We are the Dogs, Welcome. ALBUM DROPS RIGHT NOW!

It's been a long time coming boys and girls. After over 7 months of arduous labor, the Dogs 2nd full length album has finally arrived. Free Write. the two named tantalizingly tearjerkingly terrific twelve song (-1) album. Perhaps Robin Pecknold will declare it the best album of 2009. Perhaps world leaders will don their headphones and forge a peaceful alliance in a new dog order. It will be called the first dognasty.

In all seriousness though, download the album
for free
www.thedogsmusic.net
love, the dogs

WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS

THE WORLD WILL HAVE A COPY OF FREE WRITE!!!!!!!!

until then.... enjoy

matt

Interview on WSUM

Good Morning Blogosphere!

James and I woke up bright and early to talk about the new album with the esteem hosts, Joel and Cole, from the world renowned radio show Strange Brew broadcasting on WSUM Madison, WI. Lots of discussion of the lo-fi-ness, emotion, and epicness... will definitely whet your appitite for the new album! (which should be arriving very soon!!!!)

Listen to the entire interview below (and check out the sweet pictures that go along with it!!!)

Check out Strange Brew every Thursday Morning 10-11 AM Central broadcasting on WSUM 91.7 Madison WI or steaming online at the WSUM.org

Dogs out

Matt

And the album gets Art....

We would like to give many thanks to Vanessa Haddad for creating something so wonderful and so simple.

Brace yourselves for the new album, it will be dropping any day now.

Dogs out,
-Peter

And the Album Gets a Title

drumroll....

free write

this winter

till then, happy thanksgiving

matt

We Love J Elliot

and did we mention a new dogs album is coming out with in the next month???

its going to be incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

matt

Our One Year Anniversary..

A year ago today, the world rejoiced over the sounds of the debut dogs album, The Dogs. Celebrate by downloading a copy here or maybe even buying a copy??? Sorry if the website isn't working... our web provider sucks... we'll get it up and running in no time

As for the new album... it should be arriving very shortly (decemberish). We are just starting to listen to some of the rough tracks from James' mixing sessions and lets just say that they are sounding AMAZING!!!.... this album is going to be OFFF THEEE CHAIIAAAIAIAAN!!@!# !@!!!

Until then, keep checking back to the blog for updates.

btr

matt

My Beard

i made a pact with myself a few weeks ago: i'm not shaving to till the dogs album comes out. just sayin'. let the mixing continue,

james

3,000 Plays and Counting

Woke up late this morning... brushed my teeth, combed my hair, and found a pleasant surprise on the good ole myspace page... "Useless me" has 3,000 plays! WE'RE BLOWING UP... slowly. Makes you wonder how many plays the singles from the new album will have: "dd" or "come on" or "quiet nights"... probably a million or something.

In other dogs related news, we will be holding a virtually meeting tomorrow to discuss the state of the album. Look out for us on twitter in the near future.

Dogs out

matt

it's coming.....

A teaser???

matt

EPIC Skype concert!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! !

First off, I would like to apologize for not posting this concert on myspace or other places. Although, I'm afraid that if any more people were added to the skype conference call conference, we would have had some serious bandwidth problems. So it only consisted of the members of our band.

Thanks Zane for chiming in on the flute. Rivkah, thanks for rising out of bed early. Cole and Joel, you guys were there too. James way to figure out the conference call setting. Matt, thanks for turning 21. J. Elliot, I think I heard your voice but I may have been hallucinating.

We opened and closed with be the rain. It was a great set.

Keep your ears peeled for the new album. It's coming in the near future to a computer near you.

Also, if you happen to be at CMJ this year, look out for Matthew Bachmann to get some exclusive Dogs promo material.

Dogs out

-Pete

OMG! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW DOGS ALBUM

neither can we. im literally shitting my pants at the thought of how good its going to be... but im getting ahead of myself

If you haven't heard already, The Dogs have finished up the summer tour as well as all of the tracking for the new album! We labored long and hard on a total of 19 songs and you should expect to see a new album within the next couple months as well as some b-sides in the more distant future. We are EXTREMELY excited about how all the songs turned out, and you should expect nothing less than a masterpiece. A FUCKING MASTERPIECE!!!! All thats left is for James to work his mixing magic... and some bottles to be broken

To keep you guys occupied for the time being, here are some videos from our last two shows... enjoy

NEW SONG

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN

BE THE RAIN

matt

The Dogs on itunes

Last friday while James, Pete and I were driving around listening to Drake, Pete received a fateful call from his pops informing us that The Dogs have hit itunes! Exciting stuff... and only $7.92! Sure makes you want to buy another copy, ehhh???

Videos from Ottoman Empire and Wiser House Ballroom on there way. Crazy recording going down these next two weeks.

Matt

Ottoman Empire Recap

Wonderful show at Ottoman Empire last night. Thank you so much Sabrina and Aaron for opening up your basement to us. Manson Family Picnic put on a great set after us and Leaf Bird played beautifully as always. It was one of our most destructive concerts to date but thankfully we managed to get through most of "Be the Rain" before the (nice) cops shut us down.

We are still recording our asses off trying to get the new album finished. It's sounding...... awesome......

Only one more show left this summer - this weekend at The Wiser House w/ Reverend Funnk and Agents of Change. Hope to see ya'll there, take care,

james

YA YA!

The Dogs are deep into their first honeymoon. We've been recording non-stop since we blessed the animals of Palatine on Sunday. Steady progress is being made. Expect nothing short of a masterpiece.

In other news, we will be playing a show at the Ottoman Empire this coming Wednesday August 12th at 9:30 pm. The address is 2820 w. Lyndale Ave. in Chicago. We will playing alongside our most esteemed colleagues Leaf Bird and Manson Family Picnic. Great music, should be a great night. Time to get some sleep and get crackin again in the morning. Dogs out

Pete

Yak-Zies Cancelled :(

Due to some licensing issues with live music at Yak-Zies, the August 8th concert has been cancelled. In better news, expect two more shows to be added very soon (August 12th and 15th are the tentative dates). More news coming soon...

matt

The Dogs are Blessed

The Dogs have never been much of a religious band.... that is, until now. This Sunday (AUGUST 2nd) The Dogs will be playing the blessing of the animals service at Countryside Unitarian Universalist Church in Palatine IL. We will be blessing the shit out of some animals YOOOOOO!!!! If you want to ensure that your cats, dogs, lizards, hamsters, snakes, fishes, and what ever you consider a pet is properly blessed, come over to Palatine and listen to some great music while your pets soak in the holyest of the holy blessings.

In other news, the dogs will be adding two more dates very soon!!! (lets just say that you may want to keep your August 14th and 15th open)

Recap:

August 2nd- Blessing of the Animals- Palatine IL time tba

stay holy

-matt  

The Buzz Recap/ Lafayette Show Cancelled :(

Great show at the Buzz Cafe yesterday. Shout out to all the peeps who came out to our first acoustic show of the summer. On to the not so good news. We have to cancel our show tonight at the Skylight Coffeehouse. I (james) have come down with flu and have been unable to get out the house, much less get to Indiana. Sorry for the inconvenience - we still love you Lafayette and we will try to make it there soon.

Show at Val's Halla tomorrow is STILL ON.

-James

Elbo Room Kinda Rocked

coming off a pretty sweet weekend of music at the old pitchfork music festival we were pretty excited to play some music of our own. so on monday we took the stage at a chicago staple - THE Elbo Room. then we played. i stood on some bass drums. it was fun. look out for a crazy weekend of shows coming up. blogging to come.


-james

Val's Halla Record Store on July 26th

The Dogs will be helping Val's celebrate their 37th anniversary by playing a free show on Sunday July 26th at 1:30. We will most likely be playing a more intimate, stripped down set which should be nothing less than amazing. Check the myspace for details on directions and what not. Be sure to bring a friend. 

RECAP: vals, FREE, 1:30 JULY 26th

Tour

July 20th- Elbo Room, Chicago IL

July 24th- Buzz Cafe, Oak Park IL

July 25th- The Skylight Cafe, Lafayette IN

July 26th- Val's Halla Record Store, Oak Park IL

August 8th- Yak-Zies, Chicago IL

matt

Thanks for Coming out

We want to thank everyone who came out to Reggies last saturday. We had a blast playing in the small space behind the counter and rocking the hell out of the record store. Hopefully you guys found some good music to add to the collection (I know I did.... Reactor!!!).

We have now entered the full time recording mode. Lots of work to be done, but at the end of the summer we should have a masterpiece on our hands. We will be announcing at least one new date this week and there should be hopefully two more dates to come. Keep checking back at the blog.  

If you're 21+, come check us out at the Elbo Room next monday. We set up this cool thing where our concert will stream live over the internet so even if you can't come, you could listen live or on your own time. More details to come when we've got 'em.

btr

matt

So Crazy, Tires were Slashed

We want to thank everyone for coming out to the Viaduct last Saturday. It was an awesome night of music and art. We personally had our best concert probably ever (for 116 people!). Even though my tires got slashed, it was still probably the best night of the summer. For all of those who missed the show, here are some clips of some of the songs we played (links to youtube vids below). We have now kicked it into full recording mode and will be making some retreats to Palantine in next couple days to get some serious work done.... get excited!!!

Everything is Broken 

everything is broken

27 years ago

new song (DD song)

drum break

matt

Reggie's on July 11th

New dates are pouring in. The Dogs just confirmed July 11th at Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago. It's a FREE all ages concert that will start around 4 PM. Check the myspace for more details (when they come). We'll update you guys as more dates are finalized

What's Left of the Tour...

JULY 11- Reggies- Chicago IL
JULY 20 - Elbo Room- Chicago IL
JULY 24- The Buzz Cafe - Oak Park IL
JULY 25 - Skylight Cofeehouse, Lafeyette, IN
AUGUST 8th- Yak-Zies- Chicago IL

be the zane

matt

THIS SATURDAY!!!

This Saturday, The Dogs will be headlining a night of amazing music and artwork. 14 artists including Vanessa Haddad, Rachel Wakeman and April Metler will be displaying their work while Under an Indigo Sun, Two Aglets Jazzing , Leaf Bird, and of course The Dogs rock your socks off. Doors open at 7:30 and there will be a $5 cover. 

If you're going to try to make it to one Dogs concert all summer, this is the one. Should be absolutely amazing!!!

Directions (kinda) 

matt

Train Analogies

The wheels on the summer recording train are a rolling. We busted out the sm 57s yesterday and recorded an acoustic guitar in stereo. Groundbreaking. Our newest member has made it to town and we're planning our shows later this month. The time has come when ideas need to be fleshed out. If you hear bottles breaking outside your house, don't be alarmed. Just the next great Dogs track. Stay tuned and check out our tour schedule. Catch a show. or Two.


~Pete

TOUR PREVIEW

   

So The Dogs will be hitting the road this summer. We've already got 10 dates worked out and at least 5 or 6 more should be finalized within the next couple weeks. Check back to the blog for updates. Here's a list of the shows we've got so far... oh and did we mention, we are hitting the studio for a new album!!!!!!

TOUR DATES

May 30th- West Suburban Block Party- Oak Park IL

May 30th- Tavi's Bat Mitzvah- Oak Park IL

May 31st- NBC Studios- Madison WI

May 31st- The High Noon Saloon- Madison WI

June 17th- The Horseshoe- Chicago IL

June 25th- Mad Maggies- Elgin IL

June 27th- The Viaduct Theater- Chicago IL

July 20th- Elbo Room- Chicago IL

July 24th- The Buzz Cafe- Oak Park IL

July 25th- The Skylight Coffeehouse- Lafayette IN

August 8th- Yak-Zies- Chicago IL

BEST TOUR EVER

matt

We woke up at 5am

We have successfully made our first tv appearance. It was promoting a show at the High Noon Saloon, High Noon Saloon, High Noon Saloon benefitting the EDGE project. We had a blast this weekend, busking around Madison, WI and busting open a watermelon afterwards. The show went well later that night. Watch and enjoy.

~Pete

First Show of the Summer

Dogs first gig of the summer went very well. We played at my alma mater, West Suburban Montessori's block festival on East Ave. Very intense to say the least... 25 minuets of pure energy... kinda like if you shot-gunned a red bull. All the children sang along. Check back to the website to find out about new gigs to come. Photos to come via the blog!!!!

Be the Rain

Matt 

The Dogs in the Internet Airwaves

So The Dogs were featured on the internet radio station, Break Threw Radio. Check out DJ NoCoast's April 20th's Crop Circles to hear "27 Years" over your internet airwaves. Crop Circles is a show that showcases music of the midwest. We owe DJ NoCoast a thank you for finding our music.

Hopefully you will now tune into BTR on a regular basis. 

CHECK IT OUT

Dogs Out

Matt

Introducing.....The Dogs Touring Band

As you may know The Dogs core consists of James (me), Pete, and Matt. As you may also know we go big or go home. We are hoping to put on a pretty insane live show this summer, so we've enlisted some top notch peeps to make it happen:


rivkah
cole
zane
J. Elliott

plus us. should be awesome! see you at some shows.

-james

Booking the Summer Tour

it's that time of the year. right now we are in talks with venues, clubs, stadiums, basements, and bars all around the midwest/world. we have also begun to assemble our incredible touring band featuring cole michel, zane ranney and of course rivkah. we plan on adding another guitar player to the mix as well.

we've already got some shows booked, but we'll wait till we get a more concrete schedule to post them. keep your eye on the blog/myspace/website for more updates. look forward to seeing at some shows,

James

In the Mainstream

The Dogs just received high praise from Mainstream Isn't So Bad.

READ IT!!!!

Matt 

Buy The Physical Album

physical copies of our the debut album are now on sale. go HERE to buy it. it should be available on itunes, rhapsody, amazon, etc shortly. we are still offering the album as a free download, but we'd love it if you buy the album.

-james

BUY THE ALBUM

On Switchblade Comb.......

another blog digging on the debut album. read it here.

-james

In the Deli

what up, we just just go posted on a very cool online magazine called The Deli in their Chicago section. read the blog post by clicking HERE.

-james

We've got this famous thing In the Bag

You can find our pretty picture staring you down from the top of music blog BagofSongs.com today. A very honest review, feel free to take a look.

~Pete

Cocktail Party

The Dogs have been featured in episode 38 of Vindaloo Cocktail, run by Australian DJ Cousin Creep. You should check it out, he's got some great bands on there you probably haven't heard of, and some you have (The Dogs!).

-Pete

on indie surfer

we were just posted about on a sweet music blog called indie surfer. READ IT.

-james

The Dogs....INTERNATIONAL

We were recently reviewed by Dutch blog 'Here Comes the Flood'. The article can be found here

Cheers
Pete

The CDs Are Here!

the CDs are here. we are gonna make them available for sale online ASAP. the album is still free from the website. more updates to come.

-james

Selling Out?

The Dogs hit the blogosphere again. 

Check it, Read it, Love it

Matt

1000 Friends and Counting

The following keeps growing... The Dogs just eclipsed 1000 friends today. Hopefully this will inspire some of you to friend us. 

btr

Matt

The Dogs on Indyish

Hello all. The Dogs have just been added to indyish which is a giant group blog of 300 indie artists. Their mission: "to pool audiences, voices, and the market for indie goods." 

As you can see, our music was featured on the front page of the website... exciting shit. 

Thanks a lot to Risa who added us to indyish and helped us get it up and rolling. It's a really cool site and I strongly recommend visiting it.

-Matt

we are in the blogosphere!

well, we've been sending our music to a few music blogs on the internet and it looks like some peeps are interested. the music blog QCLA posted a little review of the new album. it's pretty exciting.............

READ THAT SHIT

-james