Keanu Reeves and Dogstar play the Roxy for first LA-area show in two decades

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The letters on the marquee of the Roxy Theatre spelled out “Dogstar” on Tuesday, and if that name seems familiar, well, maybe you were around at the start of this century when the rock band that includes actor Keanu Reeves on bass last played a show in Southern California.

This was not a glitch in the matrix. The last time anyone around here saw Dogstar was exactly 23 years and five days ago at the now-closed Key Club about 300 feet west of the Roxy on the Sunset Strip.

So yeah, this was a big deal for fans of Dogstar, who, to be fair, are first and foremost fans of Reeves, the star of such movies as “The Matrix,” “John Wick,” and “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”