the moondoggies

The Moondoggies: Adios I’m a Ghost

Ana Lete
August 22, 2013September 18, 2013

“I’m a Ghost”, the opening for the new 12 trackÂ Adios Iâ€™m a Ghost album from The Moondoggies, begins with 23 seconds of thick vocal harmony that is true to folk with its soothing and laid back nature. However, this is merely a false sense of security.Â With crashing drums from Carl Dahlen, and lively guitar riffs from Jon Potrello, The Moondoggies dive into the track “Red Eye”. Throughout this track, guitarist, Jon Potrello, adds tasteful guitar riffs and a lively solo that leaves listeners wanting more. Read More »The Moondoggies: Adios I’m a Ghost

Fense’s Radio Show: May 17, 2013

Andy Fenstermaker
May 23, 2013May 19, 2023

The past week saw several notable artists — many ranking among my favorites — release new tracks. Camera Obscura distributed a new track off their forthcoming album Desire Lines, Typhoon gave us a stellar digital single, and we heard a new track off the upcoming album from The Moondoggies. On top of that, I continued the show with recent tracks off new or just released records including those by Scout Niblett, The Mantles, Phosphorescent and Club 8.

Fense’s Radio Show: April 20, 2012

Andy Fenstermaker
April 24, 2012May 20, 2023

I didn’t post at all on FensePost last week. That’s crazy. I had been on a roll, pumping out posts on a daily basis, then I hit a wall and needed an immediate break. But my breaks are typically filled with, well, something else. They’re aren’t true breaks, in the informal-synonym-for-vacation sense of the word.

Andy Fenstermaker
January 16, 2012April 28, 2023

Snow

It finally happened. Winter arrived. Snow fell and we woke up this past Sunday with about three inches of the stuff. I’m glad it didn’t arrive earlier, as Friday saw me at KSVR for a four hour stint of music. Read More »Fense’s Radio Show: January 13, 2012

Fense’s Radio Show: October 7, 2011

Andy Fenstermaker
October 10, 2011June 24, 2012

I entered the studio at about 9:35pm, meeting up with Stuarto, who has the time slot before mine. A quick interview about 15 minutes before my show, another few songs, and I was up. It was requested that I attempt a transition, and as indie music is my theme, and world music is his, I figured I’d kick things off with an oldie, but goodie: “The Gulag Orkestar” by Beirut. Read More »Fense’s Radio Show: October 7, 2011

Slow Roots Festival: 2011 Music Line-up Preview

Andy Fenstermaker
August 1, 2011August 1, 2011

Of late, I haven’t been much of a concert-goer. Shows tend to last too late for me, and festivals are often too packed. However, I love small, local festivals! In July we caught What The Heck Fest in Anacortes. For August, there’s Stanwood’s very own Slow Roots Festival. Read More »Slow Roots Festival: 2011 Music Line-up Preview

The Moondoggies: Fly Mama Fly [mp3]

Cyndi
June 8, 2010June 6, 2010

In moments we hear them: soft and simmering voices leaking in through an open window singing us goodbye songs for things weâ€™ve needed to be released from for a long time. The latest single from The Moondoggieâ€™s, “Fly Mama Fly”, captures for us a willowy breeze of quiet assurance. Thereâ€™s no reason to hurry as lilting voices carry us through energetic guitar builds met with a hazy and dreamy sixties-esque progression. A song to bring us home, to encourage us to look around ourselves and make sure we like what we see. Clean and melancholy, â€œFly Mama Flyâ€ puts us next to a campfire under the stars capturing the all too familiar feelings of both disappointment and hope. Read More »The Moondoggies: Fly Mama Fly [mp3]

The Moondoggies: Don’t Be A Stranger [Album Review]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 20, 2008February 7, 2022

Written by Fense

Wow, everyone seems to be channeling 60s and 70s folk these days and you can add The Moondoggies to that ever-growing list of bands. Don’t Be A Stranger can be found somewhere between the folkier side of Crosby Stills Nash and Young, and country-ish side of Neil Young himself. All this is apparent in opener “Ain’t No Lord”. Hell, you can even toss The Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd and Grateful Dead in as further influences.