Tiger Sex at the Griffin 10/9/13 by Shane Jackson (DTLV Music)
One of my favorite spots to go get my weekend freak on Downtown is the Griffin. The bar’s front room is classy and inviting, while the floor area in the back is perfect for dancing all night long to a DJ. However, until seeing Tiger Sex there on October 9th, I had never seen a live band perform in the space. Having been told in the past by Rusty Maples’ Dewane brothers that the acoustics in the Griffin’s back room aren’t exactly conducive to live band setups, I was a bit apprehensive going into the show. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the sound, and my only advice to future Griffin show-goers is to bring earplugs!
Tiger Sex is a local garage rock/proto-punk band led by charismatic vocalist Kelly TigerSex. Prior to the show, I watched the band’s music video for “Prostitution,” so I knew I was in for some hard-hitting, erotically charged punk music. What I didn’t know was just how much the provocative lead singer’s live performance would enthrall me. Wearing only tight black pants and a black bra for most of the show, TigerSex prowled around the room like an apex predator in heat. She seductively gyrated on her microphone stand like a beckoning stripper, but some primal fear inside of me told me that if I got too close, she’d tear out my throat and feed me to her tiger kittens. Channeling more animals than just tigers, the band could easily be called “Doberman Sex,” as TigerSex barks her vocals with the ferocity of a junkyard dog. Further contributing to the canine comparison was the studded collar adorning her neck, and the band even performed a cover of the Stooge’s 1969 classic, “I Wanna Be Your Dog.”
Though TigerSex is clearly the focal point, her appeal would diminish without the competent backing of her band mates. Guitarist Kei is more than just a power-chord pounder; he’s a fiery soloist who can turn a standard 12-bar blues into blistering garage punk gold. At one point, he was soloing so hard that he broke a string, but that didn’t stop him from plowing ahead at full force and finishing the song.
In all, I was more than impressed by this group of musicians, and I would see them again in a heartbeat. Hopefully they play more shows Downtown!
http://dtlvmusic.com/2013/10/tiger-sex-griffin/
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Tiger Sex - The Dive Bar Oct 11, 2013 (Rich's R'n'R Rants & Raves)
Tiger Sex - The Dive Oct 11, 2013
Rich's R'n'R Rants & Raves
Anyone who knows me or who has ever read this blog knows that I am a huge fan of local band Tiger Sex and their wild guitarist Kei (formerly of the Tinglerz, another local fave). Kei and Kelly have teamed up and created this punk'n'roll combo that is tearing it up all over Vegas and the west coast.
Joined by powerhouse drummer Chris, they now have a new bassist (didn't catch his name and I don't see it on their FB page - get on that guys!) who isn't quite as maniacally active as their previous 4-string mangler, Brian, but he holds down the fort with Chris so that Kei and Kelly can go crazy! She's not afraid to get down'n'dirty - literally, in this case, as the floor was still a mess from last week's Mapes show! She opened the show in a rather conservative (but cool) suit and literally tore most of it off by the end of the set!
They have several new songs since the last time I saw them and some cool covers, such as the Stooges "TV Eye" and Johnny O'Keefe's "Wild One", by way of Iggy & Joan Jett. As with the best in punk'n'roll, they're not one-dimensional and mix us speeds, rhythms and guitar tones throughout the set, giving us variety while never sacrificing power.
Lovers of Detroit r'n'r, Johnny Thunders and groups like the Hellacopters need to check out these cats and kitten! You won't regret it!
Rich's R'n'R Rants & Raves
Anyone who knows me or who has ever read this blog knows that I am a huge fan of local band Tiger Sex and their wild guitarist Kei (formerly of the Tinglerz, another local fave). Kei and Kelly have teamed up and created this punk'n'roll combo that is tearing it up all over Vegas and the west coast.
Joined by powerhouse drummer Chris, they now have a new bassist (didn't catch his name and I don't see it on their FB page - get on that guys!) who isn't quite as maniacally active as their previous 4-string mangler, Brian, but he holds down the fort with Chris so that Kei and Kelly can go crazy! She's not afraid to get down'n'dirty - literally, in this case, as the floor was still a mess from last week's Mapes show! She opened the show in a rather conservative (but cool) suit and literally tore most of it off by the end of the set!
They have several new songs since the last time I saw them and some cool covers, such as the Stooges "TV Eye" and Johnny O'Keefe's "Wild One", by way of Iggy & Joan Jett. As with the best in punk'n'roll, they're not one-dimensional and mix us speeds, rhythms and guitar tones throughout the set, giving us variety while never sacrificing power.
Lovers of Detroit r'n'r, Johnny Thunders and groups like the Hellacopters need to check out these cats and kitten! You won't regret it!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
TIGER SEX in Vegas Seven
http://vegasseven.com/2013/09/30/concert-review-tiger-sex/
Check it out this week's VEGAS SEVEN.
It features TIGER SEX live!
Before the band cranked up, someone in the crowd said to a pal: “I love tigers and I love sex, so I think I’m going to love this band.” Tiger Sex is an apt name for the feral, erotic punk quartet from Las Vegas. Singer Kelly Tiger Sex wasn’t a sequined magician’s white Bengal, cage-pampered and waiting for instructions. She was a famished panther, mostly ignoring the stage and prowling the room, ready to eat what she didn’t kill, kill what she didn’t fuck. I was scared of her, and I don’t say that about rock vocalists (except when riding shotgun with Vince Neil).
Tiger Sex grafted the Plasmatics’ raw poetry onto the Stooges’ hell-for-leather guitar-riffing. The songs weren’t a retro trip for vintage vampires, though. The band Montecore’d my ears with gutter-glittering tunes—from guitarist Kei’s wah-wah-pedal frenzy on “My Way” to the street walkin’-cheetah strut of “Prostitution,” bassist Paul French and drummer Chris Moon locking into relentless rhythms. Easily the most exciting rock group—sonically and visually—in Las Vegas right now.
- See more at: http://vegasseven.com/2013/09/30/concert-review-tiger-sex/#sthash.MdcExweE.dpuf
Check it out this week's VEGAS SEVEN.
It features TIGER SEX live!
Before the band cranked up, someone in the crowd said to a pal: “I love tigers and I love sex, so I think I’m going to love this band.” Tiger Sex is an apt name for the feral, erotic punk quartet from Las Vegas. Singer Kelly Tiger Sex wasn’t a sequined magician’s white Bengal, cage-pampered and waiting for instructions. She was a famished panther, mostly ignoring the stage and prowling the room, ready to eat what she didn’t kill, kill what she didn’t fuck. I was scared of her, and I don’t say that about rock vocalists (except when riding shotgun with Vince Neil).
Tiger Sex grafted the Plasmatics’ raw poetry onto the Stooges’ hell-for-leather guitar-riffing. The songs weren’t a retro trip for vintage vampires, though. The band Montecore’d my ears with gutter-glittering tunes—from guitarist Kei’s wah-wah-pedal frenzy on “My Way” to the street walkin’-cheetah strut of “Prostitution,” bassist Paul French and drummer Chris Moon locking into relentless rhythms. Easily the most exciting rock group—sonically and visually—in Las Vegas right now.
- See more at: http://vegasseven.com/2013/09/30/concert-review-tiger-sex/#sthash.MdcExweE.dpuf
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Recording
We recorded this past weekend and BOY was it awesome. This was a very interesting experience for me considering:
1. I never thought i would sing in a band
2. I had no idea people would actually like us
3. Didn't know i can be so fucking crazy, i mean.. i know im crazy but just letting go without thought of action is the most free in my nutty head i can be.
4. Did Not know i would be recording in a studio, SHIT Yeah!
Not only was going out of state a blast, i got attacked by red starving aunts with Kei, drink myself stupid and got to experience the whole studio feel with the most amazing guitar player ive ever heard and a great drummer.. almost old school style, it was as live as it can get but with a tremendous sound for being so live!
Our studio engineer John was a great help for our band and he is not only patient and professional but also kicks major ass and understands musicians.
It was a fun smashed up two days with GREAT musicians including my band members and others.
P.s. Our drummer Chris bought PIZZA, mmmm pizza.
<3 Kelly TigerSex (Bitches)
Culture Of The Senses
By Michael M. Humel
I have seen Tiger Sex play two shows and this night was definitely the
better of the two shows. Since the last time I saw the band they got
themselves a new bass player. The guitar player Kei’s set that night was
shredding. The band has only been in existence for a few months and
already they have almost enough material for a first album. The muscle
of their music is hard rock and punk with a skeleton of melodies. Kelly
TigerSex morphs into a different person when she is on stage. She dances
seductively, crawls on the floor, moshes with the audience and uses the
microphone stand as a metaphor for sexual innuendo. She has the ability
to project her voice in a loud, powerful scream as well as a soft blues
whisper. “Monday Morning Blues” an original composition showed more
diversity within the band. As the show went on the audience began
moshing and the band played more punk. Toward the end of the show they
played a cover of “Wanna be your dog” by The Stooges, while Amy Pate
lead singer of Candy Warpop walked one of the audience members around on
a leash while he was dancing. I liked the way two bands could be
interactive within each others show.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Aug 15th at Backstage Bar & Billiard
Kelly has been sick since our last gig, but she is almost recovered.
We are joining Candy Warpop album release party tomorrow at Triple B (donwtown Las Vegas) along with Jen-O-Cide, Mercy Music, Dj Spidersilk - door at 8pm come join us for freaky fun!
We are joining Candy Warpop album release party tomorrow at Triple B (donwtown Las Vegas) along with Jen-O-Cide, Mercy Music, Dj Spidersilk - door at 8pm come join us for freaky fun!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Recording
We are scheduled to record on Aug 23, 24, 25 and deciding which songs to do.
We want to keep it as live as possible. If everything goes as we plan, we'll finally have something!
We want to keep it as live as possible. If everything goes as we plan, we'll finally have something!
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Rough-edged Tiger Sex scores with rock 'n' roar
By JASON BRACELIN
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
8/1/13
Kelly TigerSex is recalling the moment when
it clicked, when singing in front of people felt as natural to her as
singing in the shower.
It was at a gig in the room where she now
sits, venerable dive the Double Down Saloon, where, with her ripped red
fishnets and well-worn tank top, she’s practically indivisible from the
decor.
“When I laid on the floor and a bunch of
girls were putting their butts over my face I was like, ‘This is rock
’n’ roll right here,’ ” she grins over the roar of the jukebox and the
loud conversations of post-happy hour revellers nearby.
“Oh yeah, I remember that,” says one of her
bandmates, guitarist Kei, who recalls her transformation from tentative,
first-time singer to brassy frontwoman with a bullhorn for a larynx. “I
was going to just jam with her on acoustic guitar, and then she sounded
very loud. I said, ‘Wow.’ ”
The band they started together, Tiger Sex,
played their first show in April, but already the quartet (rounded out
by drummer Chris Moon and bassist Paul French) have become a much talked
about live act, largely because of TigerSex’s in-your-grille presence.
Aside from its singer, the group is composed
of scene vets who’ve done time in notable Vegas bands such as The
Tinglerz, Jupiter Shifter, M.I.A., Shattered Faith and F.S.P.
Together, they’re like a coiled spring under
pressure, all tension aching for release, with TigerSex often sounding
as if she was traversing hot coals with bare feet.
“She can sing the blues and carry a melody, but at the same time, is very aggressive,” Kei notes approvingly.
Kei is a flamboyant, flashy guitarist who
possesses the aplomb of a Johnny Thunders but is a much more precise
player, while the rhythm section possesses the hard swing of a badass
’60s R&B combo.
The group initially began with Kei and
TigerSex bonding over the Beatles, but it’s the Stooges who are the
band’s most palpable influence, mainly in the way they wed a combative
rock ’n’ roll bluster with a cocksure, seductive swagger.
TigerSex, who moved here from Florida a year
ago, has an uncle who once traveled with the Ramones and who gave her
compilations of obscure punk bands when she was a kid. As such, her
influences tend to extend far beyond her years with little taste for
contemporary sounds.
“I like a raw, garage-y, in-your-face type of sound,” she says.
The band plans on hitting the studio for the
first time later this month and is gigging constantly. (You can catch
the band at Beauty Bar on Thursday night and Saturday). For TigerSex,
it’s a way to be a part of something that’s always been a part of her.
“Before, I’d just go to a bar and listen to music,” she says. “Now, I’m doing the music.”
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Vegas Music Summit - TIGER SEX Aug 1st at Beauty Bar
Monday, July 29, 2013
Rich's R'n'R Rants & Raves
By Rich Coffee
5/17/13
Wow! What a totally fun night of terrific
rock’n’roll! Favorites has now morphed into the Dive Bar, fittingly, as
it is run by people who worked the old (original?) Dive Bar.
Anyone who’s ever read this blog knows that I am a huge fan of Tinglerz
and their guitarist Kei, so I had to check out Tiger Sex. In this
project, Kei simply mangles his guitar while Kelly takes over the vocal
chores like a raw Joan Jett or like the “little girl with a big voice”
popularized in the 80’s by bands like Tex & the Horseheads. The
rhythm section is dynamite and once again, Kei has a band who knows how
to write real songs. They have no problem playing different tempos and
are right at home with a slow, smoldering, heavy blues (that sounded
like a mix of the Stooges “I Need Somebody” and the Jeff Beck Group or
something!) as they are with a high energy punk rocker. Their choice of
covers gives a good indication of their influences and style - “Cherry
Bomb” by the Runaways and “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by the Stooges. Kei rips
it up in the best Ron Ashton/Wayne Kramer style - cool riffs with
plenty of noise and wah-wah and just teetering on the edge of chaos - as
r’n’r always should! He really is one of my fave guitarists in town and
with this excellent rhythm section and dynamic lead singer, he has an
amazing new project.
Once again, Vegas proves that there is some real rock’n’roll here! Make
sure you get out and see some of the great bands that we have!
Sunday, July 21, 2013
TIGER SEX links
Home - www.TigerSex.info
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TigerSexBand
Twitter - www.twitter.com/TigerSexBand
Contact - TigerSexVegas@gmail.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TigerSexBand
Twitter - www.twitter.com/TigerSexBand
Contact - TigerSexVegas@gmail.com
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