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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Selena Fragassi - For the Sun-Times

Keanu Reeves’ Dogstar is better the second time around

Bret Domrose (from left), Robert Mailhouse and Keanu Reeves of Dogstar perform at SiriusXM Studios earlier this year in Los Angeles. The band headlines Thalia Hall this weekend. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

There’s something very Hollywood about the story arc of Dogstar — and not just because Keanu Reeves happens to be the bassist of the band. 

To start, there was a Meet Cute between Reeves and drummer Robert Mailhouse at a SoCal supermarket back in the early ’90s that started it all. As the story goes, Mailhouse was wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey, which attracted the actor/hockey fan to spark a conversation and eventually led to jam sessions in Reeves’ garage. 

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