Doo Rag (band)
| Doo Rag | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Genres |
Rock Punk blues Delta blues |
| Years active | 1990 — 1996 |
| Labels |
Westworld Records Drunken Fish Records Discos Alehop! Bloat Records |
| Associated acts | Bob Log III |
| Past members |
Bob Log III Thermos Malling |
Doo Rag was an American lo-fi blues band duo from Tucson, Arizona, United States. The band consisted of Bob Log III and Thermos Malling. By the time of their breakup, they had supported a number of artists on tour, most notably Sonic Youth and Beck.
The members of Doo Rag first began performing together at a party in Tucson in 1990. "I had a snare drum with a guitar bolted onto it, and I was playing Fred McDowell songs when a friend jumped up and started banging a cheese grater with a spoon," guitarist Bob Log recalls. "The next day we went out on the sidewalk and played, hoping to scrounge up cigarette money." [1] The band recorded a cassette together, which they self-released, and then began touring.
Doo Rag first gained recognition outside of Tucson playing in San Diego at the Casbah nightclub with members of the late 80's and early 90's cult underground band Crash Worship. Crash Worship had gotten a hold of their first self-released cassette tape in the early 90's and hadn't even believed that they were an actual band, although they had been listening to it repeatedly as they had become fans of the mystery duo. Soon afterwards Doo Rag was opening for Crash Worship on several U.S. tours.
Soon after they had started playing semi regularly in L.A. at a former bowling alley turned nightclub where they first caught the attention of Beck before his hit "Loser" had garnered him national attention. Beck asked Doo Rag to open for him on his first major U.S. tour after his first Geffen Records release.
Doo Rag was soon after touring Europe and playing everything from small clubs to the huge outdoor summer music festivals in the Netherlands. In 1995, they played the side stage of Lollapalooza where they met Sonic Youth who had become ardent fans of the pair.
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