Dr. Dog

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The Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog are part of a long tradition of D.I.Y. pop oddballs who blend unapologetic '60s pop worship with lo-fi recording techniques and an apparent disregard for current trends. The group began as a part-time offshoot of the more traditional indie rock act Raccoon. Over the course of several years, guitarist Toby Leaman and drummer Scott McMicken found enough free time to record the casual, sprawling 35-track set The Psychedelic Swamp in a basement rehearsal space, finally self-releasing it in 2001. As Raccoon ended, McMicken and Leaman transformed Dr. Dog into a proper band, with McMicken on guitar and Leaman on bass (the two shared songwriting and vocals), as well as guitarist Doug O'Donnell, keyboard player Zach Miller, and drummer Juston Stens. This lineup recorded 2003's more focused and poppy Toothbrush, which -- like The Psychedelic Swamp -- received a low-key, self-distributed release.

When My Morning Jacket's Jim James, a friend of Leaman and McMicken from their Raccoon days, hand-picked Dr. Dog to open for his band on an East Coast tour, the band's almost nonexistent national profile began to rise. With O'Donnell replaced by former Raccoon bassist Andrew Jones and several Philadelphia friends making guest appearances, 2005's Easy Beat was picked up for distribution by the indie label National Parking. Following its release, the band toured again with My Morning Jacket and M. Ward and performed several well-received sets during the 2006 South by Southwest festival in Austin. The stopgap EP Takers and Leavers was released in September 2006 in advance of We All Belong, which arrived in early 2007.

Throughout the rest of that year, Dr. Dog began posting previously unreleased tracks on their website; the songs were later released as Passed Away, Vol. 1 in March 2008. In the summer of that same year, the group released Fate. Fate featured some of the band's most polished production to date. It also became Dr. Dog's highest charting album, peaking at number 86 on the Billboard 200 and earning positive reviews from outlets like Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly. After touring in support of the album, the group signed with the ANTI- record label and released 2010's Shame, Shame, a modern album that featured more guitars than the band's earlier work. Golden Boots member Dimitri Manos, who had played with the band on Easy Beat, joined up with the band as a full member, and made his first appearance on a full-length album in 2012 with the release of Be the Void early that year. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi

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    Dr. Dog Signs With Anti-, Announces Tour | Billboard.com
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    Case. Dr. Dog's most recent album, 2008's "Fate," hit No. 86 on the Billboard 200, as well as No. 22 on the Digital Albums chart and No. 12 on the Ind...
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    Dr. Dog Has No 'Shame' About New Album | Billboard.com
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    " on the road when it opens a four-month North American tour on Jan. 27 in Troy, N.Y. European dates begin in May. The group is trying to lure 20,000 ...
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    Tomorrow, Dr. Dog's seventh studio LP Be The Void hits stores. Hardcore fans and newcomers alike will be delighted with the album, which finds the bel...
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    Dr. Dog Heads Back to the Proverbial Basement For 'Be The Void' | Billboard.com
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    For their second Anti-album, the members of Dr. Dog had as clear a vision as they did its predecessor "Shame, Shame," the only project the band record...
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    Dr. Dog: Be The Void
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    Dr. Dog Be The Void (Anti-) Rating: Bookended by the loose, ramshackle rattle of "Lonesome" and the twangy buzz of "Turning the Century," Be the Void ...
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    The Muse: Dr. Dog, "That Old Black Hole"
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    With 2010's Shame Shame, Philadelphia's treasured Dr. Dog tightened up, to use the Black Keys' term, and at this rate they're poised to be as big as t...
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    In Dr. Dog's new video for "Lonesome," the band members play vagrants who are kidnapped and forced into black hostage hoods, and then somebody throws ...
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    In March we spoke with Dr. Dog about their headlining slot at Portland's Pickathon Music Festival. Bass player Toby Leaman explained how it felt playi...
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    After hour-long performances from Radiohead and Bon Iver to start off its 38th season, Austin City Limits has switched back to featuring two artists p...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Dover, DE, US Dover International Speedway
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Somerset, WI, US Somerset Amphitheater
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  • Jul 10 Wednesday
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada Bird's Hill Provincial Park
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  • Jul 14 Sunday
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada Bird's Hill Provincial Park
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Camden, NJ, US Camden Waterfront
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Camden, NJ, US Susquehanna Bank Center
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Camden, NJ, US Susquehanna Bank Center
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Indianapolis, IN, US Rathskeller
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  • Aug 24 Saturday
    Monterey, CA, US Monterey County Fair & Event Center
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Discography

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  • Be the Void (2012)
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    Be the Void (2012)
    Epitaph
  • Shame, Shame (2010)
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    Shame, Shame (2010)
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  • Fate (2008)
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    Fate (2008)
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  • We All Belong (2007)
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    We All Belong (2007)
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  • Easy Beat (2005)
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    Easy Beat (2005)
    Rough Trade
  • Toothbrush (2002)
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    Toothbrush (2002)
    Park the Van
  • Psychedelic Swamp (2001)
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    Psychedelic Swamp (2001)
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