Last fall I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with A Giant Dog at a festival in Austin. They had just signed their deal with Merge Records and finished recording their album, Pile. I found them to be quite pleasant and laid back-not at all like their stage presence, which gets your head banging and heart racing as well as any rock band in the business. They were a great choice to open for Titus Andronicus, one of the greatest live bands of the 21st century.

You can listen to our interview from last October below, and check out the pics from their set last night: