Shannon(Shy-Dog) Richardson: Vocals and Guitars. Chris(£ove_Monkey) McGowan: Bass Guitars and Funk Love, Markus(Mush-Mouth)Watland: Drums, percussions and strange instruments.!
Influences
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Mathews, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Incubus, Days of the New, Jack Johnson, Sublime, Rolling Stones, G. Love & Special Sauce, 311, Rusted Root, Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix, Stone Sour, Ministry, Utah Saints, Led-Zeppelin, Buddy Rich, Miles Davis, Yellowman, Rush, George Clinton and the P-Funk AllStars , Jaco Pastorius, and really anyone who is musically talented!! Jack Daniel's, Blue Moon, Grey Goose, Ocean Spray Cranberry, and The Silver Slipper?
Sounds Like
A little Rock, a little Funk, a little accoustic, a little Blues, a little Reggae, a little bit of this, and a little bit of that!
The Band Bio....The Fishdogs have come from all sorts of different backgrounds, musical families, and cultural varieties! Shannon Richardson(Vocals/Guitars), Chris McGowan(Bass/Back up Vocals), Marcus Watland(Drums/Percussion)having played together for 2years, and have definatly found their momemtum in Music! Part serious poet, part goof-ball, part redneck, comes together in each of their songs mixing a fusion of Americana, Rock, Alternative, Funk, Blues, and a touch of Reggae. The Fishdogs collectively have played in such venues as: House of Blues, Metro, Double Door, Elbo Room, Cubby Bear, Lakeshore Theater, Schubas, Wise Fools Pub, Abbey Pub, Lilly's Bar, Silvie's Lounge, Penny Road Pub, GoJangle's, and Mariot West...hahahah Good time there! With influences ranging from Incubus, Jack Johnson, Rusted Root, to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sepultara, Bob Marley, Jack Daniels, Blue Moon, and Heineken? The Fishdogs continue to be an "Americana Band"-Southside, Fearless Radio. And as such we continue to write, and play for the audience that loves us! We also are constantly improving on our live show, taking different elements of the night and incorperating them into the experience! South side from Fearless Radio- "Saw why The Fishdogs were such a big hit with their fans and audience. Their opening set rocked Elbo Rooms basement lounge with their awesome music and sound."
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LOL...right on brotha. Talked to Christina. She was tryin to get us a show booked at The Flying Saucer in Nashville, no matter how many times I told her ya'll went back to Chicago....Sigh. Too bad she just didn't want my body;)
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SHANNON;) im sorry i couldnt make last night show...ive been swamped with school work...bu i promise ill make the may show;)hope you are well;)much love<3 ANIA;)
hey fishdogs. what's been going on? i haven't heard anything from you in so long i almost thought you defriended me, lol. hope things are going grandiosely for you :)
Hello Shannon! Just a quick note to let you know our debut CD, "EXILE ON MYSPACE" is now available- it looks and sounds great! Please come by and check out our page, we have songs from the disc on our player, and videos from our recent CD Release Party show, as well as a bunch of other goodies for you to ogle at. If you havent checked us out in a bit, now is a good time! Many things afoot, and this is just the start! Hope all is well in your world, take care, and thanks!!!!
And if you are in the area, we will be returning to the Heartland Cafe on Saturday, March 29th. 10:00pm, full band, ready to RAWK!
As you may or may not know, we just got over one of the biggest roller coaster years in our lives. Amber's been so strong through it all, and I couldn't be any prouder of her. But now its time to let our hair down, kick back and relax. So Im having a surprise get-together for Amber's ___th Bday(ask her that yourself) If you have any questions or to rsvp email me back
Hey! Shannon Richardson of the Fishdogs will be performing a live solo acoustic set this Tuesday, January 8th @ 9pm @ Brodys 3369 N. Clark, Chicago. Shannon will be performing acoustic versions of songs in the Fishdog library as well as many of Shannons originals you may or may have not heard. Come suck down a couple cold ones while listening to some great tunes.
