Painted Dog - Mirror

Painted Dog - Mirror Preorder now! Out December 13th, 2025   Painted Dog Interview Would you each please give your name and respective instrument? James - Rhythm guitar and vocals Justin - Lead Guitar Jon - Second Lead Guitar Ryan - Bass Evan - Drums How did you all meet? We have all met and connected through living in Pittsburgh and through a common interest in music. How did Painted Dog start? Painted Dog started as a home recording project of James. I wrote all of the songs and instrumentals at home, mostly in my apartment bedroom. Over time, this great group of talented friends were willing to help make this recording project a live band. Why did you choose Painted Dog as a name? Picking a name was actually really difficult. For a while I settle on one, and Jon helped create the name. He had mentioned using it in the past for another music project, but didn’t end up using it, and suggested it for us. I thought the name sounded evocative and just really fit the sound of the mus