[DID NOT ATTEND: October 14, 2023] Tigers Jaw / Another Michael/ Greg Mendez
I’ve seen Tigers Jaw twice and both shows were great. I really like their catchy pop punk, but I’m not sure I need to see them again. But man if I was a die hard fan, here’s three days in a row of really close concerts I could go to.
And yet… Here’s what they say about these two shows (they love playing Crossroads)
Mystery Setlists? We’re pulling out all the stops for Garwood this weekend. We’ll be playing two very distinctive sets for people who might want to come to both shows.
One of the shows setlists will concentrate on two worlds + spin, and the other will be charmer + I won’t care heavy. (Not full album plays, just most of both records, plus both sets will have some self titled oldies and newer Ep songs.)
We’re not saying which night is which combo.
So many songs. Maybe a fun cover.
I could have seen Another Michael open for Pinegrove and Ratboys. But those shows were cancelled. I feel like his name pops up a lot but I’ve never seen him/them.
A few years ago I wrote “From what I can tell they play a kind of mellow indie rock with lead Michael’s vocals veering into R&B styles.” Although their new album sounds a lot more like Pinegrove than anything else. And I rather liked it.
Greg Mendez plays mellow folk music with a gentle voice. According to Bandcamp Daily, he is
one of the Philly DIY scene’s best-kept-secrets, the soft-spoken songwriter with a preternatural ability to craft brief yet powerful songs is enjoying a raised profile with the release of his self-titled full-length. On the strength of a few early singles, the initial run of vinyl sold out within a month of the album’s announcement, but with releases and demos dating back to 2006, Mendez is hardly an overnight success.
It’s fascinating that Tigers Jaw encourages mellow openers when their shows tend to really rock out.
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