The Dawg and Gus Show

This time around we sit down with " Yogi" from the House of Targ to get the "411 "on this well known muscial mainstay. Dawg and Gus get the lowdown on how House of Targ got its start and its philosophy on hosting bands and how the community pitched in to make it work.

So come join us for this informative ,fun filled chat about this iconic bar. And of course find out what decade Yogi is a fan of.

Come for the pinball and music , STAY for the perogies!!!

As always support your local venues, artists and small local businesses.

Love always,

Dawg and Gus

Feeling good and celebrating life . Welcome to the world of The Escape Society!

In this episode Dawg and Gus sit down with a couple of the members of the group to discuss their influences and also the philosophy with which they live by.

So come join us for a great chat with a fun local band that brings the fire with their live performances. Oh did we mention.... they have a BEER named after their first single Sweet Days ( Stray Dog Brewing Company )

And of course we ask the ONE question we do with every person we have had on the show , be sure to tune in to hear their answer.

And as always be sure to support your local artists, venues and businesses.

Much Love,

Dawg and Gus

As Season Two continues Dawg and Gus sit down with The Space Between a local hard rock band formed in 2022.

Dawg and Gus talk with the band about how they met, and how Tom ( the drummer ) joined the band JUST before the band was getting ready to go into the studio to record.

The band also talks a little about technology and dealing with the ups and downs of that.

So join us for this very imformative chat with this up and coming band. And as always, thanks for following us and supporting us and as always we ENCOURAGE you to support the local music scene here in Ottawa.

As Season 2 continues for Dawg and Gus we sit down with Rohan ( Resist The Throne ) to talk with him about his musical journey and coping with the Covid pandemic and writing songs , he also speaks of writing songs about mental health and managing as a young person during this time.

Rohan also speaks of learning and growing while writing songs for his project. He also gives Dawg and Gus insight into his process and how he wrote and recorded all the instruments.

Dawg and Gus learn a little about how musicians persona's change between being onstage and being offstage. Rohan talks a little bit about the other members of the band.

So come join us for this engaging episode where we ask ALL the thought provoking questions.

And as always many thanks to everyone who follow the podcast and answer our posts.

Much love,

Dawg and Gus

As season two continues Dawg and Gus sit down with Mikhail Laxton to discuss his musical journey from Australia to Canada. Mikhail talks about growing up in Australia and how his musical journey began there and why he decided to come to Canada.

Mikhail talks with us about writing his songs and where his inspiration comes from and how he goes about writing songs. Mikhail also speaks of the honour of being chosen to play at Bluesfest ( on the same day as " his wife Shania" ) and also playing Folkfest and how much that means to him.

So come on by , pull up a chair and give a listen to this very talented and funny artist and see for yourself what Dawg and Gus believe to be true ( that Mikhail is an huge superstar in the making !!)

As always thank you to everyone who supports us and the artists that we have on the show.

Dawg and Gus

Life is circular, and Dawg and Gus find themselves coming " full circle" when they sit down with the " OG" Mark Leo of Mecca of Stank ( the whole of Dawg and Gus interviewing amazing bands and artists started with Mark) and this time he brought his AMAZING keyboard player and fellow member Omar Winelight.

Dawg and Gus talk with Mark and Omar about new music, being nominated for " Best Newcomer Award" at the Capital Music Awards and what's up next for the band.

So come give this podcast a listen and get to know Mark and Omar and get to hear some of their insights into music and life.

As always many, many thanks to all that follow and listen to us and remember to support your local artists , venues and local businesses.

Dawg and Gus

In this episode Dawg and Gus sit down with Jenny from Wake Up with Jenny & Friends. Jenny speaks with us about her podcasts that she does and how it all started for her.

Many topics are chatted about, Gus gets to ask Jenny about her interview with Jake " The Snake" Roberts ( being a BIG wrestling fan, Gus was very excited to talk about that with her). We also get into talking about mental health and stigma attached to males talking about their struggles.

So come join us for an amazing chat about these topics and others ( Jenny has an INTERESTING slant on 80s vs 90s music !!!). However you will have to tune in to find out what that is!!

As always many thanks and lots of love to all who follow and support our podcast!!

Dawg and Gus

This week on the Dawg and Gus Show we have a sit down with Matt Connell ( ANOTHER childhood friend of Gus). As Gus and Matt walk down memory lane we get more of the lowdown on the Peanut Incident , we talk Hats and Hair, Podcasts and EVENTUALLY get to Matts musical journey . Matt also talks about his business in Smith Falls with his wife .

So come join us once again as well ask the hard hitting musical questions and we MAY even talk about wrestling ...... once again.

As always support your local artists and venues and small businesses.

Thank you all for your ongoing support and love.

Dawg and Gus

Season Two continues with Dawg and Gus sitting down with Taming Sari to have them give us their take on what it takes to be a band and to succeed.

The lads talk about recording the new album in Toronto and about playing at Bluesfest. Warren talks about being a little " disappointed" that they were not playing the same day as Robert Plant. ( Luckily for Robert that Warren won't be laying on the steps of his trailer in the fetal position).

So come on in and give this one a listen to hear of the journey of Taming Sari and be sure to come to Bluesfest and see them live on July 9th.

Many thanks for the continued support and love.

Support your local bands and venues as well as local businesses.

Much Love,

Dawg and Gus