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| Name = that dog.

| Caption = that dog. circa 1997, l-r: Rachel, Petra, Tony, Anna

The original lineup of that dog. (the lower case letters and period always inclusive) consisted of lyricist [[Anna Waronker]] (daughter of producer and one-time Warner Bros. Records head Lenny Waronker) on lead vocals and guitar, [[Maya Rudolph]] on drums[https://youtu.be/hIit4b_9l10?t=251], [[Rachel Haden]] on bass guitar and vocals, and her sister [[Petra Haden]] on violin and vocals (both a part of triplet sisters born to jazz great Charlie Haden). Friends since high school, the ladies were joined by drummer [[Tony Maxwell]] in 1992, when Rudolph left Los Angeles to attend college at UC Santa Cruz.  Their punky power-pop songs were full of hooks and drenched with many layered vocal harmonies.

that dog. released a double 7" on Magnatone Records later that year, with a [[that dog. (album)|self-titled debut]] released the next year on 4AD.  The band signed a Stateside record deal with [[Geffen Records]], who released the album on their burgeoning DGC imprint in 1994, followed by the single "[[Old Timer]]".

At Geffen's urging, the solo project evolved into a third that dog. album, 1997's ''[[Retreat From The Sun]]''.  The record spawned the minor hit "[[Never Say Never]]", and the group played with [[Black Market Flowers]] and Weezer at the tribute concert for their friends [[Mykel and Carli Allan]] in Hollywood on August 15th, 1997.  The group disbanded soon after.

Waronker has continued a solo career after the dissolution of that dog.  Most recently, she has collaborated with her sister-in-law and original Go-Go's member Charlotte Caffey (who made a cameo appearance on ''[[Retreat From The Sun]]'', and co-wrote with Waronker the theme to the TV version of ''Clueless'') on a rock opera based on the life of porn star Linda Lovelace. It played in Los Angeles through February of 2009.

Having helped [[Matt Sharp]] record the debut album ''[[Return of the Rentals]]'', Petra Haden joined [[The Rentals]] to tour behind the release. She has continued work on a myriad of projects - both hers and others.  In August of 2001, she was involved in a serious car accident while crossing the street, and suffered serious injuries. Without medical insurance, her friends in the music industry came together for multiple benefit projects, and she has recovered fully.

Rachel Haden has contributed vocals to recordings by Weezer ("[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]") and [[Jimmy Eat World]] (several tracks from ''[[Bleed American]]'').  She was recently a full-time member of [[The Rentals]], during that outfit's relaunch period, but has since left.

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 crowdfunding campaign to aid in some of the more expensive aspects of recording (such as orhestral arrangements) was put forward. The band performed the album ''Retreat From The Sun'' in its entirety at a show in Los Angeles on [[April 8]]th, [[2017]], to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary.

that dog. were part of the Los Angeles alternative rock scene alongside Weezer in their early nineties. Already an established group, that dog. would often invite Weezer to open shows for them.  Rivers Cuomo once wrote a song titled "[[Punk Rock Girl (Rivers Cuomo song)|Punk Rock Girl]]" as a tribute to the band, and [[Matt Sharp]] recorded a cover of the song "[[She Looks At Me]]". 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.

*[[Maya Rudolph]] - drums (pre-''[[that dog. (album)|that dog]]'')

*''[[that dog. (album)|that dog.]]'' (4AD 1993, reissued on DGC in 1994)

*''[[that dog. double 7"]]'' (Magnatone, 1992)

*''[[Buy Me Flowers]]'' 7" available only with original UK vinyl edition of ''[[that dog. (album)|that dog.]]'', (1993).

*[[List of that dog. songs]]

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