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A group of five musicians in a yet-to-be-named band came together for a two-hour practice session the evening of Aug. 29.

Carrying their drumsticks and guitar cases, they met for only the second time as a group at the Hounds Lounge, a dog-boarding facility that doubles as the residence of Matthew Springer, one of the group’s three guitarists and vocalists.

With the sounds of dogs barking on the other side of the building, the five bandmates chatted as they adjusted the knobs on amplifiers and warmed up on their instruments.

It was only their second practice as a group. But after their first pu...