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RUN AT the DOG

You can control anything if you worry hard enough.

About Me

Run At The Dog are high energy, rock/pop, category-sluts with multi-gendered vocals and intricate arrangements. They are like Abba meets Faith No More meets Mos Def meets the Mormon Tabernacle Choir meets Steely Dan. The songs of this Minneapolis 5-piece are always written right away, with no respect for the calculating mind. Audience members are unsure whether to dance, laugh, or panic.

This happens...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/9/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/runatthedog
Band Members: JENNY CASE: Voice, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Drums, Percussion, Programming, Sax, Clarinet, Flute, LyricsMARSHALL BOLIN: Voice, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Drums, Percussion, Programming, LyricsMAUREEN KOENIG: Voice, Keys, Flute, Bass, Banjo, Percussion, Guitar, Sax, LyricsELI STONE: Voice, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Lots of other stuffJAKE MOHAN: Drums!
Influences: Queen, 12 Rods, Duran Duran, Faith No More, Abba, Alice In Chains, Paul Williams, Scissor Sisters, Aceyalone, Mr. Bungle, Trey Parker, The Divine Comedy, Ben Folds (Five), Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Guns n' Roses, Brooke Murphy, Trip Shakespeare, Bruce Cockburn, The Grays, Mos Def, They Might Be Giants, Blood Sweat and Tears, Moog Cookbook, Peter Paul and Mary, Tiki Obmar, Pigeon John, Hanoi Rocks, Coach Said Not To, Weather Report, Tears for Fears, Latyrx, Bubblemath, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Gentle Giant, Tom Petty, Matisyahu, J-Live, Charming Hostess, Nintendo, The Fiery Furnaces, Tchaikovsky, The Dismemberment Plan, Jolie Holland, Old Crow Medicine Show, Debussy, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (especially the Bad Seeds), Tom Waits, David Bowie, ISIS, Fantomas, Bjork, Barbara Cohen and Little Lizard, Varttina, Marilyn Manson, Sigur Ros, Savage Aural Hotbed, Meshuggah, Ween
Sounds Like: Someone who won't stop clearing his throat.
Record Label: Open to suggestions...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Album coming soon

We're currently in the studio recording our first album. We REALLY want to have the finished product in hand for our West Coast tour, which commences on September 17th. We are going to do everything...
Posted by RUN AT the DOG on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:02:00 PST

AT the dog?

In her book "When Things Fall Apart", Pema Chodron tells a story about her teacher, Trungpa Rinpoche. Rinpoche was travelling on foot with some fellow monks. They encountered a wild dog, who was poi...
Posted by RUN AT the DOG on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:16:00 PST