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Lowe’s boyish giggle offsets the subdued mohawk and slight trace of black eyeliner that betray his rock-star alter ego. When singing in his new band “Tommy and the Tigers,” Lowe’s costume choices range from a pink lounge suit to black leather pants, and his crisp gyrations, coaxing smile, and lusty vocals draw in audiences. Lowe has been playing to the crowd in one form or another for the majority of his conscious life, and he’s not about to stop...
Before coming to Harvard in fall 2001, Lowe had a promising career in British music and theater. He was a member of the boy band “North and South,” which produced a top-10 hit on the British charts. His West End runs as Marius in “Les Miserables” and the Rum Tum Tugger in “Cats” complemented his fiercely independent city lifestyle. But at the age of 23, Lowe found that it was the “perfect (time) to pull the reins and slow down?...
Lowe’s most recent musical project—and the one closest to his heart—is “Tommy and the Tigers,” a self-described “dance-rock” band that features Lowe on lead vocals and keyboard, along with lead guitarist T. Josiah Pertz ’05, guitarist Drew R. Bordeaux ’05, and drummer Drake. Last year, Lowe wrote and recorded a solo demo CD of piano-accompanied songs, but he wanted a sound closer to the music that pulsed through the night...
...gets up there and says something like, ‘I didn’t come with a band, but I’d like one for this song. Is there a drummer here? Yes, you, please come on up. A pianist? Please join us. Josiah, could you come up and play guitar?’ We all huddled around on stage and he whispered, ‘Do you know ‘Stand By Me’? Let’s play it in G.’ And we did it.” According to Lowe...
...group has since developed what Drake calls a “fusion of funk and boy-band pop and ’80s synth music.” “Tommy and the Tigers” has even forayed into French rap and Chinese/hip-hop fusion. And Lowe is relentless in his efforts to promote his group...