News

26th November 2008

The Swan have asked us to perform on 11th April 2009 as part of their showcase events (a sort of battle of the bands-type thing).

Check the Showcase website for more info as it becomes available:
The Swan Showcase
and remember to support this great venue.

23rd October 2008

We hope everybody likes the new pages on the Bad Dog site.

The band is now busy rehearsing and trying out news songs ready for the new season - check the Dates page for new venues (and the old favourites like The Swan as well ) and dates for 2009.

Jon has now joined the Bad Dog line-up full time on keyboards (and some guitar-jamming on-stage with John).
Jon is a 20-year old student at Southampton Uni, studying for his Honours Degree in French and Music (with emphasis on the music).
He is qualified to Royal College of Music Grade 8-level in Piano and Guitar, has a Music Theory qualification and also teaches both instruments. If you need a teacher, check here.
Jon brings lots of fresh ideas to the band, but has been part of the Bad Dog scene for nearly 10 years, so intimately knows the music and shares the band's love of classic rock and blues.
Jon has previously gigged with Rockshore and LoJo Daze and is now looking forward to 2009 with Bad Dog.

Commenting on Jon’s arrival, John said, “It’s great to have this new young talent on board. Jon has been a regular visitor to our stage since he was a young lad and he knows our songs inside out. He’s already brought some great, fresh ideas to the set and we’re rehearsing hard and looking forward to the upcoming gigs. Our previous keyboard player and founder member of Bad Dog, Dave Oakley, helped take the band to higher musical levels with his outstanding Hammond work and musical pedigree, but such was his local reputation that he was naturally a target for other top bands and we wish him all the very best in everything he does.”