Tigers Jaw were supposed to open for Joyce Manor in Central Park last summer, but had to drop off when the show was rescheduled due to weather (and Joyce Manor covered "I Saw Water" to make up for it), and then they did make it to NYC to play Brooklyn Made in October, but almost had to cancel another trip here when their tour opening for Circa Survive was cancelled. Fortunately, Tigers Jaw scheduled a last-minute headlining tour to make up for the Circa tour, and that had them back in Brooklyn for a show at Market Hotel on Saturday night (2/26).
The last-minute nature of the show is probably why it was at a smaller-than-usual NYC venue for Tigers Jaw (though they did also play Market Hotel in 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their self-titled album), but even with just about two weeks notice, they had the place absolutely packed and it seemed like the show was full of diehards. Tigers Jaw are currently supporting their latest album I Won't Care How You Remember Me (one of our favorite punk albums of 2021), and it was a great to hear them fill their set with eight of that album's 11 songs. It's the first album they wrote and recorded with their current rhythm section, who were previously touring members, and the same chemistry that this latest iteration of Tigers Jaw had in the studio came alive when they tore through the many highlights of their new album.