Marcelo Portaro endorses Blackheart Amplifiers, Dog leg Preacher at Eddies trackside, The Jet Bar and Grill!

Dog Leg Preacher guitarist Marcelo Portaro has recently endorsed Blackheart Amplifiers.
Marcelo is currently using the 100w HotHead, and the 4x12 speaker cabinet. The big tone, and loud volume was exceptional on Dog Leg Preacher's summer tour, and works extremely well with Marcelo's aggressive style of lead guitar! The Blackheart held up to all of the rigors of the road, including 11 days in the heat and dust of the Sturgis Motorcycle rally. The rally puts a huge demand on the equipment. Dog Leg Preacher had several amp fail in the 105+ degree heat, but the Blackheart proved to be a incredible workhorse throughout the weeks events.


Dog Leg Preacher rocks the Jet!

Dog Leg Preacher's show at the Jet in Mill Creek was an incredible performance. A huge thanks to all of the great friends and fans who came out to see DLP. The place was packed, the club was hot, the drinks were cold, the band was on fire, what else could you ask for. It was fantastic to see such an incredible turnout. DLP was even blessed by a rare appearance of Seattle music icon Stevie Adamek. There are a lot of great pictures from the show on DLP's facebook page so please go tag yourself if you were there!

This Weekend at Eddies Trackside.

This weekend October 1st and 2nd Dog Leg Preacher will be making a very rare two night appearance at Eddie's Trackside in Monroe Wa. Eddies is located at 214 North Lewis Street Monroe, Wa 98272. This is a small venue, so you better get there early if you would like a seat. Dog Leg Preacher will be trying to not scorch the paint off the walls at Eddie's! See you there!!!

Dog Leg Preacher provides sound for Duffy Bishop!

Once again Dog Leg Preacher teamed up with sound man extraordinaire Don "Dodger" Dodge, and his partner Neal Storme. This time they were providing the DLP sound system for Duffy Bishop's reunion show, and movie screening at Ballard High School. As always Duffy put on an incredible show, if you have not seen her perform then you really need to go get it done! It was an honor to help out with this event. Sandi Cook posted some really great photos on facebook.

This week In Sultan Washington

Dog Leg Preacher will be tearing it up this coming Saturday night May 2 at Bubba's roadhouse in Sultan Wa. This time DLP will be joined by special guests ML3, and Echo Raynes. Bubba's has great food and a really good atmosphere so come on out and join the fun. 924 SR Sultan Wa.

This weekend in Seatttle

Dog Leg Preacher will be performing at Merchants cafe co. (109 yessler Seattle Wa 98104) this coming Saturday night April 25th. They will be joined by special guests Custom, ML3,and Echo Raynes. The show will begin around 8:30. This is not a huge venue so we reccomend getting there early if you would like a seat.
Last weekend at Bubbas roadhouse in Sultan was alot of fun. We would like to extend a very big thank you to Bubba. He is a very gracious host and a man of honor. The food at Bubbas is Highly recommended so if you are out in the Sultan Wa area, you know were to go to get the good food.

Another great show at Hayley's

Two great nights of fun at Hayley's bar and grill. You cannot say enough good things about this fine establishment. A great staff, a wonderful owner and a good clean environment, with a great sound system, and lights that actually work. Not to mention good food. It is always a pleasure to work in an environment were the entertainers are actually treated with respect. THANKS HAYLEY! Both Friday and Saturday night were opened up by "Brother Dan" an incredibly singer songwriter from Carson City Nevada. Dan is currently touring all across the U.S. and doing a phenomenal Job at it!!! Somar was next on the line up Friday night. This girl can really belt it out. Somar's original music is really great, and well worth the price of an admission ticket anywhere!!! Ml3 played the middle slot both nights, the new drummer is a great addition to the band. They are really cooking with gas now. Echo Raynes took to the stage in the first band slot on Saturday night. It was a real treat to see Steve Adamek playing drums. For those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to hear Echo Raynes, they are a really tight progressive, neoclassical rock band. There stuff is full a great parts and complex melodies. Definitely something to check out further there. Of Course Dog Leg Preacher finished out the night both nights. Dog Leg Preacher would like to thank all of the entertainers that joined us for this great weekend. You guys rock. Go get em Brother Dan. Hope you fair well through all your travels. Most importantly thanks to all the great friends and fans who came out to these shows in spite of the snow. If it wasn't for you people we wouldn't be able to do this. DLP will be taking the next week off to hopefully put some new material together, and prepare for more of our upcoming studio project. The new album is really sounding incredible, we can hardly wait until its done.

Hang Me the Sturgis Road Trip

Dog Leg Preacher is now offering for sale pre production orders for their film "Hang me the Sturgis Road trip" copies are currently going for $10. However we expect a price increase on April 30th. All pre order copies will ship in May of 2009. Dog Leg Preacher is planning to premier the film in late April or early May in the Seattle area. Anyone interested in attending the premier should e mail their name and physical address to:
doglegpreacher@screamingskunk.com
invitations will follow.

Dog Leg Preacher and Randy Hansen the worlds greatest Jimi Hendrix tribute.

Friday February 6th 2009,
Once again Dog Leg Preacher is deeply honored to be opening the Randy Hansen show at the Cedarwood Dome in Tacoma Wa. The show will be kicking off at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. For those who haven't seen Randy's show all we can say is you better get out and see one. Randy is definitely a world class performer. In the words of Vogard Kane, "Randy is one of the nicest people you will ever meet in this business". The Cedarwood Dome definitely gets our vote as one of the coolest venues to play in the entire Pacific Northwest. Great food, great service, an incredible stage and ample seating makes the Cedarwood one of Dog Leg Preachers favorite venues. Not to mention the fact that there are several areas here that actually allow indoor smoking. So you don't have to go out and smoke in the cold and rain. It is nice to know that there are still a few places in Washington where people can congregate in "Freedom" without undue governmental harassment. You had better get there early for this one. Its going to be a night of no holds barred high energy rock and roll!!!!
The Cedarwood Dome
7404 Pacific highway East
Milton WA 98354
253 922 5727
Come out and get some leg!!!!

Dog Leg Preacher, Randy Hansen, and The Royal Bear

What can we say, Wow what a show. Thanks to everyone who braved the inclement weather to come out and see this one. The Bear was crazy that night. The sound and light production was first rate. Big kudos to Ron Wagner of Pro Lighting and sound. Thanks to Vic and Nina Wright of The Wright Image(www.w-image.net) and Karen Knapp for the Excellent photography. There are just not enough shows like this happening out there anymore. Dog Leg Preacher would like to express their deepest heartfelt Honor, and Pride for being involved in this one. Randy Hansen as always is a first rate performer, and a legitimate gentleman. DLP will be looking forward to doing more shows with Randy very soon. Dog Leg Preacher will be returning to the Royal Bear for the weekend directly after Christmas (December 26th and 27th) Its going to be a happy return after a show like this.

Dog Leg Preacher and Randy Hansen.

Friday December 12th, 2008. Dog Leg Preacher, and Randy Hansen will be teaming up to provide an extraordinary evening of Rock. Dog Leg Preacher will be kicking the show off around 9:00. Followed By Randy Hansen. Randy Hansen is by far the worlds greatest Jimmy Hendrix tribute, not to mention a highly talented guitar player and singer. This will be an evening of high powered high energy rock music. With Marcelo Portaro of Dog Leg Preacher, and Randy Hansen both on stage in one night this will be a full tilt guitar clininc. Getting there early is highly recommended
It is all going down at the Royal Bear 35731 west Valley Highway Algona, Washington 98001.
You will not want to miss this show.

Sturgis video Featuring Dog Leg Preacher

Our good friend Fox, the cameraman from the band MidStokke recently posted a short clip of a Dog Leg Preacher performance. This is Marcelo playing Little Wing at the Buffalo Chip on the Kinnison stage, rally week Sturgis South Dakota. DLP was playing in a thunderstorm and a complete downpour. the flashes you see are actually lightning strikes that were happening all around as the band was playing. What a crazy time.

here is the link to the site.
Dog Leg Preacher performing Little Wing
http://www.thefoxhole.com/Marcelo%20Portaro%20-%20Little%20Wing.

New Video featuring Marcelo Portaro

We have added just a little taste of some of Marcelos playing for those of you who cant yet make it in person. You can find it on our you tube channel, www.youtube.com/doglegpreacherstudio
This footage was filmed Live at the Royal Bear in Algona Washington on Saturday May 31 2008. This footage is of course just a teaser, we expected to be putting up some incredible footage in late July or early August. There are also a couple of new photos on Marcelo's page . http://www.screamingskunk.com/Marcelo%20Portaro.html As always there is much more to come..

Dog Leg Preacher signs Dane Kane

Dog Leg Preacher is proud to announce the signing of Dane Kane to take over the bass guitar responsibilities. Dan hails from Seattle Washington. A seasoned pro Dan has formerly worked with Triathlon, Thor, and Tumbling Dice. Now that Dan is holding down the bottom end, it leaves Captain Joe Kurke free to come out and front the band. This great move coupled with the recent addition of stellar guitarist Marcelo Portaro, has raised Dog Leg Preacher to an even higher level of excellence. Look for many great things to come from this group of players. You can check them out in person this Thursday June 12th at JR Phinickeys (1352 state street Marysville WA) or this Friday at the ABATE of Washington spring Opener (6000 Division street Toppenish WA) Thursday is free, Friday is 25 dollars.

Trial by fire for our Peruvian guitar hero

This Thursday May 22nd will be Dog Leg Preachers first show with Marcelo at the guitar. A definite trial by fire as Marcelo has only had one week to learn the show. Everyone seems to be very excited at their chance to actually hear Marcelo play. Do not miss your chance to see this in person. Dog Leg Preacher will be performing at J.R. Phinikeys in Marysville WA. 13525 state ave. The expected start time is 9:00 P.M. Its gonna be a blast.

Dog Leg Preacher signs Peruvian guitar legend Marcelo Portaro

Dog Leg Preacher is proud to announce the signing of Marcelo Portaro. Marcelo is a world class lead guitar player. At 21 years of age Marcelo hails from Lima, Peru. Marcelo studied music at the university in Barcelona, Spain. Marcelo brings a new edge to Dog Leg Preacher, with intricate and incredble guitar playing. Reminiscent of past greats like Hendix, Vai, and Satriani, Marcelo moves Dog Legs sound onto a new playing field. DLP plans to have some new tracks from Marcelo up on their website within the next few months.
http://www.screamingskunk.com/Marcelo%20Portaro.html