Dune Dogs Named Top Local Band In The Triangle

The Dune Dogs (www.thedunedogs.com), which consists of area executives playing "country-fried swamp ‘n’ roll music," have been named the Top Local Band in the Triangle by Metro Magazine’s 2008 MetroBravo! Awards. Readers voted for the award based on customer service, popularity and overall experience. For more information, visit www.metronc.com.

The Dune Dogs are: Dusty Baker (guitar, bass, vocals); "Hillbilly" Dickerson (guitar, bass, vocals); JimChris Dott (bass, keyboards, mandolin, vocals); Finchman (vocals, harmonics); Dick Turben (drums, percussion, vocals); and Trent D. Goatboy (drums, bass, banjo, percussion, vocals). Recent gigs for the band include the third annual Ocracoke Fire Department Benefit held on May 24 in Ocracoke and a performance on June 10 at Brightleaf Square’s Friday Night Concert Series in Durham. For more information, visit www.thedunedogs.com.

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News Facts:
• The Dune Dogs have been named the Best Local Band in the Triangle by Metro Magazine’s 2008 MetroBravo! Awards.
• Readers voted for the award based on customer service, popularity and overall experience.
• The Dune Dogs are: Dusty Baker (guitar, bass, vocals); "Hillbilly" Dickerson (guitar, bass, vocals); JimChris Dott (bass, keyboards, mandolin, vocals); Finchman (vocals, harmonics); Dick Turben (drums, percussion, vocals); and Trent D. Goatboy (drums, bass, banjo, percussion, vocals).
• Recent gigs for the band include the third annual Ocracoke Fire Department Benefit held on May 24 in Ocracoke and a performance on June 10 at Brightleaf Square’s Friday Night Concert Series in Durham.

Quotes:
"We are honored to have been recognized by Metro Magazine and its readers," said Finchman. "It’s great to know that people in the Triangle enjoy listening to country-fried swamp ‘n’ roll music as much as we enjoy playing it."

About The Dune Dogs:
Conceived and delivered on Ocracoke Island in 2002, the Dune Dogs’ rural blend of hard-core country and southern rock ‘n’ roll prove that a lack of talent and professionalism are not necessarily impediments to good vibes and the "humble endings" of a DUNE DOG experience. The Dune Dogs are: Dusty Baker (guitar, bass, vocals); "Hillbilly" Dickerson (guitar, bass, vocals); JimChris Dott (bass, keyboards, mandolin, vocals); Finchman (vocals, harmonics); Dick Turben (drums, percussion, vocals); and Trent D. Goatboy (drums, bass, banjo, percussion, vocals). For more information, visit www.thedunedogs.com.

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Dune Dogs, Raleigh Music, Triangle Concerts, Raleigh Event Schedule, Metro Magazine, MetroBravo! Awards, Brightleaf Square, Friday Night Concert Series, Swamp ‘n’ roll, Local Band

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
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patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh NC

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