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Philadelphia indie pop act Dr. Dog is part of a long tradition of D.I.Y. pop oddballs who blend unapologetic '60s pop worship with lo-fi recording techniques and a complete disregard of current trends. R. Stevie Moore's quirky eclecticism is one obvious touchstone, as is their love of the straightforward pop hooks and tape hiss of Guided by Voices, Pavement's willfully fractured song structures, and the playful experimentalism of the Olivia Tremor Control and the Apples in Stereo.

Dr. Dog began as a part-time offshoot of the more traditional Philadelphia indie rockers Raccoon, whose guitarist Toby Leaman and drummer Scott McMicken recorded the casual, sprawling 35-track set The Psychedelic Swamp as a duo in a basement rehearsal space over the course of several years, 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 share songwriting and vocals), plus 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 supporting their first major-label album, It Still Moves, the band's almost nonexistent national profile began to rise. With O'Donnell replaced by former Raccoon bassist Andrew Jones and featuring Broken Social Scene-style guest spots from various Philadelphia friends, 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 of 2008. In the summer of that same year, the group released Fate. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music GuideMore

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Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog is a musical band from the greater West Philadelphia area. We are interested in playing Bogg...
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Nov 13th, 6:44pm
Keep your buddy selling merch! And rocking people souls, too
Nov 11th, 3:37am
thank you dr. dog, whatever you're trying to accomplish, you did it! I just listened to easy beat actually, great cd
Nov 5th, 5:30pm
Hehehe Killy! I come listen to some dr daog and there you are. Really love Army of Ancients.
Sep 16th, 9:25pm Last edited Sep 16th, 9:25pm.
i LOVE yoooooooooooooooou!! :)
Aug 7th, 2:01am
I saw you @ musikfest on Monday Aug 3 and you were amazing! Such a great live show. Thank you for coming. i go to musikfest every year and it has plethora of good bands but you were the first band that I actually could not wait to see. I will definitely be attending the next show in Philly. Oh yea Zimba is awesome!!!
Sep 14th, 6:12pm
upload more songs!
Sep 8th, 7:31am

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Aug 14th, 6:53pm
really digging these tracks
Aug 14th, 4:47pm
this band is sooo amaZING
Aug 2nd, 1:25pm
Have a nice weekend

Upcoming Shows

12/10 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
12/11 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
12/12 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
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