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==Reunion== | ==Reunion== | ||
In June of 2011, that dog. announced via their new Facebook page that they would be reuniting for a pair of August shows at the legendary Los Angeles club the Troubadour. Unsure of what to expect, the band was pleasantly surprised that the two shows sold out, and were taken aback by the warm response they received. The band continued performing and began work on their fourth album in 2015, hoping for a release by the end of the year. | In June of 2011, that dog. announced via their new Facebook page that they would be reuniting for a pair of August shows at the legendary Los Angeles club the Troubadour. Unsure of what to expect, the band was pleasantly surprised that the two shows sold out, and were taken aback by the warm response they received. The band continued performing and began work on their fourth album in 2015, hoping for a release by the end of the year. | ||
As of late 2016, work on a reunion album was still in progress, and a crowd funding campaign to aid in some of the more expensive aspects of recording (such as orhestral arrangements) was put forward. The album is expected at some point in 2017. | |||
A special Los Angeles show, celebrating the anniversary of the release of ''Retreat From The Sun'', is set for April 8th, 2017, 20 years to the day of its release. The band is expected to perform the album in its entirety. | |||
===August 26th setlist=== | ===August 26th setlist=== | ||
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==Relationship with Weezer== | ==Relationship with Weezer== | ||
that dog. | that dog. shared the Los Angeles alt rock scene Weezer in their early nineties. Already an established group, that dog. would often invite Weezer to open shows for them. Rivers Cuomo once paid homage to that dog. by recording an as-yet unreleased cover, and Sharp recorded the band's song "[[She Looks At Me]]" as a Rentals demo. Maxwell made a cameo appearance as a dancer in the "[[Buddy Holly]]" video. Following Weezer's breakout success, Rachel Haden commented in a 1995 interview that they were opening for Weezer, while Weezer used to open for that dog. | ||
Rachel Haden was meant to play the role of Laurel in Weezer's scrapped ''[[Songs From the Black Hole]]'' album, and was known to have rehearsed songs for it with the band. Haden performed vocals on the final B-side version of "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams", a song intended for ''Songs From the Black Hole'', despite the project's collapse. Haden would again perform vocals for the song with Weezer for the song's live debut in 2011, as well as select performances thereafter. Petra Haden played violin on Weezer's 2003 cover of "[[Worry Rock]]", with her sister Tanya also playing cello on the track. | |||
Rachel Haden | Rachel Haden has been critical on social media of Cuomo (and by extension, weezer as a whole) for not having paid her royalties for having sung on "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]". | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||