Artist
The Dodos
The Dodos is an indie artist from San Francisco, California formed in 2006. 8 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · San Francisco, California · Best indie albums
- 8
- Releases
- 2007–2016
- Active years
- 2006
- Formed
Artist
The Dodos is an indie artist from San Francisco, California formed in 2006. 8 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie · San Francisco, California · Best indie albums
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2008
The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when musician Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as a solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual friend (a college acquaintance of Long's that happened to be Kroeber's cousin). Dodo Bird EP Long self-released a solo EP titled Dodo Bird in March 2006, in which Long played all the instruments. While they performed the songs from this release, Long and Kroeber met and started playing together. They worked to blend Long's training in West African Ewe drumming and Kroeber's experience in metal bands to create music in which "drumming could be a center role and help bring out the syncopated rhythms coming out of the acoustic guitar." Beware of the Maniacs The duo released the 2006 album Beware of the Maniacs, which was self-released under the "Dodo Bird" moniker. In support of the album, Long and Kroeber toured relentlessly for most of 2007. The band began to receive critical attention and developed a growing fan base. Fans began referring to Dodo Bird simply as "The Dodos", and the band decided to change their name accordingly. Visiter In December 2007, the Dodos were signed by Frenchki…
