The Miniature Tigers were recently in town to play a TBTL-listener party at Azteca (on Eastlake). I jumped at the chance to have a few moments with a band that released one of my favorite albums of 2008 outside an authentic Mexican (chain) restaurant.

We talked about possibilities about songs they'd like to cover (they nailed "Mamma Mia" at the TBTL show), what is on their Summer 2009 Soundtrack and a couple other things.

Here's a video de neustros conversación:

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It's a travesty I haven't written about Miniature Tigers until now. Their debut album Tell it to the Volcano (released on Modern Art Records earlier this year) has helped me push through many a manic day with it's dorm room-romantic one liners and infectious reverb'd choruses.

Miniature Tiger's well-rounded pop songs have the sweet licks of a Fountains of Wayne with lyrics laced with Elliott Smith (on meds) anxieties. Add in a bit of Weezer boy argyle sweater leanings and Feist radio appeal and you've got the album that is in running for one of my top 10 records of 2009.

I am doubly ecstatic that Miniature Tigers are going to be in town this Thursday (May 21st) at Chop Suey with Kevin Devine -- after all, Mr. Devine released one of my favorite albums of 2008 and I've been counting down to the day I could see either one of these bands - let alone both of them the same night.

Thinking of joining me there?

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