Tigersapien Interview: SXSW 2010

The members of the mysterious electro-rock group Tigersapien usually wear tiger masks when being photographed and are known only by their initials. Further clouding the waters, the unsigned four-piece from Philadelphia and New York City offer only anagrams of "Tigersapien" to explain their sound ("great in pies," anyone?), which they promise to use to "melt your face off." Spinner recently shot the breeze with the elusive Tiger-man known only as RVI, who is clearly the strong, silent type, about Tigersapien's plans to melt faces at SXSW.

Describe your sound in your own words.

ElectroROCK.

How did your band form?

Quantum Mechanics.

What are your musical influences?

Sam Cooke.

How did you come up with your band name?

Portmanteau.

What's your biggest vice?

Streetcarnage.

What's in your festival survival kit?

Chatroulette.

Who was your first celeb crush?

theboobs.com

What's your musical guilty pleasure?

SonicC.

Beatles or Stones?

Stones would win in a street fight, for sure.

What's the craziest thing you've seen or experienced while on tour?

Arrest warrants.