photos by David Andrako

Scott McMicken in his living room @ the Rock Shop

Scott McKicken (of Dr. Dog) played an intimate show, complete with custom cozy living room backdrop, at The Rock Shop on Sunday (8/22) with Mike Visser as part of a trio of shows with a goal in mind:

Along with our good friend Mike Visser, Scott is going to play a small handful of solo shows in August. Mike will support Scott on the short run and all the money they make will go towards an artistic colobaration whereby our own Scott McMicken will produce a record by our own Mike Vissar.

Mike's been a long time friend and is an incredibly talented songwriter and we're looking forward to seeing what the two of them do together. These three shows are the first installment of the project and we expect more to come.

The final show of the mini-tour is TONIGHT (8/24) in Arlington, VA at Iota Club & Cafe. More pictures from Sunday's show are below.

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Scott McMicken @ Governors Island August 15th (more by Tracy Allison)

As previously mentioned,

Dr. Dog singer-guitar player Scott McMicken has a solo show coming up at the Rock Shop on Sunday, August 22nd. Tickets are on sale. That's actually one of three solo dates he has planned with Springs, which is the musical name of Brooklyn's Mike Visser. Mike recorded a song with Scott as part of the Shaking Through Series...

Also coming up are some shows by Dr. Dog-related band Juston Stens & the Get Real Gang, the project of Dr. Dog's ex-drummer Juston Stens. Juston plays with TV Torso and Slow Animal at Death By Audio on August 25th, and then with ARMS and TV Torso at Mercury Lounge on Friday, August 27th. Tickets are on sale for the Manhattan show.

Tickets are still on sale for tonight's Scott McMicken show which is crazy considering Scott's band sold out Terminal 5, and the Rock Shop only holds like 100 people. Last week Dr. Dog headlined the Beach on Governors Island in the rain. Luckily for Scott his show tonight is indoors.

Dr. Dog leave on tour with Here We Go Magic in October. Here We Go Magic headline Bowery Ballroom before they leave.

Juston Stens meanwhile is giving away a free EP and has been announced as part of the Park the Van CMJ showcase taking place at Littlefield in Brooklyn on October 22nd. Generationals, Giant Cloud, Brass Bed, and "From A Fountain w/ David Vandervelde" (not sure if that is two separate sets) are also on the bill. All JS dates, including two new shows at Pianos, below.

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Dr. Dog @ Terminal 5 in May (more by Tracy Allison)

Dr. Dog's free Beach at Governors Island show is happening on Sunday, August 15th. The openers for that show will be Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves and recent Domino signees Chief.

That gig is in advance of Dr Dog's October/November North American tour with Brooklyn's Here We Go Magic. No NYC date for that as of yet, but its currently scheduled shows are below. Here We Go Magic, however, does have a New York show, booked for August 11th Coco 66.

Dr. Dog singer-guitar player Scott McMicken has a solo show coming up at the Rock Shop on Sunday, August 22nd. Tickets are on sale. That's actually one of three solo dates he has planned with Springs, which is the musical name of Brooklyn's Mike Visser. Mike recorded a song with Scott as part of the Shaking Through Series, and a video of that is below. Springs also has a show with Sharon Van Etten at the Bushwick Starr on August 7th and a July 30th show at Arlene's Grocery.

Also coming up are some shows by Dr. Dog-related band Juston Stens & the Get Real Gang, the project of Dr. Dog's ex-drummer Juston Stens. Juston plays with TV Torso and Slow Animal at Death By Audio on August 25th, and then with ARMS and TV Torso at Mercury Lounge on Friday, August 27th. Tickets are on sale for the Manhattan show.

All tour dates, and video of Dr. Dog playing their single "Shadow People" on Craig Ferguson on July 2nd, are below...

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