):
10/5 Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom
10/6 Oklahoma City, OK - 89th Street Collective
10/7 Albuquerque, NM - Moonlight Lounge
Upcoming Tigers Jaw tour dates (w/New Found Glory and Yellowcard)
10/8 Scottsdale, AZ - Livewire
10/10 Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
10/11 Houston, TX - House Of Blues
10/13 Jacksonville, FL - Mavericks At The Landing
10/14 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live
10/16 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
10/17 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
10/18 Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
10/20 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
10/22 Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore
10/23 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
10/24 New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
10/25 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
10/27 Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
10/28 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
10/30 Worcester, MA - Palladium
10/31 Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Event Center
11/2 Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
11/3 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
11/5 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
11/6 Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
11/7 Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
11/8 St. Louis, MO - Pageant
11/10 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
11/11 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
11/13 Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market
11/14 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
11/15 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
11/17 Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades
11/18 Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
11/20 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
11/21 Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
11/22 San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
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