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Dr. Dog stalks around North America
Indie pop-rockers Dr. Dog are backing their latest album with North American dates through the fall, including a run opening for Wilco .
The band, known for its '60s-flavored songs and three-part harmonies, resumes its road work Wednesday (8/8) in Boston, MA. Following a set of headlining club shows, Dr. Dog will play a couple of gigs with Dinosaur Jr. in early September and then take off with Wilco. Late September finds Dr. Dog on another headlining stint that stops by a few Canadian provinces and currently stretches through early November. Alt-rock band Apollo Sunshine will provide support on most of those dates. Details are listed below.
Dr. Dog spent much of 2006 cooking up two new releases: September's six-song EP, "Takers and Leavers" and the full-length set "We All Belong," which hit the streets in February. "We All Belong" marks the first time the band used a 24-track, 2-inch tape machine as opposed to its previous releases, which were recorded on an 8-track. A couple of songs from the album are streaming at the band's MySpace page.
In addition, Dr. Dog has been posting a host of free, never-before-heard jams recorded over the last five years at its "We All Belong" website.
The Philadelphia-based quintet has been busy building a grassroots following over the last six years. Dr. Dog played primarily around its hometown until 2004, when the band was invited to tour with My Morning Jacket, according to its bio. Using the money from that trek, Dr. Dog recorded its second album, "Easy Beat," in the members' home studio and sold it at shows and through the mail. Even with no record label, the band managed to capture the attention of some major music publications.
Dr. Dog has since hooked up with indie label Park The Van Records and toured the US and Europe with bands including Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Strokes, Cold War Kids, The Raconteurs, Magic Numbers and The Black Keys.
