There’s something about getting to see a band live. Some bands can win you over with the live show. Some bands can cement a relationship with their live show. Still others can lose a lot of fans with their live show.

A recent purge of my inbox brought me to an email about The Sheepdogs. I was feeling a little more frisky than usual, so I downloaded the free mp3 included and read through their upcoming tour dates. The Sheepdogs are 4 men of various stages of facial hair from ‘Toon town, in Saskatchewan. They specialize in a very well done brand of 70’s style rock and roll. To be truthful, it’s nothing you’ve never heard before. If you heard The Sheepdogs on local classic rock radio in between The Doobie Brothers and The Guess Who, you’d never realize they were young whippersnappers. It’s a good record, clean and polished, and tight as all get out.

Their live show is where the get you. They were making a swing through Moncton Rock City so I made a trek to the old Plan B lounge. What I found were four dudes who while remaining true to the structure of their songs, made it just dirty enough to stand out. Professional through and through these guys put on a seriously gritty show despite only 3 people there to see them, the rest being there because the venue sold beer and had no cover charge.

I hope these guys decide to make their way to these parts again, and I hope next time they can have a local opener to draw some fans out for them! Check out the Sheepdogs and come see them with me next time they come to Moncton.

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