Local Rock Band Comes Together To Create Beautiful Music

By: Gina Onori

             With undertones of classic blues, along with pops of rock, soul and garage alternative, Dog Years is an innovative band based in Boca Raton sure to keeps things fresh. The group consists of frontman Antony Payne, lead guitarist Cory Sullivan, bassist Rob Whedon, and drummer Christopher Ducote.

“I wanted to create beautiful music with my best friends,” said bassist Rob Whedon. After purchasing a bass in late December, Whedon and the rest of the group slowly came together to form what was Good Gatsby. However, with The Great Gatsby book as a constant comparison, the band changed their name to Dog Years.

Their love of music keeps them united and helps their artistic abilities to flow through their melody so that their listeners can experience a musical phenomenon throughout their soul.

“Music is when our soul taps into the creative energy flow,” said Whedon. “This comes from the universal cosmic spirit. It is only when you open yourself up to this flow that one can create pure music.”

This rather new band has been through rapid changes within the past six months after a tough decision to lay off previous drummer Alex Platt, replacing him with Christopher Ducote.

“We flipped a coin and it landed on tails,” said frontman Antony Payne. “All things must pass.”

Nevertheless, the passion that Dog Years exudes is revealed throughout their personalities, performances and all of their songs.

“A song is an extension of oneself and our songs are about that which we experience on a daily basis,” said Payne. “My goal in my writing is to transform my experiences into pieces that posses a tangible commonality. Even if the listener hasn’t experienced my walk of life, they can still identify with the emotions tied to said experiences.”

From the touching lines and chord progressions of Antony Payne, to the bass progressions of Rob Whedon, and the electric rhythms from Cory Sullivan all brought together by the thumping drums of Christopher Ducote, Dog Years collaborates in a ground-breaking manner.

The band will be holding a demo release party at Propaganda in Lake Worth later this summer. As for now, they are still writing and recording new music in hopes of a Grammy for their future.