If you were one of the world’s most beloved, bankable, all-action heroes, what would you do with your free time? Well, if you’re Keanu Reeves, you’d hit the road with your garage rock band.
Originally formed the same year as his cult slacker rock comedy Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey hit cinemas, Dogstar went on to release two albums (1996’s Our Little Visionary and 2000’s Happy Ending) before the band went on hiatus shortly after The Matrix made Reeves one of the most famous men in Hollywood. However, the three friends and actors (Reeves, drummer Robert Mailhouse and vocalist/guitarist Bret Domrose) would still meet up to play music together whenever they could. When COVID hit, that occasional evening hang turned into day-long jam sessions which laid the foundations for third album Somewhere Between The Power Lines And Palm Trees and a lengthy world tour.
