When: Tuesday, Sept. 25
Doors: 8:30 p.m., Show: 9:30 p.m.
Where: The Blue Note
Price: $15

But really, who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

With well over a decade of experience under their belt, the members of Dr. Dog are no stranger to the indie music scene and the importance of change.

On its seventh full-length album, _Be the Void_, the Philly-born band pushes its potential while still maintaining its seemingly flawless formula for folky indie rock with genuine pop sensibility and lo-fi influences.

“On our older albums, we sort of went in without any real idea other than that we had a whole bunch of songs, and we wanted to figure out which ones worked and which ones didn’t,” bassist/singer/founding member Toby Leaman says. “With _Be the Void_, the songs we gravitated towards were the ones that sort of felt good immediately.”

However, _Be the Void_ also boasts somewhat of a different recording technique than the band’s previous records. The band used mostly live takes of songs in an attempt to capture the energy and, uh, bite of its live shows.

“The sound came out of the process,” Leaman says. “Because we were blasting through these songs, the record has more of a raw sound.”

Since the band first started in 1999, it has consistently made records that display its powerful brand of jangly indie rock, while still allowing room for growth.

However, Dr. Dog has very recently reached its full potential as a live band. Now touring as a six-piece indie rock machine, Dr. Dog is stronger than ever on the touring front, and judging by the long list of tour dates on the band’s website, it isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

“We’ve always had a pretty raucous live show,” Leaman says. “It’s always been a goal of ours to make sure the live show has a lot of energy because that’s the point of coming to see a band. Touring has changed pretty drastically, but we’re still aiming for the same goal.”

Even though Dr. Dog is at the peak of its career, the members have never tried to please anyone but themselves, unapologetically making albums and playing shows the way they want. At the end of the day, their own satisfaction with their work is what really matters. If the many Dr. Dog fans of the world are happy as well, then everyone wins.

“We’ve always done our own thing and what feels right to us,” Leaman says. “The only thing that makes any difference to us is us.”

“We’re Dr. Dog. For real,” the band’s Twitter bio boldly proclaims. If there is anything the members of Dr. Dog have learned as a band since the turn of the millennium, it’s that they should simply let the music do the talking.