Tav Falco and Giuseppe Sangirardi performing in Kuudes linja, Helsinki, Finland, 2019

ABOUT

Raised in rural Arkansas, Tav Falco embarked on his long and distinguished musical career upon arriving in Memphis in the mid-1970s. Teaming up with local music legend Alex Chilton (The Box Tops/Big Star) in 1978, the duo formed the long-running and still active band Tav Falco’s Panther Burns.  Panther Burns thrived on the early 1980s music circuit and were a popular draw at such storied NYC clubs as The Peppermint Lounge and Danceteria. Despite Chilton’s exit from the live lineup in 1984, Panther Burns carried on and the band’s current discography includes ten studio LPs and numerous EPs, live albums, and compilations.

Artists who have cited Panther Burns as an influence include the American alternative music acts Southern Culture on the Skids, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jack Oblivian, and The Gories.  In Europe, neo-psychedelic groups who have referenced Panther Burns include England's Spacemen 3; Germany's Cuban Rebel Girls (named after one of Falco's original songs); France's The Dum Dum Boys; Italy's Time Machine; and Scotland’s Primal Scream. Says Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie, “Tav has long been a hero/inspiration to Primal Scream. A true master of rock and roll and a cultural ditch digger on the same level as the Cramps. Thanks for all the great music, Tav.”

Equal parts primal rock ’n’ roll, hill country blues & avant-garde art, Tav Falco's Panther Burns aren't just music, but a state of mind. 

Falco’s current album, Nashville Sessions: Live at Bridgestone Arena Studios, was released in June 2023 by ORG Music. The current incarnation of Panther Burns includes Falco, musical director/producer/guitarist Mario Monterosso bassist Giuseppe Sangirardi, and drummer Walter Brunetti.

MEDIA BREAKS  

Baxie’s Musical Podcast (interview - 2023)
48 Hills (interview - October 2023)
Rad/ATL (interview - October 2023)
Memphis Flyer (Nashville Sessions review)
The Vinyl District (Washington, DC concert review - 2022)
Rock NYC (Los Angeles concert review - 2022)
Austin Chronicle (“Crucial Concert Pick” - 2022)
Paperface (interview - 2022)
Rock & Roll Globe (interview - 2022)
Aquarium Drunkard (interview - 2022)
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (interview - 2022)
Rochester Beacon (interview - 2022)
Memphis Flyer (interview - 2022)
Tucson Weekly (interview - 2022)
Michael Doherty’s Music Log (Club Car Zodiac EP review - December 2021)
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine (interview - October 2021)
Jools Holland on BBC Radio 2 / UK (interview + perf w/ Tav - December 2019)
Le Document / Paris (interview - February 2021)
PopDiggers.com / Sweden (interview - 2020)
C86 Show / UK podcast (interview - 2019)
Music Republic / UK (interview - 2019)
LA Weekly (concert “Music Pick” - 2019)
Illinois National Public Radio (interview - 2019)
Memphis Commercial Appeal (interview - 2019)
The State Journal-Register (interview - 2019)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (interview - 2019)
Arkansas Times (interview - 2019)
MySpiltMilk (interview - 2019)
Flagpole / Athens, GA (interview - 2019)
Mojo Magazine (“All Back to My House” feature - 2019)
Mojo Magazine (4-star review of Cabaret of Daggers)
Record Collector Magazine (4-star review of Cabaret of Daggers)
Uncut Magazine (Cabaret of Daggers review)
Vive Le Rock Magazine (Cabaret of Daggers review)
The Vinyl District (Cabaret of Daggers review)
Memphis Flyer (Cabaret of Daggers review)
The Vinyl Anachronist (Cabaret of Daggers review)
Ink 19 (Cabaret of Daggers review)
AntiMusic (Cabaret of Daggers review)
BlackBook (interview + song premiere - 2018)
Please Kill Me (interview + song premiere - 2018)
The 13th Floor podcast (interview - 2019)
The Strange Brew podcast (interview - 2018)
Rock And Roll Globe (interview - 2018)
La Voce di New York (interview with producer/guitarist Mario Monterosso)
Popmatters (Cabaret of Daggers song premiere)
Spill Magazine (Cabaret of Daggers song premiere)
AltCountry Forum / Netherlands (interview - 2018)
Pickline | Italy (Cabaret of Daggers feature)
Stereo Embers Podcast (career-spanning interview - 2018)  
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (interview - 2018)  
Memphis Commercial Appeal (Beale Street Music Fest review - 2018)  

 

VIDEO

TAV FALCO’S PANTHER BURNS in concert in Italy, July 31, 2020

TAV FALCO’S PANTHER BURNS in concert at Silencio in Paris, December 11, 2019