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For Closure / The Bourbon Saints / Zero Given / Tigers In Cairo

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For Closure
With decades of experience performing in bands throughout the Southern California punk rock scene, the fivesome of For Closure are unquestionably seasoned musicians who have racked up countless days in hundreds of studios and venues, recording dozens of albums and touring across the country in their various projects.
However, For Closure itself is a relatively new venture for these veterans, launching in 2023 and affording them the opportunity to present themselves as a clean-sheet design, with fresh ideas and novel approaches to the music genres of power-pop and punk rock that they’ve been performing for decades.
The genesis of For Closure stems from the dissolution of the longtime San Fernando Valley-based band For Sale, which ran its course in the early 2020s, some thirty years from its inception. At the terminus of For Sale, vocalist Gizz Lazlo (Dr. Know, U.K. Subs, The Freeze) and guitarist Luis Estefania (F.Y.P., Rhythm Collision, Buford) still had a stack of unrecorded material as the band’s primary songwriters, but no band with which to perform it all. Enter the creation of For Closure.
After connecting with producer/drummer Wal Rashidi (Jr. Juggernaut, Turning Violet, Sleep Pod Two) to lay the groundwork — and soon thereafter joining up with bassist Steve Wilenkin (Dead Man’s Life, I.D.K., Life in a Burn Clinic) and guitarist Marc Maxey (Sloth Fist, The Killing Flame, Justice League) — the group engaged in recording sessions at Studio in Redlands.
Tigers in Cairo
Tigers in Cairo blends Jawbreaker's raw grit with Militarie Gun's punch, giving '90s rock a modern edge. The band’s journey began when guitarist Gavin Rhodes, new to San Diego, resolved to start a band. After a decade out of the scene, Rhodes turned to Craigslist and quickly connected with drummer Matt Yansch. The duo clicked instantly, and Yansch brought in bassist Dennis Smith and guitarist Paul Skura.
Skura, a lifelong music enthusiast, had never played in a band before but was drawn out of his comfort zone by the group's dynamic energy. They found their missing piece in vocalist David Martin, who was eager to join after hearing their demos. With a solid lineup, they chose the name 'Tigers in Cairo,' nodding to The Cure’s "Fire in Cairo" and reflecting their diverse influences. “Tigers aren’t native to Egypt or Africa, so we liked that juxtaposition, mirroring our broad range of influences — '90s indie rock, shoegaze, power pop, San Diego punk, hardcore, plus others,” Rhodes explains.
As their sound evolves, Rhodes and Smith lay the musical foundation, Martin adds lyrics, and Yansch sharpens the arrangements. “We’re really starting to come into our sound as a band,” Smith says. With deep roots in San Diego's punk scene, the band has been dubbed a local supergroup. While the title brings expectations, Tigers in Cairo is ready for the challenge, turning a simple New Year's resolution into something much bigger.