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26-462: In an April 2008 interview in the L.A. Record , band member Meric Long revealed the origin of the name of Visiter. "The reason it's misspelled is because it's from a drawing this kid gave us. We played a show for a bunch of kids in South Central L.A.—Dorsey High. A friend's sister [Barbara Lempel] is a special-ed teacher there, so we went down there to her class and we played for the kids and it

52-483: A vibraphone , a drum, and two cymbals placed on each other (like a hi-hat). Meric Long plays mainly acoustic and semi-acoustic guitars during performances, but he also owns a Springtime and a Tafelberg drum guitar built by Yuri Landman ; Long has also been seen using a Fender Jazzmaster . Long has been known to favor using his fingertips instead of a guitar pick. Joe Haege - guitars, keyboards, vocals (2013–present) Miller Chill The Miller Brewing Company

78-647: A 36% ownership share and 24.99% voting rights. In 2006, SABMiller purchased the Sparks and Steel Reserve brands from McKenzie River Corporation for $ 215 million. Miller had been producing both brands prior to the purchase. On July 1, 2008, SABMiller formed MillerCoors , a joint venture with rival Molson Coors , to consolidate the production and distribution of its products in the United States, with each parent company's corporate operations and international operations to remain separate and independent of

104-613: A large motorsport sponsor since the 1980s. In the CART World Series , the company has sponsored drivers such as Al Unser (1984), Danny Sullivan (1985–1989, 1991), Roberto Guerrero (1990), Bobby Rahal (1992–1998) and Kenny Bräck (2003). It also sponsored the Miller 200 race at Mid-Ohio. In 1997, Miller Brewing Company, under its Miller Lite brand, sponsored a car in the Indy Racing League , specifically for

130-529: A solo EP titled Dodo Bird in March 2006, in which Long played all the instruments. While they performed the songs from this release, Long and Kroeber met and started playing together. They worked to blend Kroeber's training in West African Ewe drumming and Long's experience in metal bands to create music in which "drumming could be a center role and help bring out the syncopated rhythms coming out of

156-409: A solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual friend (a college acquaintance of Long's that happened to be Kroeber's cousin). The Dodos are a duo. Half was a student of West African Ewe drumming and intricate Blues fingerpicking guitar, the other hails from a background in heavy metal bands. Going from the raw, acoustic roots-rock on their albums ‘Visiter’ and ‘No Color’ to

182-585: A touring member and was a huge influence on Meric's guitar playing. The album received multiple accolades from FILTER , The Line of Best Fit , Under The Radar and others and performed Carrier s lead single, "Confidence" on the Late Show with David Letterman . The Dodos' Sixth album, Individ , was released January 30, 2015. The Dodos released a seventh album called Certainty Waves on October 12, 2018, via Polyvinyl , and share new song (and video), "Forum" The eighth and newest album by The Dodos

208-523: A unique brewer's yeast . Initially, he purchased the small Plank Road Brewery for $ 2,300 ($ 82,280 in 2024). The brewery's location in what is now the Miller Valley provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms. In 1855, Miller changed its name to Miller Brewing Company, Inc. The enterprise remained in the family until 1966. The company was one of six breweries affected by the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike . In 1961, Miller purchased

234-400: Is Grizzly Peak , released on November 12, 2021. It features tracks such as "The Surface", "Annie" and "With a Guitar". The Dodos are known for using an alternate instrumental approach. Logan Kroeber plays on the drum kit without a bass drum, playing often on the rims of the drums, and also uses a tambourine taped to his shoe. During live performances, they sometimes have a third member playing

260-605: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Dodos The Dodos are an American indie rock band, consisting of guitarist and singer Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber. Originating from the San Francisco Bay Area , the duo has released eight studio albums over a fifteen-year span since their formation in 2005. The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when musician Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as

286-401: Is a special-ed teacher there, so we went down there to her class and we played for the kids and it was super fun. Then it came to the kids asking us questions and then one of the kids came up to us and he gave us a drawing with that written on it. The drawing is the cover actually of the album, and just—I dunno we liked it. Actually, we used all of the drawings that the kids made in the artwork on

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312-620: Is an American brewery and beer company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . It was founded in 1855 by Frederick Miller . Molson Coors acquired the full global brand portfolio of Miller Brewing Company in 2016, and operates the Miller Brewery at the site of the original Miller Brewing Company complex. Miller Brewing Company was founded in Milwaukee in 1855 by Frederick Miller after his emigration from Hohenzollern, Germany , in 1854 with

338-587: The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . The company has sponsored the Miller High Life 500 , Miller 500 , Miller High Life 400 , Miller 400 , Miller 300 , Miller 200 , and Miller 150 races. In the NHRA , Miller sponsored Larry Dixon for 11 years until 2007. From its opening in 2001 until the end of 2020, Miller owned the naming rights to Miller Park , home of the Milwaukee Brewers when

364-552: The Indianapolis 500 . The car was driven by Arie Luyendyk . This sponsorship was significant as Luyendyk won the 1997 Indianapolis 500. In the NASCAR Cup Series , Miller has sponsored Bobby Allison from 1983 to 1988, Dick Trickle in 1989, Rusty Wallace from 1990 to 2005, Kurt Busch from 2006 to 2010, and Brad Keselowski from 2011 to 2020. Allison won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series , and Keselowski won

390-468: The Dodos were signed by Frenchkiss Records and they released their second album Visiter in March 2008, to critical acclaim. In an April 2008 interview in the L.A. Record , Long revealed the origin of the name of Visiter . "The reason it’s misspelled is that it’s from a drawing this kid gave us. We played a show for a bunch of kids in South Central L.A.—Dorsey High. A friend’s sister [Barbara Lempel]

416-638: The Miller brands in the U.S. by selling its stake in MillerCoors to Molson Coors. Consequently, on October 11, 2016, SABMiller in the U.S. sold its interests in MillerCoors to Molson Coors for around US $ 12 billion. Molson Coors gained full ownership of the Miller brand portfolio outside the US, and retained the rights within the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). Brands with the Miller name, or historically sold by Miller Brewing company, include: Miller has been

442-483: The acoustic guitar." The duo released the 2006 album Beware of the Maniacs , which was self-released under the "Dodo Bird" moniker. Long and Kroeber toured relentlessly in support of the album for most of 2007. The band began to receive critical attention and developed a growing fan base. Fans began referring to Dodo Bird simply as "The Dodos", and the band decided to change their name accordingly. In December 2007,

468-642: The album has peaked at No. 70 on the US charts. The autumn following the release of Carrier The Dodos performed "Don't Try and Hide It" with their former tourmate Neko Case as their guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . The band was chosen by Les Savy Fav to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated with Pavement in December 2011 in Minehead, England. The Dodos' fifth album, Carrier ,

494-558: The album. It was definitely a fun, interesting venture for us. We’d never played for kids before—we didn’t know what to expect but they were clapping and dancing." In 2009, the song "Fools," also from the Visiter album, was featured in an advertisement for Miller Chill . After the release of Visiter, the band added Joe Haener (formerly of The Gris Gris and Battleship ) to its touring line-up, where be played xylophone , toy piano and additional percussions. Their album Time to Die

520-457: The joint venture. SABMiller owned 58% of the unit, which operated in the United States but not in Canada, where Molson Coors is strongest, but the companies had equal voting power. In September 2015, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced it had reached a full agreement to acquire SABMiller for $ 107 billion. As part of the agreement with the U.S. Justice Department , SABMiller divested itself of

546-485: The more expansive, pop sound of ‘Time to Die’ and ‘Carrier’; guitarist-vocalist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber have spent their career seeking to blur the line between the inherently melodic nature of Long's guitar and the rhythmic, atonal clatter of Kroeber's drums. The album ‘Individ’ can be seen as a resolution of this duality, combining their old acoustic sensibilities with an expansive vision and sound, and this performance served as further proof. Long self-released

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572-666: The smallest of the "Big Five" Milwaukee brewers, A. Gettelman Brewing Company . In 1966, the conglomerate W. R. Grace and Company bought Miller from Lorraine John Mulberger (Frederick Miller's granddaughter, who objected to alcohol) and her family. In 1969, Philip Morris (now Altria ) bought Miller from W. R. Grace for $ 130 million, outbidding PepsiCo . In 1999, Miller acquired the Hamm's brand from Pabst . In 2002, South African Breweries bought Miller from Philip Morris for $ 3.6 billion worth of stock and $ 2 billion in debt to form SABMiller , with Philip Morris retaining

598-445: Was released August 27, 2013 via Polyvinyl Record Co. on CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats. Carrier was also released in Canada via Dine Alone Records . The album was recorded in the band's hometown of San Francisco, CA at John Vanderslice's iconic Tiny Telephone Studios . Lyrically, Carrier contains numerous references to late Women guitarist Christopher Reimer , who died in his sleep in 2012. Reimer had joined The Dodos as

624-537: Was released for digital download on July 27, 2009, in the UK and July 28, 2009, in the US. The physical LP release was on August 31, 2009, in the UK and September 15, 2009, in the US. Joe Haener was replaced by Keaton Snyder during live performances. Snyder became a third member of the recording band during this time, performing vibraphone on Time to Die. Following this release, The Dodos performed at Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo in 2010. The Dodos' fourth album, No Color ,

650-411: Was released on March 15, 2011. It features vocal contributions from Neko Case . After recording with vibraphonist Snyder again, as Long told Pitchfork Media , "listening to the different mixes-- one with vibraphone and one without-- we all just responded to it a little bit better when the vibraphone was off." The decision was made for the band to return to a duo of Long and Kroeber. As of March 24, 2011

676-774: Was super fun. Then it came to the kids asking us questions and then one of the kids came up to us and he gave us a drawing with that written on it. The drawing is the cover actually of the album, and just—I dunno we liked it. Actually we used all of the drawings that the kids made in the artwork on the album. It was definitely a fun, interesting venture for us. We'd never played for kids before—we didn't know what to expect but they were clapping and dancing." All tracks written by The Dodos . Recorded and mixed at Type Foundry Studios. All tracks mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE in Phoenix, AZ. Additional Vocals on various tracks by Laura Gibson This 2000s indie rock album–related article

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