event Dr. Dog
Also Playing: Purling Hiss
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Michael Schmelling
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Fri Feb 17
8 pm
Dr. Dog and Purling Hiss at First Avenue
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 sixth album (and Anti- Records debut), 2010’s Shame, Shame and the band’s brand-new follow-up, 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.
First Avenue 701 1st Ave. N., Twin Cities, MN
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 sixth album (and Anti- Records debut), 2010’s Shame, Shame and the band’s brand-new follow-up, 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 02/09/2012
