Biography
Dogzilla fused straight-ahead rock, funk, grunge, and DC-style go go into a high-energy mix that made the group one of Boston’s leading dance acts during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Lead guitarist George Hall and Sean Brann, whose songwriting and sturdy rhythmic guitar work drew most attention, shared the front line, yet the band’s pulse stayed rooted in the funky grooves supplied by Washington, DC-born percussionist Jim Billbrough, bassist Andy McGuire, and Fudge, whose drumming echoed Keith Moon.
The group’s roots reached back to Archbishop’s Enema Fetish, a mid-1980s ensemble repeatedly barred from Boston clubs. When that outfit split in spring 1987, four of its members regrouped under the name Dogzilla. With Billbrough added on percussion, they made their first appearance as the opening act for the Dead Milkmen at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Although the band issued two strong albums—Allizgod in 1991 and There’s Always Something Wrong the next year—Dogzilla never reached a national audience and eventually dissolved. Hall later joined the Boston-based World beat outfit Seks Bomba.
The group’s roots reached back to Archbishop’s Enema Fetish, a mid-1980s ensemble repeatedly barred from Boston clubs. When that outfit split in spring 1987, four of its members regrouped under the name Dogzilla. With Billbrough added on percussion, they made their first appearance as the opening act for the Dead Milkmen at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Although the band issued two strong albums—Allizgod in 1991 and There’s Always Something Wrong the next year—Dogzilla never reached a national audience and eventually dissolved. Hall later joined the Boston-based World beat outfit Seks Bomba.
Singles
