Monday, December 19, 2011
Cream Calendar Dogs of Oz Today at Grimey's
Posted by D. Patrick Rodgers on Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 8:15 AM
For those of us who analyze and collect and judge and critique rock records, it occasionally gets easy to lose sight of a simple fact: Rock ’n’ roll is a young person’s game, and it’s all about fun, free-spirited expression. Or at least it’s supposed to be. Back in September, vintage shop Local Honey hosted a sale and show featuring performances from established local indie outfits Action! and Tristen. But opening for them was a high school-age punk group by the name of Dogs of Oz, who played a set of vibrant, ingenuous, completely earnest rock numbers, from a Pixies cover to their own Clash-y, reggae-punk tune “Pistols and Radio Signals.” It was enough to make the spectators who were old enough to drink — those of us just old enough to vote, even — stop for a moment and think, “Ohhh yeah. That’s what rock ’n’ roll is supposed to be.” Today they celebrate the release of their 7-inch Pistols and Radio Signals EP. —D. PATRICK RODGERS
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