Meet Charlie Brand of Miniature Tigers Tonight at Zia in Chandler

Charlie Brand, lead singer of local indie rock darlings Miniature Tigers, will be departing the Valley tomorrow afternoon for the band's 11-city tour with Ben Folds later this month. But before the singer blows this pop stand, he'll be making a special in-store appearance tonight at Zia Record Exchange's Chandler...

By Benjamin Leatherman

February 6, 2009

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Charlie Brand, lead singer of local indie rock darlings Miniature Tigers, will be departing the Valley tomorrow afternoon for the band's 11-city tour with Ben Folds later this month. But before the singer blows this pop stand, he'll be making a special in-store appearance tonight at Zia Record Exchange's Chandler location, 1940 West Chandler Boulevard.

Brand will be signing advanced copies of the CD version of the Tigers' Tell It To the Volcano, which officially drops on February 17 (the 11-track album has been available online in digital form since September). In addition to giving out his John Hancock, he'll also perform a solo acoustic set at the store.

The signing starts at 7 p.m. Call 480-857-4942 for more info.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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