Side A: Inside Out
Side B: Nothin' to Do in Detroit
Loren Molinare: Vocals, Guitars 1968-present
Mary Kay Dodson: Bass, Vocals 1968-present
Rob Klonel: Drums 2023-present (but history with Loren in other projects going back many years)
The Dogs are one of the longest running active rock and roll bands in America.
Inspired by the Detroit sound of the MC5, they formed in Lansing in 1968 and shortly
thereafter moved down to Detroit. In 1974 they played an ill fated gig in Toledo sharing
a bill with Bob Seger. Apparently Bob wanted to play early and go home because he
was tired, which was not how the running order of the bill was scheduled. The Dogs
were set to play and Seger's team said they needed to let Bob play now. Well the Dogs
played anyway and Toledo Police were brought in to stop their set. After some mayhem
and billyclubbing, some of The Dogs and their contingent went to jail that night,
charged with inciting a riot! But the worst part was upon returning to Detroit, they
found that Seger’s management had blackballed them, no Detroit club would book
them. So they packed up and moved to New York City. It was an exciting time to be in
NYC with their burgeoning music scene. They got to play shows at CBGBs with The
Ramones. They got to play with Television, Kiss, The Dictators and the Stilettos
(featuring members who went on to Blondie). Then they moved to Los Angeles, playing
numerous shows, including supporting AC/DC in 1975 (their American debut). They
are definetly a motor city Detroit rock band but have resided in Los Angeles for many
years. They are well known for their 1978 single "Slash Your Face" which was included
on the first volume of the Killed By Death series (records that compiled early, rare punk
singles).
The members have been involved in different projects over the years (Little Caesar,
Slamdinistas, Cruzados, She-Rok, Glitter Trash, Texas Terri's Babybird- Loren cowrote
her best song -Oh Yeah) but always return to the Dogs.
The record cover was drawn by esteemed artist Brian Walsby and reflects different
folks they have played with over the years. How many can you spot?
This is the #17 release in I-94 Recordings' Detroit covers series. The Dogs chose to
cover the short lived Ramrods. The Ramrods had some interest from Sire Records in
the punk heydey, but nothing came to fruition and they broke up in January of 1978,
having only recorded 6 songs that were never officially released until 2004.
The vinyl release comes in many exciting colors as well as classic black and fancy
wax mage. There are 4 versions of the sleeve for this, with different T shirts from Bob
on each one.
Everyone Needs Some Detroit in Their Rock and Roll!