E asy Tiger spawned from studies in Audio Production at the Art Institute of Seattle, manifested under the name "Lackluster" with a debut LP while serving in the Air Force in Germany, and solidified itself upon landing in Columbus, OH in 2008, where it immediately hit the road; playing shows across the country, gaining national and international press, and landing licensing deals with the likes of Red Bull and MTV. Things were great! One magazine even called us the future of "bro-rock." Not sure what that means, but Deftones were metioned so... maybe not worst thing?
Something changed though. Members came and went, and the angsty screams and post-grunge riffs no longer felt authentic. Lackluster rebranded as Easy Tiger in late 2019 and immediately found itself locked down for years with nothing to do but make music. Ever since, Easy Tiger has been releasing music and relentlessly playing shows with established acts such as Hembree, Rumpke Mountain Boys, YHETI, Indubious, Kopecky, Angela Perley and the Howling Moons, Zoo Trippin, and countless others across showcase, festival, and venue stages from Austin to NYC. Easy Tiger has worked with Grammy winning Mastering Engineer Brian Lucy (Black Keys, Jane's Addiction), has been licensed by companies such as Red Bull and MTV, been featured in independant film and television, and has been awarded grant funding three times through the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
What sets Easy Tiger apart, more than anything, is the desire to innovate amd grow. This can be heard in deep-dive self-aware lyrics over inventively accessible sound design with equal parts electronic and rock-n-roll elements. What Easy Tiger is best known for though is their live show. There is simply no other act running a complete DIY laser light show flawlessly synchronized to their music to the same extent. It’s a level of production concert goers often expect to pay a premium price for, and are quite simply shocked to find in their own back yard. Consisting of up to over 40 fixtures, painstakingly programmed to every last beat, it's a level of production comparable to most 5000 capacity venues (logistics permitting, and different sized configurations). We often hear from people that they've never seen anything like it, and that's what we take pride in most. We're an original band, through and through!
With the release of their second EP, Easy Tiger has come roaring back from a long pandemic, landing headlining festival slots, gaining impressive organic streaming figures, and attention from press outlets such as New Noise and V13.