Saved by the 90s on Tour
There's nothing quite like getting into a room with a bunch of your friends to belt out hits you know inside out. Enter Saved by the 90s, a party-starting rock and pop cover band that focuses on the decade when grunge, teen-pop and alternative rock dominated. The high-energy troupe sport colorful outfits and perform faithful renditions of jams from Third Eye Blind, Foo Fighters, Sum 41 and blink-182, among others — and, thanks to a rotating cast of female vocalists, smashes from No Doubt, Garbage and Spice Girls are also in play.
In previous years, while going by the name Bayside Tigers — the moniker references the sports teams at fictional Bayside High of '90s TV show Saved by the Bell — the band performed all over the country, including at multiple House of Blues locations. Today, calling themselves Saved by the 90s, the group continues to maintain a healthy touring schedule. Plus, you never know who might show up at a gig. In the past, rappers Coolio and Naughty by Nature, Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath and the late Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan have all sat in with the band.
Saved by the 90s in Concert
Saved by the 90s was started in the late '00s by a trio of friends: guitarist/singer Danny Finerman, bassist/vocalist Alex Rossiter and drummer/singer Nat Esten. The latter two were classmates at Berklee College of Music and had started noticing as they gigged around that their audience especially dug '90s covers by acts such as Green Day and Foo Fighters. Finerman had also sensed that the decade's music was due for a resurgence, and so the concept of Saved by the 90s was born.
The group started playing out in New York City, first as a live-band karaoke project and then just a straightforward cover band. Sold-out club shows followed, as did a nationwide expansion; today, there are multiple Saved by the 90s bands performing throughout the country, all with extensive, 100+ song repertoires. Notable members include vocalist Emily Afton, who has been on Broadway and in touring theater productions.