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June 3, 2009 - Wednesday 
The Dogs celebrate their 40th Anniversary
of Rock and Roll Musical Mayhem!
Interview with The Dogs Loren Molinare
by Sue Static

Blasting out of the legendary Motor City rock scene of the 1970s is Lansing, Michigan’s proto-punks The Dogs. Since 1969, this trio has been taking their Detroit-fueled rock and roll show on the road to L.A., New York, England and Japan. They have opened for everyone from KISS and AC/DC to the MC5 and The Ramones. Their 1978 single, “Slash Your Face,” was named one of the top ten punk rock songs of all time by Spin magazine.
This unstoppable rock and roll machine has been a tour de force for decades though they never received the wider recognition they deserve.
In 2007, FutureNow records released “Doggy Style” as a tribute to The Dogs with a two-disc compilation of 26 bands performing their tunes. They roared back on the scene in 2009 with a live DVD called “Purity Not Perfection” and have a new CD in the works and upcoming tours of Europe and Japan.
Revved up and ready to go now, The Dogs have four upcoming shows in the Michigan area this June. Before they head out the door, I caught up with founding Dog Loren Molinare for this trip down Memory Lane and to get his advice on how a band keeps rockin’ after so many years.

Congratulations on The Dogs 40th anniversary as a band this year! I’m sure you have lots of advice and experiences to share with us. To start, what attributes to the band’s longevity?
The fans are what drive this rock and roll machine decade after decade and also our insatiable appetite for playing loud Detroit style Rock and Roll.

After all these years do you find it harder or easier to write songs?
I think the song writing process evolves as you get older, I find it a little easier to write now, understanding song structure. In the beginning we were quite primitive in our approach, but there is a beauty in that. It’s funny all the things I wrote about 30 plus years ago are still going on with our society and in the world.

How about performing?
As far as performing and to be playing high-energy rock and roll after all these years we have to stay in shape, just less drinking and more high voltage rock and roll.

Do you have any advice for young bands on how to keep going thru the years?
Hold onto your dreams. I think now that the record business is less important than before, a band can control their own destiny and not have to have an A+R guy telling them to change their music. Watch out for the pitfalls of over indulgence.

The Dogs have relocated to many different rock n’ roll hotpots throughout your career, from Detroit (Lansing) to LA, NY and England. Where was your best experience and your worse?
I think one of the best hotspots was moving to NYC and playing with Kiss, The Dictators and Televison. And of course LA, being in on the proto-punk scene, pre-Masque days, playing with all the LA bands and more. The worst or the hardest is when we moved to London in 1978. We played some great shows, but things got really bad with the money and we ended up squatting in vacant houses in North London in the winter time. It made us home sick for the USA.

You are about to embark on another tour of Japan,
how was your previous touring experience there?
Well, we went to Tokyo in Dec. 2007 to support the FutureNow Records release of The Dogs tribute compilation CD, “Doggy Style,” and the four date tour was amazing! The Japanese are huge fans of the Detroit ‘70s rock era. All the bands love The Sonics Rendezvous Band, The Stooges, MC5 and of course The Dogs. Some of the wildest shows we have ever played! We are working on going back later in 2009 or early 2010 and hitting Australia and maybe China.

The band has shared the stage with acts such as KISS, MC5, The Ramones
, Van Halen etc. What were the most memorable shows?
I think one of the great shows was opening for the American debut of AC/DC in 1977 at the Whisky in Hollywood. I drank Jack Daniels with Bon Scott. Another was playing with Kiss in 1973 in NYC before they were signed.
And of course with The Ramones in LA. On this show, Van Halen were supposed to open the 3 band show, but they canceled because they did not want to open for us as we were playing right before The Ramones. Our first date in Hollywood in 1976 was with Van Halen and Quite Riot. The Dogs could always play with mainstream bands or punk bands, I guess it was our Motor City roots that made it rock.

What was your most memorable Detroit rock experience?
There are two amazing memorable times:
1. In 1969, Dick Wagner and The Frost took us as the opening act to The Birmingham Palladium. Being kids from Lansing, it was mind-blowing to experience the intense Motor City rock and roll vibe at that venue in the year 1969, as The Stooges said right?
2. The most memorable gig for me was when we opened for the MC5 at the New Grande Ballroom in Nov. 1972. It was my birthday and we got to loan them our gear and share the dressing room with them. This was one of their last gigs before they broke up, but that night they still rocked the house! Rob Tyner the singer was so cool, he was talking with us about the music business and gave us some guidance, I think he knew we idolized them. It was just a brilliant night that I will always treasure.

Who is your all-time favorite Detroit performer or band?
The MC5 was the band that took it over the top for The Dogs and myself. They were the pure essence of the power of what a rock and roll band could be and do. Connecting with their audience was like a Pentecostal revival. Their music reflected the hard-edged dirty factory town and the politics of the late ‘60s.

What’s next for The Dogs?
Well, we feel really lucky that there is a new generation of fans, and that we are still driven to push the envelope of rock and roll. Our manager is talking with a great indy punk label that’s interested in signing The Dogs for a “best of 40 year celebration” CD along with a CD of new Dogs songs. And of course gigs in NYC and looking to go tour in Europe and Asia.

Will the band still be rockin’ in another ten years?
Wow! in 10 years… Hell Yes!!
If it’s good enough for the Rolling Stones and old blues guys to be rocking in their sixties and seventies, God willing we will be rocking with the Marshall and playing punk rock till we die. Rock and Roll state of mind 4Ever!

Look for The Dogs on tour now:
June 17th The Blind Pig-Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 18th The Beachland Ballroom-Cleveland, Ohio
June 19th Mac's Bar-Lansing, Michigan
June 20th Bovine Sex Club-Toronto Canada (NXNE showcase)

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May 14, 2009 - Thursday 

DoGsInternational DIY punk fanzine, radio show, and record label. By the punks, for the punks since 1977.http://maximumrocknroll.com/2009/05/11/slash-your-face-dogs-at-the-hemlock/

Slash Your Face: Dogs at the Hemlock

11 05 2009

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The Dogs at the Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA (photo by icki)

May 11th, 2009 by icki

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April 30, 2009 - Thursday 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



International Music Conference NXNE invites San Diego’s Requiemme Management and Booking to Toronto, Canada for an artist showcase on Saturday June 20TH.

Now in its 15th year, The North by Northeast Music & Film Festival and Conference(NXNE) is Canada’s #1 showcase for the best new music and music-related films. For five nights in June, NXNE takes over Toronto with the hottest bands, the coolest films, and music-related ideas. Last year, 70,000 fans, artists, and industry pros flooded Toronto’s famous club district for the festival.

Requiemme will be showcasing its talent roster which includes Sami Yaffa’s gypsy circus Mad Juana, Detroit punk legends The Dogs, San Diego Blues and Soul heroes Lady Dottie and the Diamonds, and rising new artist German song writer Maren Parusel.

From Detroit Punk to German pop, Requiemme was established in June of 2008 by Mario Escovedo. He has a musical family history noted in everything from Punk Rock to Americana to Latin Jazz. He also toured for 13 years as the singer/guitarist in The Dragons.

Mad Juana, The Dogs and Lady Dottie and The Diamonds perform at The Bovine Sex Club. Maren Parusel will perform at 10PM at Toronto’s noted singer songwriter venue Free Times Café, all on Saturday June 20th.

The DoGs will also play other midwest dates
Thur June 18th Beachland Ballroom-Cleveland OH
Fri    June 19th Macs Bar-Lansing MI
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March 14, 2009 - Saturday 

Brother Wayne Kramer of the legendary MC-5 will be appearing with The DoGs from Detroit


Sat March 21st at The Breakaway Records SXSW party at 5:30 pm.


Wayne will be kicking out the jams on the classic DoGs single from 1976 “John Rock and Roll Sinclair”.  The song is an opus to John about being oppressed by the Amerikan Establishment. For his self- liberating Rockin Revolution politics of the late 60’s White Panther Party and manager of the most rocking band on the planet the MC-5.


Don’t miss this historic rock and roll event!


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March 13, 2009 - Friday 

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Requiemme Management +Booking
Mario@requiemme.com



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February 27, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Music

March 21ST SXSW RLF/Requiemme Showcase
The Wave
408 east 6th Street
Austin Texas 

1AM The Dogs
This is the real Detroit rock Ala The Stooges and MC5. The Swami (John Reis from RFTC) aired The Dogs live on his radio show and started a resurgence of this Iconic three piece band that is still as raw and fresh as it was in 1978. Just finished demos and are ready to hit the studio…Just wrapped a packed west coast and Northwest Tour. Slash your face! www.myspace.com/thedetroitdogs
 
12AM Mad Juana
Sami Yaffa from Hanoi Rocks / NY Dolls fame has a side band that brings a circus like visual experience…Think Gogol Bordello with a Gypsy fetish. They released their 2nd record last year and are hitting the road in between NY Dolls tours. Mad Juana is like a band of gypsies intent on entertaining the villagers. Watch your wallets and the wine cabinet.  www.myspace.com/madjuana
 
11PM Lady Dottie and The Diamonds
The band released its Debut CD in September and was immediately invited to CMJ. A staple in San Diego for more than a decade, Lady Dottie and the Diamonds are the regions premier blues rock and soul act. It's a dance party that goes all night. Think The Bell Rays meets Sharon Jones. www.myspace.com/ladydottieandthediamonds
 
10PM Wild Weekend
Sounds like punk rock circa 1977, but led by three 20 something females and a guy drummer. They started off covering the L-A iconic punk band The Zeros (my brothers band), but now play originals. There's a strong buzz after six months of touring from San Diego to Seattle.    www.myspace.com/wildweekend07
 
9PM Triple Cobra
No longer do you need to apologize for gaudy solos, karate kicks and stage splits. Audacity is the name of the game, and bravado knows no shame. The sexiest band in San Francisco sends epic melodies soaring over sumptuous riffs, relinquishing the mediocrity of life to the majesty of rock.The band sells out 600 cap venues in San Francisco on a regular basis..  www.myspace.com/triplecobra
 
8PM Maren Parusel
Pairing wistful pop melodies with the darker shadings of indie folk and rock. From the nursery rhyme simplicity of "I Believe" to the Lennon-esque piano voicing of "Days in Universe"... Parusel wields a widely contrasting range of musical colors and textures to paint pictures of longing, lost love, and other non-terrestrial lyrical subjects - she is clearly avian, trapped in a human's body! She could quench your thirst for Cat Power or other pop desires. www.myspace.com/likeabyrd
 
REQUIEMME
Mario Escovedo
www.REQUIEMME.COM   requiemme@gmail.com
Tele-858-472-4446


Also March 21st the Breakaway Records SXSW Rock and Roll Party

1704 East 5th St. #105. Austin, TX 78702.

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5:30 The Dogs (Detroit, MI)
4:45 Poison Arrows (Atlanta, GA)
4:00 Black Diamond Heavies (Chattanooga, TN)
3:15 Dirty Novels (Albuquerque, NM)
2:30 Wild Weekend (San Diego, CA)
1:45 Magic Christian (San Francisco, CA)
1:00 Parallax Project (Mechanicsburg, PA)....

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