G.P.G.D.S To Release New Roots Americana Album

New York Road Warriors’ Sophomore Album Explores New Territory For over five years, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad’s live show has defined the band. Touring relentlessly, the Rochester, NY-based group is sustained by its passion to reinterpret, explore, and expand its music night after night in cities throughout the country. Now, 767 concerts since the 2006 release of their debut album Slow Down, GPGDS is set to release a new album, Country, on January 31, 2012, on the California-based label Controlled Substance Sound Labs. With this release, the quintet has charted new territory and put together a lyrically-driven roots Americana album. Stream Sunshine off the new album: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Combining acoustic…

STS9 Returns to NYC

NEW YORK, NY – Saturday October 22nd Sound Tribe Sector 9 will return to New York City’s Best Buy Theater for their first NYC performance since August of 2010. During that two night stand they treated New Yorkers to an  “Axe The Cables” acoustic set at the The Blender Theater before heading to the Roseland Ballroom the following night-(full setlists below.)  Their current 24-city fall tour will be in full swing following 2 sold out performances at Colorado’s famous Red Rocks Amphitheater (saw the two Red Rocks Shows – SICK – ed.) where the band was joined by Snoop Dogg, Savoy and LTJ Bukem. STS9 first played NYC in 1999  at now defunct Wetlands Preserve. …

Teal Leaf Green | Buffalo | 1.30.2011

The Tralf :: Buffalo, NY Buffalo, New York has always been known for it’s cold wintery weather. Especially in late January, when the winds coming east from Lake Erie seem to chill a person deep to the bone. But on this late January evening, there was something hot happening at the Tralf. Tea Leaf Green was in town to play a show. The Tralf is an awesome venue with a unique setting that gives everyone great view of the stage. The Tralf was filled to the brim with folks eager to see the band. The San Fanscisco band with their distinctive sound came ready for the show delivering a solid performance of some of their…

Picture Show: Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros

Thursday At The Square Buffalo, NY 6.2.11 Download a soundboard recording of this show on bt.etree.org Setlist: 1.Banter 2.40 Day Dream 3.Janglin 4.Up From Below 5.Fire & Water 6.Awake My Body 7.Try 8.Carries On 9.Truth 10.Jades New Song?? 11.Come In Please 12.Black Water 13.Jade 14.Home 15.Om Nashi Me Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros on JamBase.

Phish | Riverbend | 6.5.2011

photos by Abby Fox Full Review at PhishThoughts.com Setlist: via Phish.net Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Punch You In the Eye > Bathtub Gin > Taste, Lawn Boy, Mound, Gotta Jibboo >Reba[1], Fee[2] > Backwards Down the Number Line Set 2: Carini -> Tweezer > Free, Crosseyed and Painless -> Light -> Boogie On Reggae Woman >Julius, You Enjoy Myself Encore: Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise   [1] No whistling. [2] Trey sang verses through megaphone. Notes: Reba did not contain the whistling ending. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone    

Phish | Blossom | 6.4.2011

CLEVELAND, OH – Phish continued it’s 2011 Summer Tour this past weekend with a 3 night run across the midwest. We had a chance to catch up with the band at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls State Park on Saturday night. This show featured a notable cover of Little Feats Rocket In My Pocket and a new debut song titled Steam written by Trey Anastasio & Tom Marshal. First set highlights included Guyute and set closer Run Like An Antelope. After a somewhat subdued first set Phish turned things up in the 2nd set with opener Birds Of A Feather, new song Steam (which I really enjoyed), and a high energy Lizard & a dirty Sneakin’…

Phish | Clarkston, MI | 6.3.2011

Photos by Abby Fox Setlist via phish.net : Friday, 06/03/2011 DTE Energy Music Theater, Clarkston, MI Soundcheck: The Joker [unconfirmed and possibly incomplete] Set 1: Wolfman’s Brother, Funky Bitch, Sample in a Jar, NICU[1], Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Tela > Chalk Dust Torture, The Wedge Set 2: Down with Disease[2] -> Fluffhead > David Bowie, Waste > Also Sprach Zarathustra[3] > Cavern Encore: Good Times Bad Times   [1] Happy birthday wish from Trey to Mike; Happy Birthday tease from Trey. [2] Happy Birthday tease and A Love Supreme jam. [3] Sex Machine and Super Bad teases from Trey. Notes: During NICU, Trey wished Mike a happy birthday. NICU subsequently contained a Happy Birthday tease from Trey. DWD contained a Happy Birthday tease and a jam based…

Phish 2011 Summer Tour Dates

    5/27 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY 5/28 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY 5/29 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY 5/31 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 6/01 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 6/03 – DTE Energy Music Theater Clarkston, MI 6/04 – Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH 6/05 – Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 6/07 – Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA 6/08 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY 6/10 – Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ 6/11 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 6/12 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD 6/14 – Verizon Wireless @ Encore Park, Alpharetta,…

G.P.G.D.S | 2 Nights in Buffalo | 5/31 & 6/1

BUFFALO, NY – Nationally touring reggae band Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is hosting two special nights of music at Nietzsche’s on Tuesday, May 31st and Wednesday, June 1st. The Rochester-based group has played 500 shows in the past three years, delivering their fresh blend of roots reggae from coast to coast. On May 31st, Buffalo’s own Aqueous will fire up the stage, followed by two GPGDS sets, and a late night analog bass heavy face melting by RootsCollider! Then on June 1st, AudioInFlux opens with their jazz infused soul-wrapped funk, followed by GPGDS, and then a “Chris English Panda Pro Late Night Jam” featuring some heavy funk and improvisation from Pandas and friends! Burkina Faso by giantpandadub Don’t miss this rare two night…

Xavier Rudd | The Rapids Theatre | 5.14.2011

NIAGARA FALLS, NY – Ever since I first saw Xavier Rudd on a live webcast of Bonnaroo in 2007 I’ve been hoping he would book a show upstate NY. It took 4 years but that time finally came. Back in February when the 2011 spring tour was announced I was stoked to see the band playing just a short drive down the road at the newly remodeled Rapids Theatre on Main street in the heart of Niagara Falls, NY. 2 Xavier Rudd – 04 – Energy Song The Australian multi-instrumentalist is currently on tour in support of his latest Album Koonyum Sun. The spring tour consist of 20 shows in a mind boggling 24 nights…