Detroit/L.A. legends THE DOGS shredded the Maui Sugar Mill club in Reseda of the San Fernando Valley part of L.A. this last 9.28.17, delighting the crowd their usual supertight but wild finesse, plus a few surprises.
The redoubtable Jenna Talia, newly relocated from The Dogs' own native Detroit, proved the perfect singer to come jam on what had been the B/side of their legendary 1977 "Slash Your Face" punk EP, a cover of the Barbarian's "Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl." Loren repayed the favor a few weeks later with his participation in Jenna's West Coast debut of newly revamped GlitterTrash at the Viper Room.
Quote of the evening was Loren's onstage patter of the band's longevity (actually since the 1960s) joking that "We haven't played the San Fernando Valley since the mid-1980s when the streets of L.A. were paved with cocaine!"
THE DOGS are Loren Molinare, lead vocals, guitar; Mary Kay, bass, vocals; Tony Matteucci, drums, vocals.
PHOTO OPS:
L.A. punk formerly of The Skulls, also raved through a set with his
newer The Sold! and
Bones ensemble. At left, Bones flanks photographer Michael Eivaz, resplendent in a historic T-shirt of The San Fernando Valley's major rock venue of the 1980s, the Country Club. Below, Mary Kay, bassist of The Dogs hangs with Jenna Talia and friend.
Below, Loren Dog enjoys a long ago Dogs' show tearsheet
supplied by fan Bill Ballard from PNX News.
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