For fans of music, laughing, friends and puppies, Dubble Deez and The Outerspacerz are an electro/ hip-hop/pop act from Toronto. Consisting of producer/vocalist David Mooney (The Moonunit), and producer Derek Gibbons (r2drok), they pump out feel good bass/melody and lead-heavy beats with styles ranging from heavy electro to Bee Gees-esque disco. Vocalists Alex Hoffman (Elwood), Dylan Morin, Niko Topshotta and Jackie Lyon also cover every vocal style and tone you can think of. Each member takes inspiration from different genres of music – from Ray Charles to The Gorillaz and back again. Every song has a different vibe and feeling while maintaining a high energy, wild party atmosphere which is sure to get your booty shakin’ and your feet moving. So if you came to get silly…Dubble Deez and The Outerspacerz is your way to go.

Sam Corbett, drummer
Ewan Currie, vocalist & guitarist
Ryan Gullen, bassist
Leot Hanson, guitarist

Some listeners may argue that the sounds soaring from their speakers while listening to the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan band’s latest EP, Five Easy Pieces, or preceding full-length, Learn & Burn, are familiar relics of decades past, and they’d be right; however, it’s the manner in which The Sheepdogs borrow bits from classic, psychedelic, and boogie rock iconoclasts like Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Allman Brothers, and The Grateful Dead and mix them with modern rock sensibilities that really sets them apart.

That appeal was proven in 2011 when The Sheepdogs, via 1.5 million public votes, were declared the winners of a contest that found them as the first unsigned band to grace the cover of iconic rock rag Rolling Stone and landed them a deal with Atlantic Records. This came after years of trekking across Canada in their beaten-down van playing and as many new cities as possible. The only thing responsible for The Sheepdogs’ recent slew of success is the sweat they’ve left onstage and the sweet, sticky throwback tunes that share their infectious grooves with anyone taking them in.

The Sheepdog’s new album, produced by Patrick Carney, is set to be released later this summer.