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Jeff and his beautiful daughter Allison


Here are a couple video clips of BushDog in action!


BushDog at West End "Wildside"


BushDog at West End "Down Boys"



BushDog at West End "Broken"


BushDog at West End "Figured You Out"


The story of BushDog actually began back in the fall of 2006. Jeff Pfeiffer, drummer of the central Arkansas-based band ElevenDays, and guitarist David Mead, who had played with the Little Rock area band XLR8 (and, ironically, a previous band called BushDog), began to toss around the idea of a cover rock band that would be unlike alot of the other cover bands in the Little Rock music scene. Having an affinity for "hair metal" bands such as Poison, Motley Crue, Van Halen, Whitesnake, and Bon Jovi, David and Jeff felt that there was still an audience for these hard rockin' 80's outfits, but also wanted to incorporate music by some of the newer groups as well.

While Jeff's personal interest is more in 80's metal bands, Dave (who also makes a living as a guitar teacher) is very well versed in such newer rock bands as Nickelback, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, and Creed. His previous bands had enjoyed a great deal of local success, and in 2003 XLR8 was voted Best Cover Band in Arkansas. The two musicians found they worked very well together.

Over the next few months, the guys began laying the groundwork for the band and started selectively choosing songs that would be familiar to audiences of many different age groups. At the same time, the pair began trying out a succession of singers and bass players, while continuing to work up more songs to add to the growing set list.

Eventually, they settled on vocalist Beau Galle and bass player Michael Luetgers. Beau had just arrived in Little Rock from Houston, and had recently played in the band 90 lb. Wrench from Bentonville, AR. Beau's former bands included Houston favorites Zebra and Cornerstone. He came to the Little Rock area with the same idea for a band as that shared by the other guys, and was a perfect fit for the developing rock outfit. Bassist Michael Luetgers had recently moved to Little Rock from Minnesota. Michael's background is music by more progressive-rock type bands such as Primus, Tool, and A Perfect Circle, as opposed to the more "hard rock" style of the other members of the band

To complete the lineup, Dave suggested fellow XLR8 member Mike as the second guitarist. Every bit Dave's equal in guitar playing, Mike shares lead guitar duties and the two play well off each other, swapping lead riffs and trading rhythm lines. The band was now complete. When it came time for choosing a name, there was no need to look further than the name of David's former band, BushDog.

In November of 2007, vocalist Beau Galle left the band due to personal reasons. He was replaced by Dan Butler, formerly of the Little Rock based band Eden Crow. Dan brought a fresh, new vocal style to the band, while keeping the basic integrity of the band intact, and has established himself well as a frontman.

In August of 2008, Michael Leutgers quit the band and was replaced by ex-Minus 1 bassist Roger Lutrell. Roger has proved to be a worthy replacement for the departing Leutgers, with less of a progressive rock influence and more of a classic rock style of playing, and has fit in nicely with the band.

And, really...well, that's about it. Now let's get this party started...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/15/2007
Band Members:



DAN
lead vocals

JEFF
drums & vocals

DAVID
guitar & vocals

MIKE
guitar & vocals

ROGER
bass guitar & vocals


Influences: Metallica, Motley Crue, Disturbed, Nickelback, KISS, Van Halen, 3 Doors Down, AC/DC, Tool, Bon Jovi, Rush, etc. etc.


Sounds Like: SET LISTAC/DC (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap): AC/DC (Thunderstruck) : AC/DC (You Shook Me All Night Long): Alice in Chains (Man in the Box): Billy Idol (Rebel Yell): Bon Jovi (Wanted Dead or Alive): Bon Jovi (You Give Love a Bad Name): Buckcherry (Crazy Bitch): BushDog (The Veil): Candlebox (Far Behind): Collective Soul (Shine): Creed (Higher): Def Leppard (Pour Some Sugar on Me): Def Leppard (Rock of Ages): Disturbed (Down With the Sickness): Drowning Pool (Let the Bodies Hit the Floor): The Flys (Got You Where I Want You): Guns n' Roses (Paradise City): Hellyeah (Alcohaulin' Ass): KISS (Rock and Roll All Night): Lenny Kravitz (Are You Gonna Go My Way?): Marilyn Manson (The Beautiful People): Metallica (Enter Sandman): Motley Crue (Same Ol' Situation): Motley Crue (Wild Side): Nickelback (Figured You Out): Nine Inch Nails (Head Like a Hole): Pantera (Walk): Poison (Every Rose Has its Thorn): Poison (Look What the Cat Dragged In): Poison (Talk Dirty to Me): Puddle of Mudd (She Hates Me): Radiohead (Creep): Seether (Broken): Seether (Gasoline): Seven Mary Three (Cumbersome): Stone Temple Pilots (Interstate Love Song): Theory of a Dead Man (Bad Girlfriend): 3 Doors Down (Kryptonite): Tool (Sober): Ugly Kid Joe (I Hate Everything About You): Van Halen (Panama): Van Halen (You Really Got Me): Velvet Revolver (Slither): Warrant (Down Boys): White Zombie (Thunder Kiss '65):
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ALLISON NIKOLE PFEIFFER 1997-2008 R.I.P.

Many of you out there know this already...my daughter Allison was killed today, July 26, in an automobile accident.  She was only 10 years old, her birthday would have been on Sept. 5... she...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:50:00 GMT

BushDog merchandise store NOW OPEN!!!

Hey you crazies!  For all those who've asked abut merchandise, our new store is NOW OPEN!!!!  Click on the link below (right above the hot chick with the guitar!) and check our BushDog T-shi...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:25:00 GMT

NEW LIVE RECORDINGS ON OUR PAGE!

Hay all you Bushdog maniacs! We now have some live recordings on our page that you can download! Seriously, burn them off and pop them in your cd player and close your eyes, AND CRANK IT AND YOU WILL ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:12:00 GMT

Tornado relief benefit kicked ASS!

Thanks to all who braved the nasty weather & came out to West End & showed their love & support for those hit by the tornadoes.  We raised around $1500.00 for the victims of the storm...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:31:00 GMT

BushDog updates (Jan 2008)

Hey you fuckin' psychos!  Sorry haven't updated the blog recently...does anyone even read this thing anyway? Been crazy for the past couple months....getting Dan, our new singer, broken in. ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Wild and Crazy at West End Smokehouse!!!!

Whew!  What a night!  Partied like there was no fuckin' tomorrow at West End this past Friday night.  If you missed it you missed a hell of a party!  Chicks, rockers, craziness, ha...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:01:00 GMT

rockin’ weekend at Wild Life

Hey, drummer Jeff here....for those who couldn't make it over to Stuttgart over the weekend, you missed a hell of a show!  Wild Life is an awesome club....big as hell & lots of folks who know...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:41:00 GMT

Wild weekend at the Corner Cafe

Wow!  What a wild, crazy weekend at the party capital of El Dorado, The Corner Cafe.  BushDog kicked major ass and the place was a' hoppin'.  Girls on tables, girls on the bar, girls on...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:52:00 GMT

New video clips

Hey guys!Just posted  video clips from last night's West End gig.  What a wild fuckin' night!  Thanks for everyone who came out & partied with us!  Will have some pics from the...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:22:00 GMT

Rocking night at the West End

Hey everyone!  Michael L. here.  First I want to say, WHAT AN AWSOME NIGHT!!  Last night was a blast!  I want to thank everyone who came out to see us last night at West End. ...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:30:00 GMT