The Neighbors Dog is a Canadian music performance television series, which premiered on SCN in 2009.Jeanette Stewart, "Small is the new big; Series of house concerts filmed in Saskatoon". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, July 7, 2009. Created by Darryl Kessler and John Mills of Plan 9 Films, the series featured musicians performing private house concerts in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Jeanette Stewart, "Sheepdogs, Library Voices help launch new season". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, September 14, 2011.
The show aired three seasons before SCN was acquired by Rogers Sports & Media and rebranded as Citytv Saskatchewan, and returned for one further season as a Citytv program."Station greenlights three new Sask. shows". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, December 21, 2012. In the Citytv season, the show's length expanded from a half-hour to a full hour, with the format transitioning from an entirely performance-based show to one that mixed both performance clips and interview segments.Stephanie McKay, "Neighbor's Dog ready to wag with Season 4". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 17, 2013.
Kessler received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Photography in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, for the fourth season episode featuring Daniel Romano.
Performers Season 1 Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland (Note: these musicians later formed the band Whitehorse, but were billed as individuals, not yet as Whitehorse, at the time of this concert.) Stephen Fearing Don Freed Little Miss Higgins John Mann Nathan Jason Plumb Bob Snider Leeroy Stagger Suzie Vinnick WiL Tom Wilson Bob Wiseman
Season 2 Rose Cousins Alex Cuba Amelia Curran The Deep Dark Woods Jenn Grant Great Lake Swimmers Ron Hawkins Library Voices Danny Michel The Sadies The Sheepdogs Jane Siberry Royal Wood
Season 3 54-40 Jill Barber The Besnard Lakes Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Buck 65 Cowboy Junkies Julie Doiron Elliott Brood The Low Anthem Ohbijou Sarah Slean The Wooden Sky Zeus
Season 4 Hannah Georgas The Grapes of Wrath Odds Rah Rah Daniel Romano Yukon Blonde
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