Water the Dog was a blues rock band from Austin, circa 87-91. Voted Best Pop Band for two consecutive years by the Austin Chronicle Music Awards (a "peoples poll" in Austin), this five-piece power pop combo was known for their ability to weave many styles of music into their own. Water the Dog headlined at Austin's favorite clubs of the late 80-90's like the Cave Club, the Cannibal Club, Liberty Lunch, Hole in the Wall, the Continental Club, Steamboat. The band line-up was as follows: Mike Tamas on guitar, Brian Crockett on keys, Chris White on bass guitar, Bryan Keeling on drums, and Eggbo Smith on lead vocals. Experimenting with alternating time signatures and solid dance grooves, the band came up with most of their song material while rehearsing before releasing their one and only album Splashes on the Surface to their fans. The album was produced and engineered on 2" tape by Mark Hallman at his Congress House studio, and placed as best debut tape of the year at the Austin Music Awards (at the last stages of pre-digital recording technology, most indie bands released their albums/demos on cassette tape!). Like most pop bands, WTD experienced a substantial, but short-lived amount of regional success in Texas, before disbanding in the 90's.

05 Messing with My Ears

06 Can't Help Myself

07 Faultline

08 River

Water the Dog was a blues rock band from Austin, circa 87-91. Voted Best Pop Band for two consecutive years by the Austin Chronicle Music Awards (a "peoples poll" in Austin), this five-piece power pop combo was known for their ability to weave many styles of music into their own. Water the Dog headlined at Austin's favorite clubs of the late 80-90's like the Cave Club, the Cannibal Club, Liberty Lunch, Hole in the Wall, the Continental Club, Steamboat. The band line-up was as follows: Mike Tamas on guitar, Brian Crockett on keys, Chris White on bass guitar, Bryan Keeling on drums, and Eggbo Smith on lead vocals. Experimenting with alternating time signatures and solid dance grooves, the band came up with most of their song material while rehearsing before releasing their one and only album Splashes on the Surface to their fans. The album was produced and engineered on 2" tape by Mark Hallman at his Congress House studio, and placed as best debut tape of the year at the Austin Music Awards (at the last stages of pre-digital recording technology, most indie bands released their albums/demos on cassette tape!). Like most pop bands, Water the Dog experienced a substantial, but short-lived amount of regional success in Texas, before disbanding in the 90's.

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