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San Francisco, California, United States (2005 – present)
The Dodos are an indie folk band which formed in San Francisco, California, United States in 2005. They consist of Meric Long (vocals, guitar), Logan Kroeber (drums) and Keaton Snyder (vibraphone, percussion).
The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as a solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual friend.
Dodo Bird EP
Long self-released a solo EP titled “Dodo Bird” in February 2005 which featured percussion by Kroeber on some tracks. Long and Kroeber continued to play music together.
Beware of the Maniacs
The duo released the 2006 album Beware of the Maniacs, which was self-released under the “Dodo Bird” moniker. In support of the album, Long and Kroeber toured relentlessly for most of 2007. The band began to receive critical attention and developed a growing fan base. Fans began referring to Dodo Bird simply as “The Dodos”, and the band decided to change their name accordingly.
Visiter
In December 2007, the Dodos were signed by Frenchkiss Records and they released their second album Visiter in March 2008, to critical acclaim.
In an April 2008 interview in the L.A. Record, Long revealed the origin of the name of Visiter. “The reason it’s misspelled is because it’s from a drawing this kid gave us. We played a show for a bunch of kids in South Central L.A.—Dorsey High. A friend’s sister is a special-ed teacher there, so we went down there to her class and we played for the kids and it was super fun. Then it came to the kids asking us questions and then one of the kids came up to us and he gave us a drawing with that written on it.
The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as a solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual friend.
Dodo Bird EP
Long self-released a solo EP titled “Dodo Bird” in February 2005 which featured percussion by Kroeber on some tracks. Long and Kroeber continued to play music together.
Beware of the Maniacs
The duo released the 2006 album Beware of the Maniacs, which was self-released under the “Dodo Bird” moniker. In support of the album, Long and Kroeber toured relentlessly for most of 2007. The band began to receive critical attention and developed a growing fan base. Fans began referring to Dodo Bird simply as “The Dodos”, and the band decided to change their name accordingly.
Visiter
In December 2007, the Dodos were signed by Frenchkiss Records and they released their second album Visiter in March 2008, to critical acclaim.
In an April 2008 interview in the L.A. Record, Long revealed the origin of the name of Visiter. “The reason it’s misspelled is because it’s from a drawing this kid gave us. We played a show for a bunch of kids in South Central L.A.—Dorsey High. A friend’s sister is a special-ed teacher there, so we went down there to her class and we played for the kids and it was super fun. Then it came to the kids asking us questions and then one of the kids came up to us and he gave us a drawing with that written on it.
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kouradio wrote:
I'll finally get to see you in our hometown soon. It's long overdue.
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katyowl wrote:
"the season" is the best
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Maakeshift wrote:
Stopped listening for about the past year. Don't know what the fuck I was thinking.
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teenageLobot0my wrote:
You are the fucking best.
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matthausrowe wrote:
Forgot how amazing they are for a while there.
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Sappyberry wrote:
the season *__*
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killthepopular wrote:
Why thankyou. I never intended to have a moustache, it's just that i don't have the heart to shave it off. It's not quite as good as logan kroeber's moustache tho.
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the_Crowder wrote:
@killthepopular nice moustache btw
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Samdabomb wrote:
Belgian and Dutch tour cancelled, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
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Kingdanrizzle wrote:
I just found out about this band and DAMNN they are great!
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TheMirror1993 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/keep+the+fate/EP Download my EP for free! And share with your friends if you like it :)
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toypiratejon wrote:
Anyone know the type of archtop guitar Meric plays?
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MADVVILLAIN wrote:
the DooDoos
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helloimjoshua wrote:
371000 listeners is pretty obscure all right.
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killthepopular wrote:
This band are so much better than nearly every other band around right now, and yet so obscure that it's a fucking joke.
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Samdabomb wrote:
My most favourite new band!
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Maakeshift wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dodos/Beware+of+the+Maniacs
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SedonaSnow wrote:
This has probably been asked before: Where the hell is Beware of the Maniacs?
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rjdough wrote:
just saw you guys live in ann arbor...phenomenal show!
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waffleswaffles wrote:
I think they went back to being a duo, actually.
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