Video Premiere: Dr. Dog, “The Rabbit, The Bat and The Reindeer”

Dr. Dog by Louis Kwok
Pennsylvania indie rockers Dr. Dog finally bottled up some of the magic of their live shows and put it into Live at a Flamingo Hotel, the band’s latest release and first live album. The 19-track album was recorded over the course of a 20-show tour in 2014 and features songs from six of the band’s seven studio albums. One of those songs is “The Rabbit, The Bat and The Reindeer,” an uptempo toe-tapper from the band’s 2008 album Fate that guitarist and singer Scott McMicken wrote as an exercise in hating someone. 

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“This song has long been a favorite of ours to play and it’s always seemed like a crowd favorite too,” says McMicken. “Our buddy Coach made this video. He’s done a lot of stuff for us over the past few years and he keeps getting better at it. There’s a lot that happens at a show over the course of this one song and he did a great job of capturing that energy.” 

Check out the live video for “The Rabbit, The Bat and The Reindeer” below.