Tigers Jaw is an American rock band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. The band formed in 2005 under the impulse of then-15 year old frontman Adam McIlwee. The band’s name is a reference to the song “In a Tiger’s Jaw Loving Living Raw” by lo-fi band The Microphones.

The band met success within the tight-knit NEPA punk scene, but it was their 2008 self-titled that projected them into the wider consciousness as one of the main actors of the just-nascent “emo revival” movement. Although many believe the self-titled is Tigers Jaw at their peak, the band only grew in popularity from then on.

However, in 2013, the band had a brush with termination when three of the members, including McIlwee – parted with the band, leaving just guitarist Ben Walsh and keyboardist Brianna Collins to lead the band. After releasing one last full-band album in the form of 2014’s Charmer, McIlwee pursued a successful career in emo-rap as WICCA PHASE SPRINGS ETERNAL while Dennis Mishko and Pat Brier refocused on their former project, Three Man Cannon.

Walsh and Collins are still the only two permanent members of the band, while maintaining full-time jobs as teachers.

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