The ever-changing collective Tiger Saw was founded in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1999 by Dylan Metrano. Over five albums, they’ve explored a beautiful, hushed, slowcore sound; indie pop sing-alongs; and “basement soul”, a DIY take on soul / rhythm & blues. Numerous collaborators have performed with the band- including Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian and Nat Baldwin, White Hinterland’s Casey Dienel, and Deer Tick’s John McCauley, among many others.
Tiger Saw has performed it’s original scores alongside the silent films Nosferatu and The Adventures of Prince Achmed, and has collaborated with Exit Dance Theater. Dylan Metrano’s book All My Friends Are Right Here With Me: A Decade in the Indie Rock Underground, an oral history of Tiger Saw and its community of friends was published by Burst & Bloom Press in 2009.
Tiger Saw has toured extensively on three continents and is known for playing unorthodox venues from beach bonfires to treetop sing-alongs, as well as basements and barrooms from coast to coast. Tiger Saw has performed over 900 shows with many bands, including Grizzly Bear, Explosions in the Sky, Phosphorescent, Jens Lekman, Wye Oak, The Gossip, and Brown Bird.
Current Lineup:
Guy Capecelatro III guitar
Christopher Holt bass
Dylan Metrano guitar
Evan Orfanos drums
Mandy Sabine percussion, omnichord
Regular contributors in the past include Sidney Alexis, Jason Anderson, Joe Arnold, Ben Baldwin, Nat Baldwin, Marisa Barnes, Chris Barrett, Dan Blakeslee, Buggsy, Cathy Cathodic, Dylan Clark, Shawn Creeden, David Michael Curry, Joe DeGeorge, Angel Deradoorian, Brett Denesches, Casey Dienel, Brian Dunn, Tom Eaton, Emily Forsythe, Glenn Forsythe, JR Gallagher, Marc Gartman, Nate Groth, Lillian Harris, Leah Hayes, Clara Kebabian, Matt Kulik, Brendon Massei, John McCauley, Alex McGregor, Camille McGregor, Trevor Montgomery, Juliet Nelson, Kelly Nyland, Annie Palmer, Gregg Porter, Djim Reynolds, Colin Rhinesmith, Jesse Rifkin, Jeremy Robinson, Jerusha Robinson, Gabe Rollins, Sam Buck Rosen, MorganEve Swain, Erik Tans, Jake Trussell, Anna Vogelzang, and many others.
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