Yeah, buddy! Dr. Dog Returns in April

Celebrated Philly band turns to outside producer to craft autobiographical release.

By Blurt Staff

Dr. Dog has inked in an April 6th release of their Anti- Records debut, Shame, Shame. As a band that has traditionally built their spirited albums layer by layer in the undisturbed seclusion of their Philadelphia home studio, Dr. Dog realized that they would need to face the challenge of working in a professional studio and enlist the help of an outside producer (Rob Schnapf) if they were to continue their album-by-album evolutionary growth. The end result, as the label describes the new record, is the band's "most openly autobiographical release to date and peels back the layers of strings and horns of past albums to emphasize the raw immediacy of a tight unit honing their craft."

 Beginning January 27th in Troy NY, Dr. Dog will embark on a 10-week national headlining tour to premiere songs from Shame, Shame. Dates below.

The stylistic reference points of Dr. Dog remain on Shame, Shame but with a darker tone. "It's an album whose themes of doubt, confusion and unanswered questions are soothed by bright harmonies, taut guitar riffs and soaring melodies," says the band. "From beginning to end, Shame, Shame is a record destined to claim its place on the timeless margins, untouched by modern tastes and content to exist on its own terms."

Hey, we are all about timeless margins! Do the dawg, dudes.

Tour Dates:

January 27        Revolution Hall                    Troy, NY  *
January 28        Higher Ground                     Burlington, VT  *
January 29        Lupo's                                  Providence, RI  *
January 30        Westcott Theatre                 Syracuse, NY  *
February 1        Mohawk Place                     Buffalo, NY  *
February 3        The Pike Room                    Pontiac, MI  *
February 4        Turner Hall                           Milwaukee, WI  *
February 5        High Noon Saloon                Madison, WI  *
February 6        The Mill                                 Iowa City, IA  *
February 8        Waiting Room                       Omaha, NE  *
February 9        Rock Island Brewing Co.      Rock Island, IL  *
February 10      Case Western University      Cleveland, OH  *
February 11       Video Saloon                        Bloomington, IN  *
February 12       Newport Music Hall              Columbus, OH  *
February 13       State Theatre                       State College, PA  *
April 14               Lee's Place                           Toronto, ON
April 15             Blind Pig                               Ann Arbor, MI
April 16             Metro                                    Chicago, IL
April 17             Fine Line                               Minneapolis, MN
April 19             Belly Up                                Aspen, CO
April 20             Gothic Theatre                      Denver, CO
April 22             Neuroluz                               Boise, ID
April 23             Wonder Ballroom                  Portland, OR
April 24             Great American Music Hall   San Francisco, CA
April 25            Great American Music Hall    San Francisco, CA  **
April 27             Henry Fonda                          Los Angeles, CA  **
April 29             Santa Fe Brewing Company    Santa Fe, NM  **
April 30             The Loft                                   Dallas, TX  **
May 1               Emo's Outside                         Austin, TX  **
May 2               Warehouse Live Studio           Houston, TX  **
May 3               Majestic                                   Fayetteville, AR  **
May 5               Workplay                                 Birmingham, AL  **
May 6               Cannery Ballroom                   Nashville, TN  **
May 7               Headliners                              Louisville, KY  **
May 11             Paradise                                 Boston, MA  **
May 12             Paradise                                 Boston, MA  **
May 13             Electric Factory                       Philadelphia, PA **
May 14             9:30 Club                                Washington, DC  **
May 15            Terminal 5                               New York, NY  **

* With The Growlers
** With Deertick