Sly Tiger

By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE

Apparently, being KC’s most hyped indie rock band can be slightly uncomfortable, especially when the whole stinkin’ scene is gathered in your honor.

The Republic Tigers, you know, that local indie rock band whose song got played on Grey’s Anatomy last week presented their album “Keep Color” to Kansas City last night during a free listening party at the Record Bar. The house was packed with hipsters who swigged free PBR while the record played. The band wandered through the club, too, listening to their own music with all their friends and local fans.

At the bar, Tigers frontman Kenn Jankowski confessed that he found the experience kind of surreal.

“Well, as loud as it is in here, no one can really hear it, anyway,” I said.

“Good,” Jankowski smiled and walked away.