Category: News

If you’ve been following us on Facebook or Bandcamp, then you likely noticed that we released a new song the week before Halloween. Had you been following us only via our official band website, you never would have seen that news, because our website CRASHED!

Yes, the official Dachshund band website went down, and the world ended. But it’s back up! And the world is, again, spinning round.

Call it serendipity, then, that the song that we released in October 2022 is called “System Failure.”

“System Failure” is an Eric song, a focused blast… Continue reading

“Something Wicked ” is a new single from our forthcoming third LP. It’s a Midwestern Gothic tune which looks back at the joys/terrors of an adolescence experienced in a conservative household.

Points of influence here include Ray Bradbury, Talking Heads, and The Pixies.

Mazus Graves – Guitar / VocalEric Hartley – Guitar / Vocal Harmony Matt Mayo – BassJason Booze – Drums

Lyric by Mazus GravesMusic by Dachshund and Mazus Graves

Artwork by Juliana Noelle Jumper, used with permission.

Listen and download on Bandcamp.… Continue reading

For as long as I can recall, I’ve always been fascinated by scary movies. I think it’s the fantastical elements of such films which originally drew me in. I’ve always had vivid dreams, and certain kinds of scary films have a surrealistic quality which has always appealed to me. And, of course, there’s the spine-tingling thrill of anticipating the dreadful unknown.

When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to watch many scary movies. I had seen “Poltergeist” when I was probably six, and it scared the bejeezus out of me! I became kind of obsessed with the film, and terrified… Continue reading

[Update, 3/18/20: This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.]

At Whittier Bar on Friday, May 27, we’ll be excited to share the bill with two of our favorite Tulsa heavy-progressive bands, Machine in the Mountain and Oceanaut! Philly folk-punk act Matthew W. Charles will open the evening. Come hang with us! Continue reading

Saturday November 9: A night of adventurous indie grooves at Whittier!

Futon Blonde: With a sound which blends a rich melodic sensibility and percolating late-night grooves, Futon Blonde serves-up a brand of indie-rock which is at once sophisticated and effortless. Hailing from Austin, Tx, Futon Blonde is on tour supporting their new album “Uppercut.”
https://futonblonde.bandcamp.com/

Stream their debut LP ‘Uppercut’.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0VXu4bfxK5o97dhVs2GlVc

Dachshund: Defining themselves equally by their adventurous spirit and their pop sensibility, Dachshund smuggles art-rock ideas into pop-songs. Dachshund is from Tulsa, OK, and is proud to support Futon Blonde.
https://dachshundband.com

Come support the bands! Let’s show Futon Blonde why Tulsa’s the best new music scene in the midwest! Continue reading