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Member Since: 15/11/2005
Band Website: wallydogger.com
Band Members: Pauly Doerr
Matt Donehoo
Swerve

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Influences: Man v. Food, Ice Cream Man, the Weakerthans, Charles Bukowski, Ben Kweller, Superchunk, Lightning Love, Andrew Bird
Sounds Like: "Ironic goof rock à la Cake, They Might Be Giants and other geeks, Wally Dogger lays it on so thick the effect is overwhelmingly unctuous. "
- Time Out Chicago

"the kind of pop rock band very popular in Canada right about now. I guess you’d call them “Nerd Rock” because they write songs about “nerdy” things, like being an IT guy, but really, what band doesn’t refer to binary code in their songs these days–it’s very en vogue (the phrase, not the she-group) and metrosexualesque."
- The Post-Rockist

"the kind of music I'd expect to pay $5 for: perfectly forgettable."
- Miss the Signpost

"The group plays straight forward pop rock in the vein of, say, Tom Petty, but with a much more youthful edge as they sing songs about their girlfriends text messaging them at inopportune moments and the timelessness of “tramp stamps.”
- Omaha City Weekly

"They lured me into their tour van and made me look at hirsute pornography!"
- Supaunknown
Record Label: The Congo Is Left
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Taste of Chicago recap

well, we're all done with the Taste of Chicago and it was quite an adventure.  if you would like to stream/download audio from the performance check out: http://www.archive.org/details/WallyDoggerLive...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:56:00 GMT

pink is the new blog!

Wow!I haven't written a real blog in a while.  This whole micro-blogging thing makes it so much easier to be lazy and tell you mindless blurbs.  I just spin the wheel on my Zack Morris model Blackberr...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:36:00 GMT

Bonjour you cheese eating surrender monkeys

So I was in a really strange mood today. It's chilly and rainy (again) and there's been a stomach bug floating around my house since Saturday. No fun. After some very early morning emailing for work I...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:58:00 GMT

the return of Pauly's Podcast

hey there!I decided to do another podcast. Join me as I nurse a hangover and play some random ass songs.http://media.switchpod.com//users/wallydogger/Podcast5 .mp3FEED: http://www.switchpod.com/users...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:58:00 GMT

sweet tour memoirs & band status

Greetings my dear,What a wild and crazy tour!  I've listed my own personal highlights below.  You can also read Donehoo's Tour Log at www.wallydogger.com/tourlog...htm or check out our Twitter blurbs ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:19:00 GMT

East coast tour!!

So in case you haven't noticed, we've been booking our first tour out.  It'll be Swerve's first time out east and my first time to Philadelphia (I'm really stoked to try an authentic cheesesteak...any...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:53:00 GMT

The GREAT Michigan Music Invasion at the Beat Kitchen!

ONE SPECTACULAR NIGHT ONLY: Our favorite bands dog sled down to Chicago to join us at the glorious Beat Kitchen. Everyone performing (except our moustached drummer) is from the Great Lakes state.Q: Wh...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:50:00 GMT

hear our jingle "The Chrismas Bonus Song"

Seasons Greetings!We recorded a song for XRT's 2008 Holiday Spectacular show.  It will air in Chicago on 93.1 FM and www.93xrt.com on Sunday, December 14th at 7PM with a re-broadcast on...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:43:00 GMT

plowing through the cheese curtain & the magical elmo vitamins

hello dear,it's been a while since we last talked.  we've been writing new songs that we're excited about.  we're hoping to have a new record out by this summer.  we're currently searching for a profe...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:23:00 GMT

pre-election show @ Schuba’s this Monday!

greetings old pal, I wanted to let you know we're playing a show this Monday, November 3rd at Schuba's Tavern.   we've always wanted to play a show here & have finally lucked out!&n...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:45:00 GMT