![]() ![]() “The emergency-brake light, the engine light, the air-bag light and the oil light are always on,” says the soft-spoken Corbett. “You either put it on the dash where the speedometer actually is, but then it slides around, or you put it in the cup holder.” “There are two schools of thought,” Gullen says. They use a GPS navigator to monitor their speed. Nobody’s sure of the exact number because the speedometer and odometer no longer function. THE SHEEPDOGS HAVE LOGGED hundreds of thousands of kilometers in their white 1998 Dodge 3500 touring van. “I can’t wait to hear those harmonies live.” ![]() “They have a timeless sound, and you can hear their influences from song to song,” says Caleb. “They’re exactly where rock & roll should be,” he says.Īnd after I played my three favorite Sheepdogs songs for Kings of Leon’s Caleb and Nathan Followill - “I Don’t Know,” “Please Don’t Lead Me On” and “I Don’t Get By” - the Kings have invited the band to open their Canadian arena tour in October. Their new Atlantic Records labelmate Kid Rock, who mentored the Sheepdogs in the competition, is now a full-fledged fan. Their third album, 2010’s Learn & Burn, is immediately gratifying, recalling the Doors, Neil Young, the Beatles, Allen Toussaint and Creedence Clearwater Revival, and their tight live sets have the power to instantly win over classic-rock fans. And deservedly so: After hundreds of shows - at open-mic nights, 20-capacity bars, hot dog stands, a yurt and even in a tree - the Sheepdogs have perfected their vintage boogie-rock sound, with its flourishes of psychedelia, Allman Brothers-inspired guitar-weaving (they simply call it “guitar-mony”) and winding three-part vocal harmonies. have emerged as the winners of the contest, and become the first unsigned band to appear on the cover of ROLLING STONE. Now, after more than 1.5 million votes cast and four intense rounds of competition, which included a performance at Bonnaroo and appearances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, these four longhaired and bearded Canadian dudes in their mid-twenties who worship Seventies-era rock, soul and blues - particularly if it hails from the southern U.S. How am I going to be there?'” Currie’s bandmates nod when he adds, “This contest was a life preserver for us. I was like, ‘I’m here now in Moose Jaw, so far away from everything. I was so far away from the action in Los Angeles and Toronto and New York. “It was mysterious and surreal, but of course I was intrigued,” Currie says, sipping margaritas with his bandmates - Gullen, drummer Sam Corbett and guitarist Leot Hanson - at a burrito place in their remote hometown of Saskatoon. The winner, Currie learned, would be on the cover of ROLLING STONE and score a deal with Atlantic Records. The Sheepdogs weren’t even aware that they’d entered the competition - a Canadian music manager they’d randomly met at a party in Toronto had submitted their demo. ![]() It was Gullen, with some strange news: The Sheepdogs had just been hand-picked as one of the 16 unsigned groups eligible to compete in a North American battle of the bands. ![]()
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