Keith - guitar, vocals
Jeff - drums
Dennis - guitar, background vocals
Jay - bass
Members past and present have played in Hammerhead, Glenn Branca, Lou Lou and the Sharp Sword, Rats with Wings, Crush the Junta, Crown the Good, Kill Myself on Monday, Big Boy Pete and the Squires of the Subterraen, the Quitters, Hinkley, Visionstain, the Riviera Playboys, El Destructo, 5 Watt Bulb, Spacetrucker and more
Influences
Wire, The Soft Boys, Husker Du, The Damned, The Clash, The Minutemen, The Fall, DNA, The Birthday Party, early PIL, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, Live Skull, Eno, Fripp, Modern Lovers, Richard Hell, Talking Heads, Deformo
Tiger Cried Beef has been together since the summer of 2004, the current lineup since summer 2005. Let's chill out and play some tunes, shall we? We have shared the stage with:
The pick of Ray in the gas mask that's on our second EP was done by Ru. He also did the pic on the back. Go check out his shit!
About You
"You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable for its own sake. You are not second-class in the universe, deriving meaning and purpose from some other mind. You are not inherently evil -- you are inherently human, possessing the positive rational potential to help make this a world of morality, peace and joy. Trust yourself." Dan Barker
Reviews
The relatively new Keith Parkins-fronted Tiger Cried Beef followed with a smooth overcast tone. Not happy, not sad, but hopeful. It's interesting and evocative music that, despite its nonchalance, moves with a complex intensity and charm. review of show with Thee More Shallows from October 26, 2005
Frank DeBlase, music editor for the City Newspaper
I came in with low expectations for Tiger Cried Beef. Partly because of distraction of Bissell and due to the fact that I always prepare myself for the worst. Tiger Cried Beef (TCB) is a trio made up of guitarist Keith Parkins (bassist for Hinkley), Jonah Toll on bass (also of Hinkley), and drummer Jeff Thompson (Retreads). After watching the band set up, I was ready for a rehash of the sloppy, yet entertaining, NYC style of brash-ish rock that everyone's doing these days. Yet, I was welcomed with more of a Posies "Amazing Disgrace" type of power-pop rock mixed with a Mission of Burma influence for most of their set. I was impressed by how well they played together, their energy, and most of all, their catchy sound. My only beef (no pun intended) with the band is that I could only hear about a quarter of their vocals. What I did hear was great, but what I didn't hear kept me longing for more. If you see that Tiger Cried Beef is playing out and around Rochester, I highly recommend catching this band.
from Mystery and Misery
Tiger Cried Beef on the other hand was louder and heavier. Where'd this come from? The whimsical songwriting was still there but these guys rocked harder than they have in the past. Very cool. Their frenetic set made way for Knife Crazy's spastic indie-rock.
review of show from March 4, 2006
Frank DeBlase, music editor for the City Newspaper
Aggressive, cathartic, nihilistic, cheerful. Jeff Spevak, critic for the Democrat
and Chronicle
Keith Parkins unleashes yet another top-flight rock band (and another to feature Visionstain/Five Watt guitarist Jona Toll). Except this time he has a guitar in his hand, which he uses to paint huge, sun-bursting, floral chords reminiscent of the most sublime aspects of the Who and Queen, but without the pretentious bombast. Might be described as
"the very gifted Keith Parkins really tears it up with a psychedelic rock band that's moderate enough on the psychedelics so you won't go into work still trippin' the next morning."
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, critic for The Pitch
[Check out TCB] if you enjoy Built to Spill, guitars, Chavez, beards, Seam, the 90's, tinnitus, Archers of Loaf Drew - Terrible Friends
A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked the stock boy, 'Do these turkeys get any bigger?'
It's been a long time since rock 'n roll.... Four years and counting. So come celebrate the end of Heavy Kevvy's bachelorhood with a special one-night-only reuniting of ANGEL, DUST & HOFFMAN!
If you didn't like us in 2005, you'll fucking hate us now! Piping hot punk rock featuring an all-star (or possibly no-star) line up and we sorta remember some of the songs.
Saturday, September 19th at Monty's Krown $5 / 9pm / 21+ with THE GRINDERS and THE EMERSONS!!!
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Greetings and hallucinations, nice to meet you! The Laboratory Obscure are proud to announce the emergence of a brand new creation from NightPorter... "Blood Rite" For your delectation and dark delight!!! Please join us in our dark feast... www.myspace.com/nightporterband Your comments would be most welcome. Come... Feed your dark souls!!! As always, The Laboratory Obscure
Hey, hope you can make it to our extra special show this Sunday night, at the Bug Jar ... Drew from the Buddhahood will be sitting in with us on tenor sax - it's going to be an amazing show ... Also appearing - Hackburn and Hellcat Maggie ... Hope to see you there !!
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