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Date Event Location
Thursday, April 7, 2022 @ 7:00PM Thu, Apr 7, 2022 @ 7:00PM (Solo set) Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN
Saturday, March 5, 2022 Sat, Mar 5, 2022 Friend Dog Nakato Bar, Mankato, MN Nakato Bar, Mankato, MN
Thursday, March 3, 2022 @ 7:00PM Thu, Mar 3, 2022 @ 7:00PM (Solo set) Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN
Saturday, February 26, 2022 Sat, Feb 26, 2022 Friend Dog 10k Brewing Co., Anoka, MN 10k Brewing Co., Anoka, MN
Friday, February 25, 2022 Fri, Feb 25, 2022 Friend Dog Lift Bridge Brewing Co. Taproom (New Richmond), New Richmond, WI Lift Bridge Brewing Co. Taproom (New Richmond), New Richmond, WI
Friday, February 18, 2022 @ 8:00PM Fri, Feb 18, 2022 @ 8:00PM Friend Dog (with the band!) The Eagle's Bar, Minneapolis, MN The Eagle's Bar, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, February 3, 2022 @ 7:00PM Thu, Feb 3, 2022 @ 7:00PM (Solo set) Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN
Saturday, January 29, 2022 @ 7:30PM Sat, Jan 29, 2022 @ 7:30PM (Solo Set) Ripple Bar, Duluth, MN Ripple Bar, Duluth, MN
Saturday, January 22, 2022 @ 7:00PM Sat, Jan 22, 2022 @ 7:00PM Friend Dog Lift Bridge Brewing Co. Taproom , New Richmond, WI Lift Bridge Brewing Co. Taproom , New Richmond, WI
Thursday, January 20, 2022 @ 10:30AM Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 10:30AM Friend Dog Band! 331 Club, Minneapolis, MN 331 Club, Minneapolis, MN
Friday, January 14, 2022 @ 6:30PM Fri, Jan 14, 2022 @ 6:30PM (Solo set) the 410 Project, Mankato, MN the 410 Project, Mankato, MN
Thursday, January 6, 2022 @ 7:00PM Thu, Jan 6, 2022 @ 7:00PM (Solo set) Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN Waldman Brewery, St Paul, MN
Saturday, December 18, 2021 @ 9:00PM Sat, Dec 18, 2021 @ 9:00PM Friend Dog Band! 331 Club, Minneapolis, MN 331 Club, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, December 9, 2021 @ 7:00PM Thu, Dec 9, 2021 @ 7:00PM Friend Dog Waldman Brewery, Minneapolis, MN Waldman Brewery, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, October 21, 2021 @ 7:00PM Thu, Oct 21, 2021 @ 7:00PM EP Release celebration! Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge, Minneapolis, MN Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge, Minneapolis, MN
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Tue, Sep 14, 2021 House Concert! Bozeman, MT Bozeman, MT
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 6:00PM Sun, Sep 12, 2021 @ 6:00PM House Concert! Livingston, MT Livingston, MT
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 8:00PM Sat, Sep 11, 2021 @ 8:00PM Bourbon Bozeman Bozeman MT Bozeman MT
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 5:00PM Sun, Sep 5, 2021 @ 5:00PM Labordaybor Day BBQ House Show Hilda House, Minneapolis, MN Hilda House, Minneapolis, MN
Monday, April 6, 2020 @ 6:00PM Mon, Apr 6, 2020 @ 6:00PM Friend Dog @ Ruse Brewing Ruse Brewing, Portland, OR Ruse Brewing, Portland, OR

About

Friend Dog

As The Last Revel grew into a nationally renowned Americana touring act, Vinnie Donatelle was a constant force. He filled several roles for the beloved band—upright bass, fiddle, and vocals—and even moonlit as a frontman on fan favorites such as “California, Be Kind.”

 

Now, with the group on hiatus, Donatelle is stepping fully into the spotlight as Friend Dog. His debut EP, Tending a Timid Flame, is out Oct. 18. 

 

The project is not only a showcase for his distinctive singing voice, but also for his guitar work, a skill he honed over the years with some help from The Last Revel co-founder Ryan Acker. It anchors some lovely musical arrangements, from the slap-happy “Desire” to the muscular “Remember to Breathe.”

 

Behind the mic, Donatelle’s timbre is oaken and world-weary; his voice shifts between bass and baritone, using the former to set scenes and the latter to explore some inspired harmonies with background vocalist Lauren Anderson (a touring member of The Last Revel).

 

The vocals bring to mind low-register giants like Tom Waits and Blaze Foley, while clearly forged in the contemporary folk tradition that Donatelle helped build upon with his band during the 2010s. Friend Dog is here to add to the canon.

 

— Alex Martin Smith, ILIUM

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