Martyn Jacques- Vocals, accordion, ukulele, piano Adrian Huge - Drums, percussion, toys Adrian Stout - Contra bass, musical saw, vocals
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The songs of SHOCKHEADED PETER & Other Gory Verses
The Godfathers of alternative cabaret return to London with a show celebrating 20 years of dark and deviant theatrics. April 27 - May 23, 2009
NEW PLAYERS THEATRE, London, WC2
HEARTS OF DOVES
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The Tiger Lillies play a special acoustic session at Raimundhof in Vienna, Austria in February 2009.
The Tiger Lillies' FREAKSHOW - 30sec teaser v1
The Tiger Lillies' FREAKSHOW - 30sec teaser v2
The Tiger Lillies' FREAKSHOW
Roll Up, Roll Up! World Premiere January 13, 2009....
GIN
by the Tiger Lillies and Ophelia Bitz
@ Culture Show, BBC2
BULLY BOYS
by the Tiger Lillies
@ Jools Holland's
"Later"
PHOTO SESSION
for our the album
"Love and War"
Influences
Musical Influences include:
Gypsy music,
Russian music,
Greek folk,
Blues ( early recordings) ,
Italian Opera (early recordings),
Kurt Weil,
30's Berlin cabaret,
French chanson,
Flamenco.
Favourite Music includes:
Jacques Brel,
The Three Penny Opera,
Edith Piaf,
Marlene Dietritch ( singing in German),
Billie Holiday,
Agnes Bernelle,
Amalia Rodriguez,
Johny Cash,
Thelonious Monk,
Tyrannosaurus Rex,
Love,
Caruso ( opera),
Ravel,
Sati,
Gorecki.
Sounds Like
Nothing on God’s earth...
The Tiger Lillies vast collection of cds, can be purchased directly from the band.
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Cult London 3 piece The Tiger Lillies play a twisted fusion of pre-war Berlin cabaret and avant garde music hall in deranged anarchic gypsy style.. with such a unique sound, audiences around the world are both delighted and shocked by their darkly comedic and deranged songs covering controversial subjects such as blasphemy and bestiality, rape, murder, lowlifes and whores with unashamed theatrics and wit.
The Trio are fronted by singer Martyn Jacques who trained himself as an opera singer with a castrati style voice of heartbreaking beauty, whilst living alone above a strip joint in Soho for seven years. Accompanied by drummer Adrian Huge, whose appearance was described by David Byrne as James Joyce on drums, and who must doubtlessly be one if not the most famous drummer to frequently exchange his drumsticks in favour of rubber chickens and toy babies, and double bass / musical saw player Adrian Stout. Jacques plays accordion as he sings savage and passionate songs about the darkest side of human nature, his voice soaring and growling like a man possessed
As well as touring the world with material from their own 16 album repertoire, the band are also busy performing musical collaborations such as The Mountains of Madness, their first work with electronic sounds, featuring Alexander Hacke, the electronics alchemist of German noise terrorists Einst..rzende Neubauten, The Little MatchGirl based on the Hans Christien Andersen tale and Die Weberischen written with Felix Mitterer as part of the Mozart anniversary year. The Tiger Lillies received huge critical acclaim for their work on Shockheaded Peter which they both performed and adapted.
THE TIGER LILLIES Omnibus
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The Godfathers of the alt-cabaret movement return to Edinburgh with a show celebrating 20 years of dark and deviant theatrics. For the first time in years, they will perform the songs from their Olivier award-winning smash Shockheaded Peter, along with a selection of numbers from their Grammy nominated album The Gorey End and other deranged fan favourites. With an international reputation for being one of the foremost avant-garde bands in the world, The Tiger Lillies never cease to surprise, shock and entertain with their inimitable musical style, conjuring up the macabre magic of pre-war Berlin and fusing it with the savage edge of punk.
Songs from SHOCKHEADED PETER and Other Gory Verses
August 17 - 31 @ 21:40
COURTYARD PLEASANCE, Edinburgh
Reviews:
4 STARS @ The Herald: "They're back, not just to the Fringe but to the kind of form that saw the Tiger Lillies tear St Stephen's church apart a few years ago before a touch of silliness involving blow-up dolls in a maternity set in..." READ MORE
5 STARS @ Ed Fest Mag: "The Tiger Lillies are back again at the Fringe, away from the famous Spiegeltent and into the Pleasance Beyond which takes some of the burlesque features away from the act (most noticeably Ophelia Bitz) and makes us concentrate solely on the twisted repertoire of front man Martyn Jacques..." READ MORE
4 STARS @ The Scotsman: "IF YOU have never seen the Tiger Lillies before, I urge you to seek out a ticket for this glorious show, which sees them revisit some of the darkest and goriest songs in their repertoire..." READ MORE
5 STARS @ Hairline.co.uk: "The Tiger Lillies are an award-winning three piece band who consists of charismatic and pleasantly twisted lead vocalist and accordion player, Martyn Jacques, drummer and all around entertainer Adrian Huge and finally Adrian Stout who sings, plays the musical saw, the theremin, backing vocals and base..." READ MORE
4 STARS @ BroadwayBaby.com: "From the first few seconds of the opening song 'Drowning', the Tiger Lillies show just why they've achieved worldwide cult following. The atmosphere generated is simply stunning; setting you up for an hour of darkly magical music with a little onstage mayhem..." READ MORE
"Those with a taste for the dark side will find it just the ticket" Daily Telegraph
The Early Years DVD ......coming soon
A DVD of the band from some of their earliest concerts will be available to buy in April 2009. This film by Richard Coldman presents never before seen concert footage, music videos and strange interviews. Travel with the band from small folk cellars to rowdy London pubs, through lineup changes and absurd situations. In addition to the film there is also a number of exclusive full performances of songs such as 'Suicide', 'George' and 'Larger Lout'.
If you couldn't be there in the early 90s, then now is your chance.
A quiet evening by the fireplace odd creatures visit us to tell us stories about their lives.... Their narrations talk of sad beauty and tragic fate and pull us into the fire and through to another world that exists next to ours. So close and yet so far away....
It is already evening.
The fire is burning.
The bellows is an accordion.
The guests are coming…
..
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
SIN ALONG!
The Tiger Lillies instruct of the perils of sin with new songs of the danger of vice. Let these stories be a warning to those considering a life of pleasure over penance.
A controversial theatre cabaret charting man’s fall from paradise to hell, that premiered in April '08 at the atmospheric New Players Theatre. With Punch and Judy puppetry, the show puts a post-modern twist on the tale of Adam and Eve, as same-sex couple Punch and Jude represent the original sinners in the age of civil partnership. With an original new song for each deadly sin, the show bursts with The Tiger Lillies’ dark and deviant style. The three-piece band is joined by burlesque performer Ophelia Bitz and puppetry from performer Nathan Evans.
The album of the 7 Deadly Sins is also AVAILABLE NOW through our website tigerlillies.com
Check out the songs and photos of this new project and a short video from the show's previews in Blackheath
PRESS THE SIN!
REVIEWS AND ARTICLES ON THE 'SEVEN DEADLY SINS':
7DS Edinburgh Fringe review in the List: "A celebration of Sin!" READ MORE
Martyn's interview in Time Out London: "Cult cabaret trio Tiger Lillies return to the capital with their new show, ‘7 Deadly Sins’. Time Out meets them to talk puppets and burlesque – and receives an impromptu falsetto singing lesson..." READ MORE
7DS review in the Telegraph: "Seven Deadly Sins: bad taste and excess in the filthiest show in town Seven Deadly Sins: bad taste and excess in the filthiest show in town..." READ MORE
7DS reviews in the Tiger Lillies Forum: "A sense of uneasiness threads its way through the darkness of the city. Disquietened mothers usher their children inside to play, where it's safe. Babies dare not cry, and definitely don't go anywhere near the stairs. Somewhere, a drunk carefully sets down his half-full bottle of gin and stares at it, warily. And in a theatre under the arches in Charing Cross, a high operatic note breaks the hush in perfect pitch, only to be broken itself by a barrage of crudely-implied raspberry noises. Yes, the Tiger Lillies are back in London again, with a vengeance..." READ MORE
7DS review in The Stage: "The three-piece band that is The Tiger Lillies has developed a huge following over the years, by marrying the shock tactics of punk with all the ingredients of traditional cabaret. For their run at the New Players the performers have taken the theme of the seven deadly sins, offering their own unique interpretation in song and music... READ MORE
7DS review in WHEN PIGEONS WEEP: "I went to see Tiger Lillies: Seven Deadly Sins at the New Players Theatre last night. Here's what I drew... READ MORE
7DS review in THIS IS LONDON: "Devilish but Delicious..." READ MORE
7DS review in the Independent: "A high operatic note breaks the hush of the theatre in perfect pitch, only to be broken itself by a barrage of crude raspberry noises. The Tiger Lillies are back in London, with a vengeance..." READ MORE
The Tiger Lillies... IN PRINT
Two very special Tiger Lillies editions by the band's photographer and graphic designer b7ue. bLUE, spent 12 years travelling with the band worldwide, shooting pictures backstage, in bars, cemeteries, cars, bedrooms, with and without underpants... in dessous and dresses often with very low tech equipment and whatever light was available..
Ever wondered what the grotesque, eerie songs of The Tiger Lillies would look like if they were expressed visually? In Anne Sophie Malmberg's interpretation of selected songs the dark, carnal side of The Tiger Lillies' universe is infused with a poetic beauty and melancholy. Angry men and tired whores, ships and breasts and naked tree branches come together in a pulsating book that beckons the reader/viewer to explore new dimensions of The Tiger Lillies' disturbing musical material.
trick.or.treat?...the tiger lillies were indeed deliciously bad & gewd...thanx so much for the halloween concert in los angeles...boyz, you left me utterly shockheaded and full of maddening wishes for your many returnz...so, pleaze do...and i ask myself why no one luvz me...why am i alone?
STG PRESENTS THE TIGER LILLIES THE MOORE THEATRE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:00PM
"The Songs of Shockheaded Peter and Other Gory Verses With an international reputation for being the foremost avant-garde band in the world, The Tiger Lillies never cease to surprise, shock and entertain with their inimitable musical style, conjuring up the macabre magic of pre-war Berlin and fusing it with the savage edge of punk.
The British trio returns to The Moore Theatre to perform songs from their Olivier award-winning smash, Shockheaded Peter, along with a selection of numbers from their Grammy-nominated album The Gorey End and other deranged fan favorites."
Other Upcoming Tiger Lillies Shows: Nov 13 2009 7:00P Teatrul Metropolis Bucharest Nov 24 2009 8:00P Cirque-Théâtre d’Elbeuf Elbeuf Nov 26 2009 7:30P Tollwood Festival Munich Nov 27 2009 7:30P Tollwood Festival Munich Nov 28 2009 7:30P Tollwood Festival Munich Nov 29 2009 7:30P Tollwood Festival Munich Nov 30 2009 7:30P Tollwood Festival Munich Dec 17 2009 9:00P Korjaamo Culture Factory Helsinki
Je n’sais pas si t’es au courant mais en 2010 c’est la fin du monde !!! Alors profites en vite, sors toi les miches de ton canapé et viens assister à nos messes d’enfer. Une chance ultime de sauver ton âme d’un paradis chiantissime
Literature: Mysterious Places of the Nineteenth Century Morbid Cabarets: Cabaret du Neant / Cabaret L 'Enfer
Music: Dark Cabaret Lunge Industrial, Folksy Horror Circus Cabaret, Darkwave Neo-Cabaret, Dark Circus-Cabaret Avant-Garde, Jazz, Psychodelic Progressive Jazz-Rock, Dark Cabaret Retro-Futurist Neoclassical, Dark-Electro Industrial
“The Freaks” – THE TIGER LILLIES Album: “FreakShow” (UK-2009) *NEW
And more of the best artists of this wonderfoul gener! (Take a look at our new Blog for full playlist)
THIS HEARING WILL BE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 AFTER MIDNIGHT, 1:00 AM (early morning of Saturday 7-Argentina Hour) RADIO CULTURA FM 97.9 Mhz Listen to us Online Live: http://www.fmradiocultura.com.ar/radio_en_vivo.htm
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“The Freaks” – THE TIGER LILLIES
