It becomes very apparent in the first few moments of their performance that, All Dogs Invited has no shame in combining their soft-spoken demeanor with a sincere enthusiasm to create their own take on contemporary Indie Rock. The group pushes to mix pop hooks with the honest ambitions of rock music, all while sustaining the musicianship they have worked so many years to acquire. The chemistry between the trio is strong, as they have spent the better part of a decade creating music together in...
It becomes very apparent in the first few moments of their performance that, All Dogs Invited has no shame in combining their soft-spoken demeanor with a sincere enthusiasm to create their own take on contemporary Indie Rock. The group pushes to mix pop hooks with the honest ambitions of rock music, all while sustaining the musicianship they have worked so many years to acquire. The chemistry between the trio is strong, as they have spent the better part of a decade creating music together in the Iowa City, IA area.
Composed of brother-sister duo Edward and Alex Bell, and long-time friend Cody Janko, Iowa City’s All Dogs Invited is the natural coming together of old friends in new places. The trio had worked together in previous arrangements, but came together in early 2012 with aspirations to create a musical style they had never ventured in before. The songs are led by guitarist and lyricist Cody Janko, as he creates characters that experience tales of love, happiness, defeat, and conquest, all while keeping an optimistic view on life. The stories are then ornamented by multi-instrumentalist Edward Bell’s use of bass, keyboard, or trumpet. Drummer and percussionist Alex Bell rounds out the sound by providing a backbone via her full drum kit, hand drums, or toned percussion.
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