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Philadelphia, United States (1999 – present)
Dr. Dog is a psychedelic rock group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which formed in 1999. The current lineup consists of Scott “Taxi” McMicken (vocals, guitar), Toby “Tables” Leaman (bass), Zach “Text” Miller (keyboards, guitar), Frank “Thanks” McElroy (guitar) and Juston “Trouble” Stens (drums).
“There’s a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass—and a whole lot of down-home harmonizing. It conjures images of old friends sitting on a porch swapping instruments and just letting the tape recorder run.” - Doug Wallen
Dr. Dog has been creating music in various incarnations for a good four years now. Beginning with The Psychedelic Swamp, a concept album realized in the damp ruin of a flooded basement with waterlogged guitars and a digital delay pedal, the band has simmered on the back burner of our musical lives for most of its existence but we’ve recently renewed our resolve to forge ahead and give Dr. Dog the attention we think it deserves.
Although Dr. Dog has as many as 20 honorary “members” who have assisted in various (mostly spiritual) capacities through the years, the core of the band consists of five musicians. Our standard instrumentation includes two guitars, bass, drums, keyboard and three part harmonies. The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Tom Waits, David Bowie and Neil Young are influences, but we would be remiss in not acknowledging our debt to Pavement, Palace Brothers, R. Stevie Moore or Roy Wood.
“There’s a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass—and a whole lot of down-home harmonizing. It conjures images of old friends sitting on a porch swapping instruments and just letting the tape recorder run.” - Doug Wallen
Dr. Dog has been creating music in various incarnations for a good four years now. Beginning with The Psychedelic Swamp, a concept album realized in the damp ruin of a flooded basement with waterlogged guitars and a digital delay pedal, the band has simmered on the back burner of our musical lives for most of its existence but we’ve recently renewed our resolve to forge ahead and give Dr. Dog the attention we think it deserves.
Although Dr. Dog has as many as 20 honorary “members” who have assisted in various (mostly spiritual) capacities through the years, the core of the band consists of five musicians. Our standard instrumentation includes two guitars, bass, drums, keyboard and three part harmonies. The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Tom Waits, David Bowie and Neil Young are influences, but we would be remiss in not acknowledging our debt to Pavement, Palace Brothers, R. Stevie Moore or Roy Wood.
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We All Belong
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Fate
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Easy Beat
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Toothbrush
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Shoutbox
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NateAbel wrote:
Anyone else use iTunes and get a little weirded out when you search for Dr. Dog and find them next to Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dog?
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NateAbel wrote:
Good lord what a fabulous band. Kind of upset I didn't discover them sooner.
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sarahgevirtzman wrote:
I agree wholeheartedly with rawrgoose.
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LongLiveTheD wrote:
I guess I shouldn't even dream of them coming to Europe with their own show...
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bronwyn_west wrote:
why arent you coming to canada... your coming ohhhh sooo cloooseeeee... booourns
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TheFreeWheelinQ wrote:
saw them last night at toads place. seriously one of the best concerts i ever seen. when they play live, they transform their songs into a new level of awesome
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twiggerific wrote:
just saw them in new haven. they are absolutely fantastic live. also, there was a dog on stage.
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ar99 wrote:
http://turningthelightbulb.wordpress.com/
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alecci wrote:
sveet
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zIeTe wrote:
They'll be playing at Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona: http://www.paranoidandroids.net/2009/12/02/nuevas-confirmaciones-para-el-primavera-sound-2/
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rawrgoose wrote:
heart it races is probably my favorite cover by Dr. Dog. I'm pretty sure Architecture in Helsinki made the original of Heart it Races but I think it's poopy... teeee!
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LostInTheHaze wrote:
How are The Kinks not in similar artists? When I first heard this band I thought it was some b-side of the Kinks I hadn't heard.
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epietryk wrote:
its a good cover.
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EggToastKid wrote:
has anyone here heard of "the heart it races"? i don't know much of it, except that Dr. Dog is involved in it somehow.
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HaganEnvy wrote:
i have done so many things you would do if you were me.
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battleaxed wrote:
if you have a chance to listen to/buy 'takers and leavers' or 'passed away' you won't be dissapointed. the lo-fi quality makes it better.
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emenikmatis wrote:
woah woah woah... the girl should be definitly higher!!!
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angelmoroni wrote:
@ Johnny-uh-oh and jrdngc61: It absolutely sounds like the Beatles. It doesn't sound derivative, but if I want to listen to a band from the past 20 years instead of listening to the Beatles I'm going to listen to Dr. Dog. They sound like them because they make really good rock/pop music. If you don't think they sound like the Beatles you probably just need to listen to more Beatles songs then what is on the "1" album.
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Victol wrote:
Damn good band. The Takers and leavers EP is just amazing.
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microscopichum wrote:
ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccccck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jan
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Dr. Dog/The Growlers
Revolution Hall, Troy NY, United States
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Jan
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Dr. Dog
Higher Ground, Burlington VT, United States
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Jan
29
Dr. Dog
Lupo's, Providence RI, United States
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News
Tickets on sale now for 12/11 at Brooklyn Bowl
16 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/drdog
Hey folks,
Tickets are on sale now for JULY IN CHRISTMAS!! (We're not sure what it means either, but its something like bathing suits and snow maybe).
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Recent Activity
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thebeesknees4, screenagerJ, nicholashhh and 1 other person added Dr. Dog to their libraries. yesterday evening
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jim2873 added Dr. Dog to the lineup of Dr. Dog at Paradiso. yesterday afternoon
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laurencmurray added Dr. Dog to laurencmurray’s library. yesterday morning
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Krusty_the_Karl wrote about Dr. Dog in Music Highlights of 2009 - Part 1: Gigs. yesterday morning
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i_can_fool_you and thatssosaucy added Dr. Dog to their libraries. yesterday morning
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kevinmt tagged Dr. Dog with east coast, lo-fi, indie rock and one other tag. Thursday evening
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JilianElana, kasmith834 and nathan_nathan added Dr. Dog to their libraries. Thursday evening
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mudexveg wrote about Dr. Dog – We All Belong in a deleted journal. Thursday morning
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mudexveg wrote about Dr. Dog – Easy Beat in a deleted journal. Thursday morning
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mudexveg wrote about Dr. Dog in a deleted journal. Thursday morning
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