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Only a few years ago, songwriter Benjamin Tod, along with his wife and bandmate Ashley Mae, thought that their Lost Dog Street Band had run its foreseeable course. They closed up shop and Tod focused his efforts on recording solo music, but old loves linger and eventually find a way. “I thought I was done with Lost Dog, but after recording my solo album, I looked over all the songs that I had ready for a new record,” remembers Tod. “These were songs for my band.

In an interview with American Songwriter, Benjamin Tod discussed Lost Dog Street Band's upcoming Grand Ole Opry debut.

The story of Lost Dog Street Band’s upcoming album Survived revolves around the retirement and rebirth of the band itself, and their latest single, the album’s title track, epitomizes the concept of the entire album’s spirit. “I had already grieved the death of Lost Dog as a band the first week of 2023 while recording my honky tonk record,” remembers Lost Dog founder—and successful solo artist—Benjamin Tod.

“I’m not sure if there is any other song I’ve written that gives quite the emotions this one does,” says Benjamin Tod, songwriter and frontman of Lost Dog Street Band.

After a successful run with the release of his 2022 solo album, Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing, Lost Dog Street Band leader Benjamin Tod considered retiring the long-running trio and focusing his efforts elsewhere; that is, until he realized he’d been subconsciously writing new music for his dark country trio that fans have loved for over a decade now. “After recording my solo album, I looked over all the songs that I had ready for a new record.

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced top passers of the Career Service Examinations conducted nationwide on Aug. 7 CSC said that a total of 26,307 examinees, representing 18.97 percent of the 138,703 total number of actual examinees, passed the Career Service Examinations. Almost 85 perc

Exhibit of history of LGBTQ+ student life in Bloomington and an outdoor showing of "A League of Their Own" are part of weeks events.

Lost Dog Street Band's Benjamin Tod says the busking street culture is dying.

This week's new country music column also features tunes from Riley Green, Restless Road and more.

  A Lost Dog Street Band concert will begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. in Portland. “The Magnolia Sessions” is the most recent album from dark country trio Lost Dog Street Band. But you can also expect to hear songs from their brand new one, “Glory,” set for […]