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Dr. Dog
Also Playing: Cotton Jones
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Thu Oct 11
7:30 pm
Dr. Dog and Cotton Jones at Turner Hall Ballroom
Dr. Dog is a Philadelphia five-piece with an affinity for ’60s-era pop (think The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Band). That affinity is the bane of those who complain that the group confuses inspiration with imitation, but it’s a thrill to fans who relish Dr. Dog’s three-part harmonies, cascading keyboards, and general jubilance. The fans have it right, though: What Dr. Dog lacks in dizzying experimentalism, it more than makes up for with tight, bright compositions, like those featured on the band’s seventh album, 2012’s Be The Void. And to the music-blog-commenter masses who seem to get a special kick out of deriding the band’s name: When you think about it, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Band are all pretty dumb when removed from context.
Turner Hall Ballroom 1032 N 4th St, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Dog is a Philadelphia five-piece with an affinity for ’60s-era pop (think The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Band). That affinity is the bane of those who complain that the group confuses inspiration with imitation, but it’s a thrill to fans who relish Dr. Dog’s three-part harmonies, cascading keyboards, and general jubilance. The fans have it right, though: What Dr. Dog lacks in dizzying experimentalism, it more than makes up for with tight, bright compositions, like those featured on the band’s seventh album, 2012’s Be The Void. And to the music-blog-commenter masses who seem to get a special kick out of deriding the band’s name: When you think about it, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Band are all pretty dumb when removed from context.
Updated 10/04/2012
