Rock, Pop, Etc Search – Sold Out (Music)
Tigers Jaw, Pianos Become the Teeth, Sainthood Reps
Tue., May 28, 8 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
I’ve long assumed that Scranton band Tigers Jaw would be one of the acts to help boost the emo revival from the basements and lofts of the DIY scene into the big time. Their sturdy punk combines the shameless hooks of power pop with lyrics about existential woe and romantic entanglements, pitting washy, soothing keyboards and swooning male-female vocal harmonies against pent-up riffs that sometimes erupt into huge, blissful melodies. The 2009 slow burner “Spirit Desire,” which sounds like a Pinkerton B side with a reggaeton beat, has an especially powerful pull, evoking the nervous energy of love—it’s easily one of my favorite songs from the past five years. So when Tigers Jaw announced that three members quit back in March and the remaining two would be taking one last tour with some “talented friends” before putting the band on hiatus, I was more than a little bummed. Boston labels Topshelf and Run for Cover recently released a final track from the band, “Fake Death” (on a four-way split seven-inch with Code Orange Kids, Self Defense Family, and the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die), and it’s as bittersweet as the thought of what could’ve been. —Leor Galil Pianos Become the Teeth and Sainthood Reps open.
773-281-4444Alkaline Trio, Bayside, Off With Their Heads
Thu., May 30, 6:30 p.m. and Fri., May 31, 9 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
5/30 is all ages, 5/31 is 18+
Fitz & the Tantrums
Tue., June 18, 6:30 p.m. and Wed., June 19, 9 p.m.Rock, Pop, Etc
6/18 is all ages, 6/19 is 18+
