People are animals, literally! But they say every dog has their day. Jonny the German Shepherd and his band “Good Talk” set out to bite and claw their way through the great american punk scene. In this irreverent comedy, “Tour De Force” crams five friends in a van and tests the limits of their friendship, finances, and hygiene in the face of bad shows, hitchhiking strangers, beastly music executives, and misheard lyrics.
Tour De Force is an amped up, punked out, dog-eat-dog world -
literally. "Good Talk" would be the next big thing, if only
these band members weren't so busy finding ways to throw each
other under the tour bus.
“Tour De Force” feels like a mosh pit, fangs and fur flying! The style, artwork, and music of the series reflect all the fun energy, grit, and chaos of a DIY punk show. Our cast isn’t the most clean cut, but when you get past the matted manes and garbage breath, they’re a bunch of animals crammed in a van in the heat of the summer touring their hearts out just to make a buck (the currency, not the animal.)
The band’s music and the show’s score will be composed by Co-Creator and Dog Park Dissidents guitarist/producer Jon Greco. Dog Park Dissidents have toured all over the United States, with their music reaching almost 200,000 listeners in 155 countries last year.
Taking cues from real life tales from the road, Tour De Force captures the sometimes painful realities of being a touring band. With our cast being animals, we can lead into our more base instincts. Jonny can be a fierce guard dog with bared teeth, Milo acts skittish like an alley cat, and Shawn might just stink out a cashier so he can steal some taquitos.