Mixing Blues, Rock, Pop, Jazz and a lot of good humour, the Mad Dogs band bet on irreverence and creativity as a nice way to interact with the audience. "Alguém no bar, alguém pra me pagar uma cerveja... (Someone in the bar, someone to buy me a beer...)". This chorus, which opens their shows, encourages audience participation - sometimes people actually follow the songs instructions and buy them a beer!!
Formed in 1997 they have developed a solid repertoire, recording their first album in 2000. This album, which is entitled 'Mad Dogs', alternates between Portuguese and English lyrics and the band are just completing their second CD; 'Bar doce Lar', which contains 11 songs with some really interesting lyrics, mostly in Portuguese. Their main influences are Pop and Rock, fused with a touch of Blues, Jazz and Latin music too.
Attending Beatleweek for the second time, after gaining many new fans and friends last year, Mad Dogs are back to entertain you with their energetic show. If you missed them in 2003, make sure they're on your list for 2004!
The band members are CBI (vocals), Paulo Sarkis (bass), Marcos França (keyboards), Carlinhos Suassuna (guitar), Fernando Suassuna (drums) and Neemias Lopes (saxophone).