Dogstar was a rock band featuring Bret Domrose (vocals, guitar), Keanu Reeves (bass), Robert Mailhouse (drums), and Gregg Miller. The genesis of Dogstar was a chance encounter between Reeves and Mailhouse in a supermarket in 1991; Mailhouse was wearing a Detroit Red Wings hockey sweater, and Reeves (an avid hockey fan and a keen player of the sport) asked if Mailhouse needed a goalie. Their shared interest in the sport developed into a friendship.