The Cedar Presents
KISS THE TIGER: Virtual Program - An Inside Look at Vicious Kid
Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 7:30 PM CT
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Joining us on The Cedar Public Access Channel, Kiss the Tiger shared four live songs from the Hook & Ladder's 'Under the Canopy' series, and concluded with their most recent music video shot at The Cedar Cultural Center a couple weeks prior to that performance. Each song included in this episode is off of their June release, Vicious Kid, and in between performances, lead singer Meghan Kreidler shared some background on the creation of each song.
KISS THE TIGER
Kiss the Tiger pounced onto the Twin Cities’ music scene in late-2016 and have been making big waves ever since. Inspired by the sounds and energy of The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, and Patti Smith, Kiss the Tiger has breathed new life into 21st century rock and roll. In February of 2017 Kiss the Tiger were the runner-up in Star Tribune’s ‘Are You Local?’ Best New Band competition. Shortly after they recorded their EP, Elliot Park which was released in November of 2017. The music video for “Starting to See You” off of Elliot Park was named one of Minnesota’s Best Music Videos of 2018 by 89.3 The Current.
In 2019 Kiss the Tiger released their sophomore album Let Me Bleed. They were recognized that year as a “Picked to Click” band by City Pages, an end-of-year round up of the best local bands voted on by their peers. That same year they headlined the Star Tribune stage at the Basilica Block Party, the largest outdoor musical festival in Minneapolis drawing around 25,000 attendees. The Current included their music video for “Bad Boy” off of Let Me Bleed in their Best Minnesota Music Videos of 2019.
Vicious Kid, released June 3rd, 2021, marks Kiss the Tiger’s 3rd full-length LP, and 2nd full-length studio album. So far, it has received favorable attention locally and abroad. Star Tribune named Vicious Kid one of the Best Minnesota Albums of 2021 so far. Their song “Hold On To Love” off of the new album was inducted into 89.3 The Current’s Chart Show Hall of Fame on August 11th after spending 9 weeks at #1.
Kiss the Tiger has opened for notable acts such as Lake Street Dive, The Hold Steady, Bad Bad Hats, The Suburbs, Ike Reilly, Jackie Venson, and Black Joe Lewis.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Programming on The Cedar Public Access Channel is supported by The Nash Foundation.
