Dr. Dog

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Dr. Dog at the KXUA studio

Dr. Dog is a psychedelic rock band from Philadelphia consisting of members Scott McMicken (A.K.A. Taxi), Toby Leaman (Tables), Zach Miller (Text), Juston Stens (Trouble), and Frank McElroy (Thanks). Past members include Doug O'Donnell (Truck), Ted Mark (Today), and Andrew Jones (Trial). Dr. Dog has explained that friends of the band also receive nicknames, which are drawn from various aspects of their lives and personalities (Jones, for example, is a certified lawyer). Their sound has been compared to that of various 1960s pop bands, especially The Beatles and Doo-wop, as well as Cromagnon.

Before 2004, the band was not well-known, and was often mistaken for a hip-hop group because of its name. The group had a small fanbase until My Morning Jacket brought them on tour. Soon after, The New York Times music critic Kelefa Sanneh praised the group's album Easy Beat in a December 2004 article, leading to attention from other critics. They signed with Rough Trade Records and completed their first cross-country tour in 2005. Late 2005 saw the departure of Jones, who became a full-time lawyer. Jones was replaced by S. Jumps.

In early 2006 the group toured Europe and the US with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and has also been the opening band for The Strokes' 2006 tour in Detroit, Cleveland in the United States of America, as well as a tour with The Raconteurs, and The Black Keys in the fall of 2006.

In September of 2006, Dr. Dog released a new EP, Takers and Leavers. The title, presumably drawing from terms coined in Daniel Quinn's Ishmael. The first 1000 bought had custom covers. The regular EP was for sale later in September. The EP will feature the song Ain't It Strange and Die, Die Die; both will be on their LP, We All Belong, coming out February 27th from Park the Van Records. Another song, Worst Trip, from their up coming album is featured on the soundtrack for the movie Fast Food Nation.