The Roof Dogs

Small towns, despite their absence of big city color, often provide an outlet for pent up creativity. Originally formed in Granville, Ohio, the Roof Dogs' songwriter/guitarists Andrew Marczak and Jesse Cheshire met playing songs at a vintage shop/taco bar. The band's music still recalls this formative setting. Drawing from an eclectic roster of influences ranging from the country rock of Gram Parsons, art rock legends such as John Cale and Television, to the demented college rock of the Soft Boys, the Roof Dogs write rock and roll through the frame of a bygone era. The band is joined by Jesse's high school classmate Sean Maher on the bass guitar and Columbus native Walker Andersen on drums, punctuating their sound with a melodic and shapely rhythm section.

The band recently relocated to Chicago from their previous home of Columbus, Ohio. They have shared stages with the likes of shame, Vundabar, Richard Lloyd of Television, Bellows, and Chris Farren. Having released 2 EPs in 2018, and their single “Six Blocks” last year, the band is currently working on two more singles for the spring, and a TBA release for the fall.

“a band whose sound has remained in constant motion, veering from 1960s folk-indebted numbers and Americana to wispy indie-rock jams that share at least some DNA with Neutral Milk Hotel” - Columbus Alive