Canadian actor Keanu Reeves is working on new music with his 90s grunge band Dogstar for the first time in two decades.
Last week, Reeves shared a photo in which the Dog men gathered on a rooftop in Los Angeles in preparation for the band’s first new music in more than 20 years.
“Last set up on the roof in Lincoln Heights for @dogstarband photo shoot. Exciting news coming soon. Thanks for being so patient. ❤️,” read the post featuring bassist/singer Reeves alongside singer/guitarist Bret Domrose and drummer Robert Mailhouse.
The band low-key reunited last summer more than two decades after their final show in October 2022.
During their brief run, Dogstar expectedly garnered a lot of media attention due to Reeves' involvement, beginning with the release of their four-track EP Quattro Formaggi in 1996 after several years of playing gigs in the U.S. and overseas; a full-length album, "Our Little Visionary", was only released in Japan.
Another album, 1999’s "Happy Ending", would prove to be their swan song as all three moved on to other projects.
Dogstar began teasing a return last July with a retro picture from their salad days and the message “We’re back.”That began nearly a year of periodic updates about the in-process recordings sessions with producer Dave Trumfio, including a video of Reeves transposing arrangements and a post from August describing a “deep, layered, lush” record on the horizon.
By December, they said they were mixing and sneaking out for a private show for the crew who helped create the album while promising a spring release date.
“Thank you everyone for the kind comments. We are overjoyed to see such a response!” the band added in comments on the photoshoot post.
“Honestly, didn’t expect this. It makes us want to play out even more. We will be rolling out some new music this summer, followed by some gigs. As soon as it’s all figured out we will let everyone know immediately. So much to do, but rest assured, we are on it and have assembled a fantastic team that are helping us. We are also going to make a music video to support our first tune… Can’t wait to share our new music with everyone. It’s the most satisfying and meaningful batch of songs we’ve ever done. Thanks again for being so patient with us. We truly have the best, most loyal fans!”
In 2019, Reeves spoke to GQ magazine about Dogstar and what he suspects is the general public’s feeling about his side project.
“I guess it would have helped if our band was better,” he said at the time.
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