SUNDOG NEWS & UPDATES

1/1/14

SunDog officially enters its 20th year of rocking Northern New England!

Yep, we've had some lineup changes over the years, bought a fleet of band vehicles, played a lot of clubs, made a lot of great friends and suffered a few setbacks, but we're still having as much fun as ever!

No matter what, we still strive to entertain you and make you forget about life for a while, even if it's just for a few hours.

Happy 20th anniversary band guys!

12/12/12

C'mon out to The Raven's Roost in Brunswick for the mid-coast area's best New Year's Eve party! Doors open at 6pm!! We'll be taking the stage around 9PM for four great sets of awesome classic rock!!! Cover charge is $10, which includes food and a champagne toast at midnight! Get there early and bring your grandma!

1/13/12

SunDog is proud to annouce that our long-time soundguy/stuntman Matt Howe will be joining SunDog as the new bass player! He will take the place of Chad Dacus, who has decided to retire from the live club scene.

C'mon out to the Bridge Street Tavern tonight to see Matt on his maiden voyage!


10/1/11

Confirmed a new date at The Outback Pub on October 8th


9/19/11

SunDog has just confirmed 2 dates at Harmony Hall in Yarmouth:
Saturday, October 15th & Friday, November 11th

C'mon out!

9/13/11

FYI: O'Sheas (Brunswick) has closed it's doors effective September 12, 2011 - All of our Fall dates at that venue have been cancelled.

11/1/10

Added new pics from 4 shows.

Click HERE for the SUNDOG pictures page.

6/10/10

TWO BIG SHOWS in July for SunDog!

July 4th on the Augusta Waterfront (Mill Park) from 5:30 to 7 PM

&

Friday, July 30th - 8 PM to Midnight at The Calumet Club

1/4/10

Happy New Year from SUNDOG!

Updated the 2010 January - May schedule...

12/19/09

Ring in 2010 with SUNDOG at CLUB OTR, Central Maine's #1 party spot!

10/13/09

Don't miss SUNDOG at CLUB OTR this Halloween night!



9/28/09

A big fat update! Thanks to our good friend Octavia

for providing previously unseen photos of some recent gigs including: The Kennebec Wharf, Club OTR, Cuddy's and The Green Room.

Click HERE for the SUNDOG pictures page.


7/16/09

A special thanks to 92MOOSE, Bruce @ The Augusta Recreation Department and Club OTR for being part of one of the best Waterfront Wednesday concerts this year! The weather was awesome and the crowd was H U G E !!!

Pictures will be coming soon!

And only at an all-ages (and no alcohol) SUNDOG show near the Kennebec River could something like this happen (I guess our music really does make people do crazy shit...)

7/1/09

SUNDOG will be one of 3 bands performing at a day of benefit shows on Sunday July 12th at Cuddy's for John "Stoney" Dionne, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.

Stoney has organized and been the endless energy of The MaineLobster Run, an annual motorcycle ride to benefit Maine kids battling cancer, for the past 28 years.The day's activities are as follows:

Noon - 3PM - Warden's Bar & Grill, 703 Sabattus Street, Lewiston - Music: TBA 3:30PM - 6:30PM - Cuddy's Tavern, 103 Pleasant Street, Brunswick - Music: SUNDOG

7PM - 10PM - Elks Lodge, 179 Park Row, Brunswick - Music: Twyce ShyPlease come out and help give back to someone who has given so much!

6/2/09

It has been confirmed that SUNDOG has been added to the 92Moose Waterfront Wednesday Concert Series roster: July 15th @ 6PM!This is a free all ages show!Bring your lawn chair, and your mom!

4/1/09

Schedule update: new dates posted for April through July!

2/11/09

Due to a double booking, SUNDOG will NOT be performing at memory Lane Music Hall in Standish this Friday night (February 13th). Don;t worry folks, we'll still be playing there in April! Sorry for the confusion!

1/3/09

Added 1 new show at The Kennebec Wharf in Hallowell: January 17th.

1/1/09

Happy New Year!! SUNDOG played NYE 2008 to a packed house at Club OTR in Augusta! Those of you who were there can attest that this is by far one of the greatest clubs going!

Special thanks for Mark & Michelle and all of their great OTR staffers for making it Central Maine's biggest NYE party! We'll be back for NYE 2009!

11/21/08

All the details for the New Year's Eve Show at Club OTR in Augusta:



11/20/08

Added 3 new 2009 dates at Memory Lane Music Hall in Standish.

9:30PM Start time each night

11/1/08

Added pics from the Halloween night Club OTR show


10/16/08

Uploaded a crapload of new 2008 SUNDOG pics from the following shows:

February 23rd - Outback Pub
February 29th - Cuddy's
March 1st - Club OTR
April 4th and 5th - Charlie's

Click HERE for the SUNDOG pictures page. Check 'em out while there still hot ! ! !

10/1/08

Added another new club! December 12th at Bentley's Saloon in Arundel!This show is from 8PM to Midnight, so if you arrive later on in the evening, you'll miss out!

8/25/08

We've just received the sad news that Charlie's Entertainment Center in Norway will be closing its doors forever in the early Fall (Charlie thinks he could make it to the end of September). SUNDOG will be making its final Norway performances on September 19th and 20th...

Charlie will be running all kind of "crazy drink specials" so they could sell off the existing stock of liquor and beer, so c'mon and party with Charlie and the SUNDOG crew one last time!!!For those of you who are curious, SUNDOG has performed at Charlie's 44 times previously, going all the way back to February of 2003. We've had some really great nights and HUGE crowds, plus some really bad nights (that's right, FUCK YOU Oxford Plains 250!!!)... Through it all, we've always maintained a great business relationship and friendship that has lasted a long time. After playing clubs in Maine for almost 15 years, we can definitely say that Charlie is truely one of the nicest guys in the business and we wish him the best with whatever is next!

5/5/08

I know it's a bit early to be making plans for later on in the year, but SUNDOG has just confirmed NEW YEARS EVE at Club OTR in Augusta!!!

Also, SUNDOG will be hosting OTR's gigantic Halloween costume party on Friday, October 31st!

4/30/08

It is finally confirmed that SUNDOG will be appearing at the Bath Heritage Days festival on July 5th on the main stage from 2 - 4 PM!!! This free show in the heart of Bath will not dissapoint! Click HERE for more details.


4/28/08

C'mon out to Cuddy's on 5/5/08 for their big Cinco De Mayo party! SUNDOG will be playing all of your favorite classic rock tunes from 7 - 11PM!



On advice from our attorney, we are NOT responsible for criminal or civil damages if you don't make to work on Tuesday morning.


4/15/08

Added a new club! November 1st at the Green Room in Sanford.

3/17/08

Added 3 new 2008 shows at Club OTR in Augusta: June 7th, July12th and October 11th.

3/12/08

Flyer for the upcoming March 29th benefit show in Bath:



3/3/08

This past Friday (February 29th) at Cuddy's Tavern, SUNDOG performed one single FOUR-HOUR set of music with no breaks!!! That's right, 9PM until 1AM, continuous music, no breaks!

Former SUNDOG members Diamond Dave Osborne (currently performing with Smoked Salmon) and Bill Irish (currently performing with Educating Einstein) were on hand to help out with the efforts. Bob Rox was also in attendence but did not perform, due to the fact that he is slowly recovering from a freak lawn-mowing accident that involved a twister mat, two gallons of Mazola cooking oil and a midget...

MIA were Melanie Huard and Robbie Doucette.

Special thanks to Bill McKenna from Ruckus for filling in on guitar for Doug for a few songs, while Doug took a well-deserved piss break!

Now we can definitely say that SUNDOG performed one of the longest sets in Maine club history!

2/15/08

On Leap Year Night (February 29th), SUNDOG will be reuniting all five of its former members (with the current five!) at Cuddy's Tavern in Brunswick for a marathon set of music from 9PM until 12:45AM. We'll be playing tunes from our current setlist and a few old favorites that we haven't played in quite some time (some songs, literally, a decade!). Former members that will be on hand to play:

"Diamond" Dave Osbourne (Bass)
Bill Irish (Bass)
Melanie Huard (Guitar)
Robbie Dewset (Vocals)

Bobby Rox will even be in the house for a while, but will only be able to stop by for a little bit due to a conflict, so it's unlikely he'll be playing, but hey, at least he'll be showing up!

Either way, be sure to c'mon and check out SUNDOG do something that we've never done before! After all, a leap year night on a weekend doesn't happen all that often! Cuddy's is located at 103 Pleasant Street in Brunswick, for more info: call (207) 725-2977

2/8/08

Another new club! We have just confirmed March 1st at Club On The Rocks. This club is located in the former Hazel Green's nightclub building on Water Street in downtown Augusta. Directions and club info are available here: Club On The Rocks Website
1/27/08

New pics from the 12/15/07 Montsweag Roadhouse show, the 2007 New Year's Eve show at the Outback Pub and the 1/26/08 show at The Nostaglia Pub are now online! Check 'em out at The SUNDOG Pictures Page. We are sad to inform everyone that one of Central Maine's coolest club is closing it's doors. Wiseguys (located in Waterville) will be closing at the end of the month, so obviously all of our dates have been cancelled. Best of luck to Mike, Nick and the Wiseguys crew!!!
1/18/08

SUNDOG has a new member!!! Attached below is Marc's announcement from the SUNDOG MySpace page:

All of us are pleased to announce the addition of keyboardist/vocalist GERALD BRANN to the SUNDOG lineup! Gerald brings to the band 25 years of experience performing as a professional musician and has a degree in Jazz piano from the University of Maine. He's played in the bands "The Barking Spiders", "Ultimate Sin" (Ozzy tribute), and "The Deal", but he's probably best known as "Elton" in the Elton John tribute act "Yellow Brick Road". He is considered one of the premiere Elton John tribute musicians in North America and has performed throughout the United States and Canada. Don't worry, nobody has left the band. It's just that what was once four is now five. Gerald has toured with us tons of times as a sound tech, so we've already tested his road stamina. Marc will continue as the main lead vocalist with Chad also singing a handful of songs every night. Bringing Gerald into the band broadens our ability to deliver to you a great show and gives us the ability to play a ton of songs that we've always wanted to play, but couldn't because of keyboard limitations. We're a pretty tight ship over here as far as who we let into the inner circle. Bringing in a fifth member was never even on the radar screen until we stumbled across Gerald. Individually Marc, Chad, and Gerald with their pipes and stage experience could be front men for almost any band in the northeast. SUNDOG now has all three. This means a better show for YOU. We're very excited about our new addition and we hope you'll continue to come check us out as you have for years. Through the grapevine I've heard that Gerald has been making great strides at rehearsals. (We don't actually ever rehearse together as a band; we hire a temp agency to do it for us). So as far as I know Gerald could be making his debut as early as this weekend at Cuddy's in Brunswick and Wise Guys in Waterville. Details to follow. I want to thank you all for continuing to come hang with us for all the years we've been at this. We cherish all of our friends greatly, and hope that you'll continue to support us as we make this new "fuel-injected" transition. I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed!!!

1/2/08

Happy 2008 to everyone!!!Pics from the 12/29 Fifties Pub shows are now online!Pics from the New Year's Eve show at the Outback coming soon!

12/28/07

Don't forget to head on out to the Fifties Pub in Biddeford for tomorrow night's show! Added new pictures from the November 10th Charlie's show and the December 21st Wiseguys show. Check 'em out!Also, pictures from the 12/15 Monstweag Roadhouse gig are coming soon!

12/10/07

Added 4 new 2008 weekends at Charlie's in Norway!

11/29/07

Another new club! We have just confirmed December 29th at the Fifties Pub in Biddeford. This club is located at 42 Franklin Street.It's hard to believe that we have not played a club in Biddeford since January of 1997 (a freakin' decade!!!).

11/23/07

Added 3 new 2008 dates at Referee's in OOB!

11/21/07

Added a new date at Wise Guys Restaurant & Lounge in Waterville (December 21st). This will be our first time at Wise Guys and we're looking forward to playing back in the Waterville/Winslow area !!!

Wise Guys is located at 9 Water Street in Waterville (near the KFC).

10/18/07

Added a new date at The Nostalgia Tavern in Kingfield (January 26, 2008). This will be our first time at the Tavern and we promise to not dissapoint!

The Tavern is located on North Main Street (Route 27) in Kingfield For more info, please call: 207-265-2559

10/1/07

Sorry to inform you that both remaining 2007 dates at The Shak in Rumford have been cancelled by their management for reasons unknown. We're kind of glad that it happened with a few weeks notice and not the night of the gig.

8/8/07

Added new pics to 4 recent shows: 7/20 & 7/21 at Charlie's in Norway, 7/27 at Cuddy's in Brunswick and 7/28 at Hafford's Saloon in WatervilleThe pictures can be seen at the SUNDOG Pictures Page

7/29/07

The SUNDOG show at Hafford's Saloon was a great succes!
Bob Hafford has asked us to perform future shows, so stay tuned for new dates!

7/11/07

Added a new date to the 2007 Calendar, Hafford's Saloon in Waterville on July 28th! Our first time at this brand new club, located on Kennedy Memorial Drive near the I-95/KMD exit.


6/29/07

It is confirmed the SUNDOG will be playing New Year's Eve at The Outback Pub in West Stewartstown, NH. Our last NYE show at The Outback Pub was way back in 1996!

6/6/07

Added new pics of the May 12th show at the Outback Pub

4/7/07

Added 4 live video clips from the February, 2007 Charlie's show to the Multimedia page.

Clips are in the Windows Media Video (*.wmv) format and should be easily viewable in Windows Media Player or RealPlayer software.

4/6/07

Added a new date (and new club!) to the 2007 Calendar, Paige's Place in Bristol on June 23rd.Added 2 new Fall dates to the 2007 Calendar at The Shak (formerly The Barnboard) in Rumford: October 19th and December 28th

3/5/07

Added new pics of the March 3rd show at the Outback Pub


1/17/07

Added new pictures from the January 12th Cuddy's gig in Brunswick

1/02/07

SUNDOG had an incredible night at the Shiretown Inn in Houlton for New year's Eve! About 125 people filled the club to help us bring in 2007 with a great night of music and partying! Special thanks to Garth, Deb and all of the Shiretown staff for making us feel right at home, we hope to be back soon!!! Matt's pictures are now online!

SUNDOG has just picked up another new club: Big Daddy's in Acton, Maine. Stay tuned for upcoming dates!


11/14/06

BIG SUNDOG NEWS!It is confirmed that SUNDOG will be playing New Year's Eve at The Shiretown Inn in Houlton, Maine! The Shiretown Inn is located at the intersection of Route 95 and Route 1 in Houlton (across the street from the Irving Big Stop). FOUR (count 'em, FOUR) great sets of music starting at 9:30PM!Come celebrate New Year's Eve with SUNDOG! Call (207) 532-9421 for more party details or to book a room at the hotel!

11/11/06

Added pics from a 1997 (yes, 1997!!!) SUNDOG show at The Barnboard in Rumford, ME. Rare pics of Bobby Rox included!!!

11/7/06

Hey folks... Just got word that 2 of the clubs that had booked SUNDOG have permanently closed. The Tillbury Town Tavern in Gardiner and Right Proper Charlie's Pub in Portland have both closed their doors for good. I spoke to both clubs yesterday and they are closing due to lack of interest in live music (sad day indeed).Unfortunately, the November 10th and December 2nd shows will not happen...

10/10/06

Added new pics from the October 7th Outback show in West Stewartstown, NH. Be sure to check the SUNDOG myspace blog for Marc's hilarious hindsight description on this show!Added a new date to the 2006 schedule: December 2nd at the Tillbury Town Tavern in Gardiner. Small venue but always a great crowd and lots of fun! Also, waiting to confirm booking for New Year's Eve 2006! Stay Tuned!

10/2/06

We are currently booking many 2007 dates all over Maine and New Hampshire!Be sure to check back in the next few weeks for the 2007 dates booked so far!

10/1/06

Added new pics from the September 22nd and September 23rd Charlie's show in Norway, ME

9/28/06

Wendy Deschenes, the manager of the Maine Musician's Exchange website recently wrote up a great review of SUNDOG's September 22nd Charlie's show in Norway. You can check it out HEREWe were so good that night, we broke Wendy's camera!

9/15/06

Added a new 2006 date: November 10th at Right Proper Charlie's English Pub in the Old Port District of Portland. This club is the former "Industry" night club, loacted at 50 Wharf Street. For more details, contact: (207) 879-0865

9/13/06

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, the September 15th date at the Fat Cat Grille in Vassalboro has be cancelled.Stay tuned for new dates at this venue this Fall/Winter.

8/28/06

Added 16 new pics from the August 25th Gray's Wharf show in Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Added a new 2006 date: Friday, October 13th at Memory Lane in Standish, ME. Memory Lane is now located at the former "Country Crossroads" night club on Route 25 (Blake Road). This is a BIG club, so c'mon and check it out!

8/22/06

Added 7 new pics from the August 19th Outback show in West Stewartstown, NH.Also added some strange stuff to the orphans section (scroll to the bottom of the photo page for link)...

8/15/06

Added 14 new pics from the August 11th Cuddy's show in Brunswick, ME. Special thanks to Chris Bernier and Kim Harper for taking photos of this show. Do us a favor and check out Chris's band's site at: www.elipoulin.com Added 6 new pics from the May 27th Fireside Tavern show in Sanford, ME

8/12/06

Well after about a month-long break, SUNDOG has finally got back at it, returning to "Cuddy's" in Brunswick, on Friday the 11th.But that's not the big news...Did you think that was the big news? Did you? Huh? Chill out dudes... Like WTF?!?

There's been yet another lineup change in SUNDOG. From now on the bass guitar will be held down by Chad Dacus, one of the founding members of SUNDOG waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the mid 90's! Chad has played rhythm guitar, bass guitar and has done both lead and background vocals... I wonder if he plays drums? Hmmmm, he'd better not, or I'm out of a job.

Anyways, we're all excited as a duck in water (pig in shit, Douggie with a Kit-Kat bar and milk) that Chad has returned to the group after a 5 year hiatus!

We'd also like to add that we wish Bill Irish all the best of luck in the future. He's an amazing talent and a great guy, and we're going to miss his presence every weekend, both on the stage and off. He's been a blast to be around these past few years, and certainly helped bring the band to a higher level.

Stay in touch, bro.

6/1/06

Added 2 new 2006 dates: 7/15 and 9/15 at The Fat Cat Grille (formerly The Freedom Lounge) on Route 3 in Vassalboro, ME It will be great to be back in the Central Maine area once again!!!

5/29/06

Added 9 new pics from the May 28th Juice Monkey Hut show in Pittsfield. SUNDOG would like to thank Papa Joe (the owner) for putting on one hell of a party!!! Three bands (SUNDOG, Night Moves (which is an awesome band!) and Yellow Brick Road), NINE hours of great live music, unbelievable food and a great outdoor patio venue. Made for a great day for both the bands and the audience.THANKS PAPA JOE!!!

5/22/06

HUGE NEWS!!!! Marc Rodriguez (SUNDOG's singer from 2000-2004) is BACK!

Marc has decided that he misses all of you way too much and is ready to continue kicking ass! SUNDOG would like to thank Robbie Doucette for his great talent and wishes him the best on whatever he may do next. Added 2 new dates at Cuddy's in Brunswick and 1 new date at the Juice Monkey Hut in Pittsfield. SUNDOG will be playing at the "Party on the Patio" on Labor Day Weekend (Sunday, September 3rd) with Night Moves and another band TBA.

4/13/06

Added 19 new pics from the April 1st On The Rocks (Chelsea) and April 7 Charlie's (Norway) shows

4/11/06

Added 1 new 2006 date: May 28th at The Juice Monkey Hut in Pittsfield. SUNDOG will be playing at the "Party on the Patio" on Memorial Day Weekend (Sunday, May 28th) with Night Moves and Yellow Brick Road: A Tribute to Elton JohnThe music begins at 2PM with "Night Moves" starting the party off, then SUNDOG will hit the stage at 5PM, followed by Yellow Brick Road. One price gets you in for the whole day! Expect the crowd to be 300+ people, so be sure to get your tickets early!!! Papa Joe throws one hell of a party! Don't miss it!!!

3/6/06

Added 2 new 2006 dates: March 25th at The Pittsfield Elks Club, May 20 (Private Reception Party), Augusta Added 13 pics from the February 11th Shiretown Inn show in Houlton

We'll be adding 2006 shows in Standish and Auburn soon!!!! Keep checking back for more info!!!

2/27/06

Added 4 new 2006 dates at Referee's in OOB: 6/3, 9/16, 10/27 and 12/15Added 4 new 2006 dates at Gray's Wharf in Boothbay Harbor: 6/23, 6/24, 8/25 and 8/26Due to no snow, our 3/10 and 3/11 dates at The Shiretown Inn in Houlton have been postponed

1/18/06

Added 9 pics from the January 14, 2006 Charlie's show in Norway.

1/11/06

Added 17 pics from the New Year's Eve show at the Clubhouse in Rangeley. Special thanks to Matt Howe for taking over 200 pics of the event!

1/03/06

SUNDOG had an incredible time at the Clubhouse in Rangeley for New year's Eve! About 200+ people showed up to help bring in 2006 with one of the biggest parties that area has ever seen! Special thanks to Monika and her staff at the Clubhouse for making us feel right at home, we hope to be back soon!!! Pictures and video from this gig will be added soon! Added 2 new 2006 dates for The Fireside Tavern in Sanford: 2/4 and 5/27

12/05/05

Added 6 pics from the April 9, 2005 White Mountain Chalet show in Berlin, NH

11/17/05

Added 2 Fireside Taven pics (all I have for now) and other miscellaneous stuff from years pastUpdated the 2006 schedule

11/07/05

Added four 2006 dates at The Shiretown Inn in Houlton: 2/10, 2/11, 3/10, 3/11

10/27/05

It is confirmed that SUNDOG will be playing New Year's Eve at The Clubhouse! The Clubhouse (formerly The People's Choice Restaurant) is located at 2809 Main Street (Route 4) in Rangeley. Music starts at 9:30PM!Come celebrate New Year's Eve with SUNDOG!For more info:(207) 864-9955 or e-mail: info@clubhouse9955.com

10/24/05

The guest book is finally online! Please feel free to write a comment (good or bad), request a song for SUNDOG to learn or just to say "Hi" or "Are you my Daddy?!?"

9/28/05

Posted lost of pics of the recent Charlie's gig in Norway, plus some 2002 photos that I found (lining my kitchen drawer) of SUNDOG playing at The Falls Lounge in Sanford (don't waste your time looking for The Falls Lounge, it doesn't exist anymore)!

9/6/05

Added some more SUNDOG stuff, I've been drinking and it's way too late in the evening (or morning) for me to give a shit to document what I did...

8/15/05

The SUNDOG website is finally online! So my HTML skills aren't the best (OK, they suck), but at least we are finally online (loosely translated: it's about damn time SUNDOG joined the 21st century). Well, anyway, grab yourself a beer, put on some tunes and feel free to look around. I'll be trying to post as much SUNDOG content as possible, as often as I can...Remember the more you drink, the better we sound!!!