Start:9 p.m. upstairs in GCBC Lounge

Cover:$8

Paper Tiger http://www.myspace.com/papertigerholland

PAPER TIGER

While Medi puts on her jammies and a lullaby for bed / Sandy puts on her coat to hit town / a funny girl drinks shabby bar red wine / a little boy on the backseat changes radio channels / Jolien sings along with punk rock bands / Cynthia is sending question marks and Darrell gets some from Susan.

It’s in a living room in this nowhere town, with not a soul around, where Témy and Chris picked up the guitars again / to paint you a picture of everything they’ve come to be this year.

Right. So here we are with Chris (Regtop) and Témy (Phem). Two Dutch lads in their late twenties, who form a tight singer songwriter unit: Paper Tiger. They’ve known each other forever, went to grammar school together and are still closest friends. Although they started writing tunes at early age, the songs never really found a way out of their bedroom. How could they? At the time Chris and Témy put most of their time and effort in playing punk rock and indie bands. It was only for the last few years that they returned to their bedrooms and started writing songs again. Legitimate Paper Tiger-songs: strong yet subtle tunes.

Beep Beep, Everyone Here
Their debut album Everyone Here was released on Hecticrecs late last year. These fourteen tracks tie together bits of folk and rock with a great pop sensibility and some unmistakably punk rock roots. Paper Tiger manage to create a near perfect balance between upbeat and downbeat, extravert and introvert, catchy and, eh…, catchy. For references you might want to check out: Violent Femmes, The Weakerthans, Sean Na Na or The Decemberists.

Chris and Témy played most of the instruments themselves. Sometimes some of their peeps dropped by to play along. Recording this album was a domestic affair: Chris nailed most of parts in the comfort of his own living room. Their freshest outing, a song called 1995, is just released on a promo compilation by indie label Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck.

Full-on or stripped-down
Paper Tiger enjoys performing and does so on numerous occasions. They bring it to you as a full on, five-piece band, but also stun as a stripped-down, acoustic two or three piece. Since the release of Everyone Here, Paper Tiger has been playing 100+ gigs, among which support shows for Rilo Kiley, The Rifles, The New Amsterdams, Murder By Death, Snailhouse, Subtitle, Antennas and Air Traffic. They also performed on some of the bigger Dutch radio stations and played throughout Italy, France, Spain, Austria and Germany recently. Last winter Paper Tiger did a 2 weeks tour through Europe with their friends Snailhouse from Canada. At the moment the guys are recording new tunes for a new EP and CD and booking new shows. Catch up with them. You deserve nothing less.

Meet Paper Tiger on the internet
Homepage: www.papertiger.nl
Label: www.hecticrecs.com
Community sites: www.myspace.com/papertigerholland & http://papertiger.hyves.nl/
label: www.beepbeep.nl

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