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The Straydogs

The Straydogs

About Me

The Straydogs emerged from the dark alleys of Uppsala, Sweden back in the fall of 1999. With the ambition of combining strong hooks and catchy melodies with raw power and high energy punk rock, The Straydogs have since then been working hard towards perfecting their sound and bringing it to the masses.In the music you can trace influences from the past 40 years, from The Kinks, The Sonics and Ramones to The Rolling Stones and Weezer to name but a few.Over the years the lineup has changed leading up to the current configuration with Erik Osmark on vocals, Pontus Larsson and Ola Kröger on guitars, Jonas Olsson on bass guitar and Pontus Gager behind the drums.Be sure to check out The Straydogs on a live stage nearby, something you definitely dont want to miss...

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Member Since: 8/27/2006
Band Website: straydogs.se
Band Members: Left to right: Pontus Gager - drums, Jonas Olsson - bass guitar, Erik Osmark - lead vocals, Pontus Larsson - guitars, Ola Kröger - guitars
Influences: The Kinks The Sonics The Rolling Stones Ramones The Stooges Weezer
Sounds Like:

The Straydogs formula: 2/5 garage punk rock + 2/5 power pop + 1/5 new wave = The Straydogs

The Straydogs is a all about garage punk rock with catchy pop melodies and new wave vibes. "Skrammelpop..."


Type of Label: None

My Blog

and some good news...

It looks like we will be back in Örebro for a out door gig in August. Stay tuned for more details!.....
Posted by The Straydogs on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:01:00 PST

Bad news...

The gig at Strömpis next week is cancelled...It's too bad but we will stay in touch and we will hopefully play there before the end of the  year....
Posted by The Straydogs on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:59:00 PST

Friday 13:th... never again (Post gig reflections)

The gig yesterday was a disappointment in the technical department. Hear this, never again play a gig on Friday 13th! The monitors went out, the base went out, Ola's guitar was loud and Pontus guitar ...
Posted by The Straydogs on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:05:00 PST

It's official!

The news a just came in that The Straydogs will play another gig in Örebro. The gig will take place the 25th of April at Strömpis.   Bring your friends and let's rock the joint!- E...
Posted by The Straydogs on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:03:00 PST

New Videos and some rumours....

Hello everyone in Straydogworld!   Take a look in the video section and you will find three new clips from the pro bono gig at SpunkRock. As you all know The Straydogs will hit the stage i...
Posted by The Straydogs on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:17:00 PST

Post gig reflections...

My god& This weekend the crowd of SpunkRock were blessed with the sound of gods. We got all good reviews and had a blast. We got up on stage at about 11:30pm and kicked of our trademark intro before ...
Posted by The Straydogs on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:35:00 PST

Reflections of a mad man

Here we are again, sitting all alone but this time thinking about the gig last Saturday. It was a blast and we would like to give a big THANK YOU to all who showed up and made it into a night to reme...
Posted by The Straydogs on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:07:00 PST

One day to go...

I'm sitting here all by myself trying to come up with something clever to say at the show tomorrow. The gear is in the truck, the tickets are sold out and we are on our toes ready to unleash...
Posted by The Straydogs on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:46:00 PST

A couple of new pics

A bunch of new pics, such as the band posing and some studio pics from the recording of Simsalablam! added. Check them out on www.straydogs.se/theband/pics.asp
Posted by The Straydogs on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:12:00 PST

First review of Simsalablam!

UNT (Upsala Nya Tidning) is the first newspaper to review The Straydogs latest E.P "Simsalablam!"."These straydogs play great "garagy" hi-energy pop with obvious references to the 60s as well as the 8...
Posted by The Straydogs on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:08:00 PST