We came together without the original intention of making music. We all met at different points, but mostly at the freeform radio station we were all involved in, and as friends for quite some time first. Laura and Steve had played together in a different band that had stopped playing when half the band moved. Eventually, we all started playing music in this configuration, and it stuck. There were many jams in the storage basement unit for the station called "The Cage".
The first Sleep Tight Tiger show came about when Ruby was about to leave to study abroad, and we thought it would be funny to play a single show before breaking up: a one-night-only affair. The band settled on the name The Goopies and we played one show in 2023. About a year later, we were asked to reprise the band for a fundraiser for the aforementioned radio station. In 2025, The Goopies had their comeback, and played a couple of shows and wrote a couple of songs! We recorded our debut EP, mixed by our good friend Evan Courtney, at the end of the year
In 2026, we decided to change our name to Sleep Tight Tiger (stylized as St Tiger in our calendars) because we feel more serious about having fun in our band. And also we never really loved our name in the first place, so thinking about having music released under the name was not super appealing. We are so excited to see where we go with this, and how we grow together. This is, after all, a band fueled by love and friendship.
★ 5/21/2026 The Comet, Cincinati OH
bugsley, nick maurer, mystery carol
★ 5/20/2026 The Whirling Tiger, Louisville KY
Pink Crayons, Kat Lyons
★ 5/19/2026 Planet Java, Chicago IL
Answering Machines, Move Move, Max Bottner
★ 5/18/2026 Gamma Ray, Madison WI
Anya Baghina
★ 5/16/2026 Quarters Rock and Roll Palace, Milwaukee WI
SPF 150, Rainbow Cobra
★ 5/15/2026 Outer Limits Lounge, Detroit MI
Checker, Dry Fruit
★ 5/9/2026 Outer Limits Lounge, Detroit MI
Tyvek, Hobknobs
★ 5/6/2026 Field Office, Detroit MI
Quitters, Universal Beat
★ 4/29/2026 The Cabin, Ann Arbor MI
Bullseye, Donna Allen, Dancers
★4/3/2026 Vail Haus, Ann Arbor MI
American Spirit, Fiend, Polo, Forrayer
★ 3/24/2026 Local Music Show on WCBN
★ 3/20/2026 Big Pop Show, Durham NC
★3/13/2026 Dreamland Theater, Ypsilanti MI
album release!!!
Paka Plaza, Blue Velvet
★ 3/12/2026 Outer Limits Lounge, Hamtramck MI
Celebrity Sighting, Rat Paws
★ 2/21/2026 Dreamland, Ypsilanti MI
Levi Makula, Goalpost, Slim to None
★ 1/31/2026 Paris Bar, Detroit MI
The Knee His, Secondary Colors
★ 1/16/2026 Ghost Light, Hamtramck MI
Chloe Drallos, Yogamat Nixon, Jeff Spisak
★ 1/4/2026 Field Office, Detroit MI
Instrument, Quality Cinema
★ 11/19/2025 Ziggys, Ypsilanti MI
Lackadaizical + Super B, Basket Case, Cattywampus
★ 11/1/2025 Michiminnies, Ann Arbor MI
Blue Chops
★ 10/31/2025 Iron Bark, Jackson MI
Harrison Zamprella, Velvet Touch, Paka Plaza
★ 10/17/205 WCBN-FM Bouncetober, Ann Arbor MI
King Moose, Blue Chops
★ 9/28/2025 Harvest Fest, Ann Arbor MI
★ 9/13/2025 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI
Horsebomb, Odd Reality
★ 8/17/2025 Vail Haus, Ann Arbor MI
Answering Machines, Guyscrapers, Little Chair, Copies
★ 4/20/2025 Nakamura Coop, Ann Arbor MI
★ 4/19/2025 Truth Coop, Ann Arbor MI
Ladyfinger, Fake British Accents, Naptime
★ 2/21/2025 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor MI
7th Street, Lawncare
★ 12/8/2023 Michminnies, Ann Arbor MI
Debut!
