The Winery Dogs
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“Robert Fripp watched the show from the wings. As I was playing I was thinking, ‘Oh, I stole this line from Robert… that’s a riff from him too!’” Billy Sheehan’s obsession with King Crimson’s Red
By Grant Moon published
Mr Big, Whom Gods Destroy and Sons of Apollo bassist once spent two weeks listening to nothing else

Mike Portnoy: The Winery Dogs are a modern day version of The Who
By Henry Yates published
Drummer Mike Portnoy on power trios, bad band names, and the beauty of the old-school classic rock sound

On the Winery Dogs' third album it's the wizardry that lingers, not the songs
By Neil Jeffries published
Who let Messrs Kotzen, Sheehan and Portnoy out again?

Eight new songs to end the year with an enormous bang
By Polly Glass published
Your final opportunity to vote for a Track Of The Week in 2022: includes new music from The Winery Dogs, Jesse Malin, Lucero, Måneskin and more

Watch Mike Portnoy thrash out metal classics on a tiny drum kit
By Classic Rock last updated
Ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy busts out Iron Maiden, Slayer, King Diamond and more on a toy drum kit...

Supergroup Sons Of Apollo announce debut album
By Scott Munro published
New project features former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian along with Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Scott Soto

The Winery Dogs to take 2017 off
By Christina O'Neill published
The Winery Dogs will take a year-long break to focus on their own music projects

The Six-string Interrogation: Richie Kotzen
By Grant Moon published
Former Poison and Mr Big guitarist and current Winery Dog Richie Kotzen remembers playing Purple Haze badly, and reveals how to handle being intoxicated when you really shouldn't be
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