There are at least two bands called The Dodos: 1. An indie folk band from San Francisco, California, United States, formed in 2005 (these are the by far most popular Dodos). 2. A short-lived British punk/rock band that evolved out of Swansea punk band The Urge in 1979. 1. The Dodos are an indie folk band which formed in San Francisco, California, United States in 2005. They consist of Meric Long (vocals, guitar) and Logan Kroeber (drums). The Dodos began playing music together in 2005, when Meric Long, who had been gigging steadily in San Francisco as a solo singer-songwriter, was introduced to Logan Kroeber through a mutual friend.