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Mad Dog Blues Band

About Me

Starting back in early 2006, the Mad Dog Blues Band was thrown together, from a group of friends, to play a gig at Festival Place in Sherwood Park for their summer Patio Series.
The runaway train has snowballed from there.
The original 4 members of the band are Curtis Knecht on vocals, Dean McQuay on rhythm guitar, Tim Maskell on lead guitar and Scott McDonald on drums. After a tragic soccer accident forced a change of bass players, Jim Koladich joined the band as bass player and sometime lead guitar player. The group's lineup was completed when Terry Thrasher, harmonica player extraordinaire, brought his 50+ years of harp experience to the band. The Mad Dog Blues Band now combines over 150 years of music experience into one unique sound.
The Mad Dog Blues Band is slowly building a catalogue of original tunes but still enjoys peppering their shows with blues standards and southern rock classics that have been "Mad Dogged" (as we affectionately call our arrangements).
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Member Since: 09/03/2006
Band Website: www.maddogbluesband.com
Band Members:
Curtis - vocals

Dean - guitar

Tim - guitar

Jimmy - bass

Scott - drums

Terry - harmonica
Influences: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jonny Lang, Merle Travis, BB King, Arc Angels, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Cash, Beatles, ZZ Top, Jimmy Thackery
Sounds Like: The blues... with an Alberta flavour.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

On the radio!

Hey Mad Dog fans,I'm please to report that one of our original tracks, Two Steps, is in regular rotation on the radio.  Ok, it is an internet radio station, but still... AWESOME!Check out the Midnight...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:09:00 GMT

Gordon Price Music - 50th Anniversary

The band is privileged to be playing for Gordon Price Music's 50th Anniversary extravaganza. The happens on Saturday, September 20th.  The band hits the stage at 3pm. Come on out for cake, hotdog...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:51:00 GMT

New recordings!

Hey blues fans. Check out the new recordings courtesy of the bands new album: "Live" in the Basement Recorded June 24 & 26, 2008 at Sound Extractor Studio.  Thanks Stew!
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:14:00 GMT

The Mad Dog Blues Band in Eaglesham

Hello blues fans, The Mad Dog Blues Band is excited to annouce we will be playing in Eaglesham, Alberta on July 11 & 12.  Shows will start at 9pm both nights. The band will also be hosting a ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:27:00 GMT

New Festival gigs

Hello blues fans, The Mad Dog Blues Band is stoked to be playing 3 festivals this summer: July 1 - the Works Festival, Churchill Square, EdmontonAugust 22 & 23 - Beer & Wine Festival, Festival...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:04:00 GMT

Recording in June!

The Mad Dog Blues Band will be heading into the recording studio at the end of June.  Stay tuned!
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:47:00 GMT

3 New gigs

3 New gigs for the band coming up in the next few months. December 15 - private Christmas party for nurses from the Stollery. December 22 - Hall party at the Legion Hall in Stettler. January 26, 2008 ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:01:00 GMT

Mad Dog Blues Band at Beerfest in Red Deer.

Hello blues fans, The Mad Dog Blues Band will be part of the entertainment at Red Deer's FIRST International Beerfest.  Held at the Capri Centre in Red Deer. Stay tuned for more details
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:32:00 GMT

4 New Bootlegs Up!

Check out 4 new bootlegs from the band now up on the player. Comments are welcome!
Posted by on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:32:00 GMT

New songs uploaded.

A few new songs uploaded to the page.  These tracks come from a rehearsal and were recorded directly onto a portable mini-recorder.  There is no mix, and sometimes the vocals get "lost" in ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:58:00 GMT