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Hopscotch Music Festival: Artist Introduction

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:51:15 GMT

"...Martin’s skillful writing and deft narrative complexity are perhaps SST’s secret weapon, but the band’s already well-armed. He has a crisp, resonant baritone, and the quartets canny enough to deploy their wonderful harmonies strategically. The pretty, bluegrass-built melodies move with casual, unhurried grace, but while the feeling’s sort of timeless, the approach is more modern..."

Encore: "Weighty Music"

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:02:49 GMT

"...SST’s exceptional songwriting abilities are complemented by their skillful musicality..."

Twangville: Review of Last Night of the Revels

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:15:00 GMT

"The second release from Sinful Savage Tigers, The Last Night Of The Revels, can certainly be enjoyed for it’s foot-tapping, light-hearted Americana sound. But listen a little more, especially to the lyrics, and you realize this is a winter release, with plenty of noir moments and sly cynical observations..."

YES! Weekly: Review of Last Night of the Revels

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT

"...you’d be hard-pressed to find a smarter, more clever record to come out of [the Triangle] area this year..."

No Depression: review of Last Night of the Revels

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:16:16 GMT

"Chapel Hill, North Carolina's Sinful Savage Tigers may be writing some of the catchiest American-inspired songs one can find anywhere right now..."

The Independent: Review of Last Night of the Revels

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:34:34 GMT

"...the Tigers have arrived at a wonderfully catchy, stylistically balanced record in little time at all."

WCOM: "Licks and Lyrics" In-Studio 10/22/11

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:23:11 GMT

w/host Louise Bendall.

Craig Bonnell: Review of Last Night of the Revels

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:36:21 GMT

"...If you wanted to get in on the ground floor of a band like Avett Brothers, Chatham County Line or Frontier Ruckus but missed your chance it’s not too late..."

Darius Rips: Review of Last Night of the Revels

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:26:03 GMT

"...The song is a fine example of the band’s ability to powerfully evoke emotion through indirection, with a strong performance to back it up..."

Grant Golden: Review of Last Night of the Revels

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:23:53 GMT

"...Tracks like "The Road to Mocharabuiee" display some of the finer elements of Sinful Savage Tigers, they're firing on all cylinders and it's a joyous outcome..."

Triangle Music Blog: Review of LAST NIGHT OF THE REVELS

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT

"...If you're looking for straightforward, satisfying folk/bluegrass with solid melodies, The Last of the Revels is for you."

Agatha Donkar: Thoughts on Last Night of the Revels

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:10:00 GMT

"And the album, The Last Night Of The Revels, is such a tiny gem of a record..."

Johnny's show reflections

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:22:13 GMT

Photos and a few kind words from blogger/photographer/Orioles fan Agatha Donkar.

Secret Carrboro Ninja Patrol Show Review: Jan. 22nd

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:57:45 GMT

Go here for full review. As a bundled up line of scarves, heavy coats and toboggans the length of Franklin Street's five-hundred block filtered slowly in to Local 506and thawed into cheery faces charmed with anticipation for the evenings headlining act Mandolin Orange, openers Big Al Hall and The Sinful Savage Tigers turned the stage room into a zippy folk skiffle ball room and threw them a welcoming party. Stacking the room shoulder to shoulder, the fully charged capacity crowd and an electrified Sinful Savage Tigers beamed energy back and forth through a full set of peppery three minute acoustic Americana romps and near honky-tonk foot stompers which were cut up and glued back together by enamouringly quick witted banter on the mic between songs. A fun, funny, and fascinating Seth Martin held attentions in suspended animation for the length of his string trio's time on stage. "He's so weird!" came a gleeful exclamation from within ear shot after Seth left the audience smitten with laughter on a sharp one-liner. Song in, the crowd fixed with SST's confident rollicking and jolly hook driven Americana tunes, song out the crowd cheered and giggled with SST's character and charisma. Wilmington's Southern and stately Big Al Hall lead the night off with true-type folk croons designed for the solo spot light. "I love the old timey stuff" I over heard as Hall picked a high stepping bluegrass rhythm on the banjo. Across the length of his set, variety was maintained with a host of style changes from six strings to four strings and set the pace for an evening of the areas best acoustic music. With Big Al Hall and The Sinful Savage Tigers having given all they could give to an absorbing crowd, Mandolin Oranges took the stage and lulled the cheerful chatty room to a calm as still as the countryside at dawn. As the crowed diminished into silence, two song birds pierced the air with perfectly true harmonies and delicate melodies. Country gentleman Andrew Marlin soft pedaled the first few songs with boldness and poise wise beyond his years as Southern belle Emily Frantz sparkled out crisp clean notes on electric guitar and softly hummed backing vocals. The crowd momentarily woke from their trance and cheered as Andrew reached for his trademark mandolin and Emily shouldered her violin. Emily stepped to the mic and gracefully let go a set of sultry ballads which were quietly sung along with by those around me who were seemingly swaying in time with the rocking of her violin bow. From the opening set by Big Al Hall through the final whispers of Mandolin Orange, the stage room was as packed with warm bodies as have ever been at The Local 506, yet for the charm of being part of a wonderful night, not a soul seemed to mind the close quarters. Spirits held high in the enthusiasm of being part of the grand local Americana music culture which the evening's performers showcased. --Carrboro Ninja

Notice in the Independent

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:21:59 GMT

"Sinful Savage Tigers' freewheeling Americana sing-alongs burst with infectious energy." -- Spencer Griffith

WCOM In-studio

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:43:01 GMT

Seth and Seth sit down with Kirk Ridge of Licks and Lyrics to discuss songwriting and play a little live.

Gimme Five!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:28:42 GMT

Ashley Melzer of the Carrboro Citizen finds five questions that Seth is actually capable of answering.

WZMB Session with the Band

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27:23 GMT

Beat the Indie Drum calls it...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:05:28 GMT

"Beard-core"

Write-up in The Independent

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:04:49 GMT

Chris Parker does a little backgrounding and foregrounding.

"With a name like Sinful Savage Tigers, you half expect cookie monster vocals, thundering breakdowns and a machine gun hardcore backbeat. But the Chapel Hill trio is a string band wedded to contemporary rock/pop sensibilities. In May, they released their debut, Rain is the Soup of the Dogs in Heaven. Their origins go back a lot further—to Seth Martin’s undergrad years at Sewanee College in Tennessee. It’s there that he met Rob Guthrie, his collaborator on the project’s songs..." READ MORE