{"id":889,"date":"2015-10-27T11:21:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T16:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wsuw\/?p=889"},"modified":"2015-10-27T11:21:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T16:21:12","slug":"aint-nothin-but-a-sheepdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/wsuw\/2015\/10\/27\/aint-nothin-but-a-sheepdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sheepdog"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Canadian rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band The Sheepdogs took the stage at the 7th Street Entry at Minneapolis\u2019 legendary 1st Avenue, I was skeptical. Their supporting act, Radio Moscow, featured a front man that wore not one, but two, different articles of suede fringe clothing and music that relied on gratuitously shreddy guitar solos to compensate for lack of cohesiveness amongst the overall sound of the band. Radio Moscow had the technical chops and instrumental proficiency, but they just aren\u2019t there yet. So I was skeptical of The Sheepdogs, suspecting them to be trite rock \u2018n\u2019 roll wannabees, stuck in the glory days of 1970\u2019s classic rock, and unable to conjure any definitive musical identity of their own.
\nBut then they started playing. Sure, their music is a blatant throwback to likes of The Allman Brothers and Creedence Clearwater Revival, but The Sheepdogs were not attempting to create a carbon copy of their heroes. They pushed past the \u201cthey don\u2019t make \u2018em like they used to\u201d mentality that many neo-classic rock bands often slip into and delivered songs with distinctive substance, complex vocal harmonies, intertwining dual guitars, and a killer rhythm section. As a band, they captured the groove of every song they performed, demonstrating an energy that electrified the entire crowded venue. Their stage presence was modest. The only glimmer of flashiness existed within their playing, which was so finely dialed in that it blew me away. It is clear that this band is a group of guys who care very deeply about making great music, music they want to listen to.
\nI\u2019ve seen bands in the same vein as The Sheepdogs who would be better off just declaring themselves a Lynyrd Skynrd cover band. This is not the case with The Sheepdogs. They are the future of good ol\u2019 fashioned rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. -Amy<\/p>\n

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Photo cred: Brian Lucas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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