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Artist
The Dog and Everything
12+ albums
alternativerockheavy poppop punk
about
The Dog & Everything began their journey with the release of their debut album Bandshell in late 2001. Chris Payne of Chicago’s Q101 was quick to call the album “one of the best local independent releases I’ve ever heard.” Immediately the band began to play the Chicago scene and build a substantial local fanbase. Before long, the Chicago music industry began to take notice of their progress, and their music. The edgy and unique, hooky melodic rock caught on quickly. By July 2002, the two largest rock stations in Chicago; Q101 and 94.7 “The Zone” began to randomly spin the single “Hey Luv” within normal rotation hours. The response by the listeners was so overwhelming that music director James Van Osdol of 94.7 “The Zone” contacted The Dog & Everything and asked them to post a message on their website asking their fans to stop calling in for the song, as they could not handle the volume. Coincidently, the songs “Hey Luv” and “Superglue” were licensed to MTV, and featured on MTV’s hit reality show “The Real World,” and the sitcom “Undressed.” As their Chicago fan base continued to multiply, The Dog & Everything began to tour the Midwest and west coast with acts such as Something Corporate (Drive Thru), Riddlin Kids (Aware) and Lucky Boys Confusion (Electra). The infectious songs and energetic live show immediately caught on in other cities, and before long there were substantial followings in markets such as Omaha, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Madison, Milwaukee, Los Angeles,
